125 seats in the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario 63 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
PC
Leader
Frank Miller
David Peterson
Bob Rae
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Leader since
January 26, 1985
February 21, 1982
February 7, 1982
Leader's seat
Muskoka
London Centre
York South
Last election
70
34
21
Seats won
52
48
25
Seat change
18
14
4
Popular vote
1,349,168
1,377,965
857,743
Percentage
37.1%
37.9%
23.6%
Swing
7.3pp
5.2pp
2.4pp
Premier before election
Frank Miller
Progressive Conservative
Premier after election
Frank Miller[a]
Progressive Conservative
Diagram of the 1985 election results in the Provincial Legislature
The 1985 Ontario general election was held on May 2, 1985, to elect the members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Progressive Conservatives won a plurality, but came up short of a majority.
Shortly afterward, the 42 years of PC governance in Ontario came to an end by a confidence vote defeating Premier Frank Miller's minority government. David Peterson's Liberals then formed a minority government with the support of Bob Rae's New Democratic Party.
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