Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 1975 Ontario provincial election

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The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1975 Ontario general election . The party, which had been in power since 1943, won a plurality victory with fifty-one seats and led a minority government for the next two years.

Candidates

RidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes
Algoma Bernt Gilbertson 4,52535.452ndIncumbent
Algoma—Manitoulin John Lane 5,45240.791stIncumbent
Armourdale Melvin Lastman 11,82435.742ndMayor of North York (1973–97) and future mayor of Toronto (1997–2003)
Beaches—Woodbine Thomas Wardle 8,57634.102ndIncumbent
Bellwoods Elio Madonia3,23425.153rdCo-creator of the Brio soft drink. [1]
Brampton Bill Davis 16,43243.661stIncumbent for Peel North; party leader and Premier of Ontario
Brantford Richard Beckett 9,06329.473rdIncumbent
Brant—Oxford—Norfolk Donald Harder6,42424.842nd
Brock Bob Welch 10,97848.311stIncumbent for Lincoln; Minister of Culture and Recreation
Burlington South George Kerr 17,09345.831stIncumbent for Halton West
Cambridge Ruggles Constant8,59529.123rd
Carleton Sidney Handleman 12,65338.871stIncumbent; Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations
Carleton East Darwin Kealey9,57928.803rd
Carleton—Grenville Donald Irvine 12,75953.801stIncumbent for Grenville-Dundas; Minister of Housing
Chatham—Kent Darcy McKeough 10,14643.731stIncumbent; Minister of Energy
Cochrane North René Brunelle 9,98761.741stIncumbent; Minister of Community and Social Services
Cochrane South Alan Pope 9,78142.292ndFuture legislator (1977–90) and minister (1979–85)
Cornwall Rudy Villeneuve9,27639.602nd
Don Mills Dennis Timbrell 14,00746.591stIncumbent; Minister without portfolio responsible for Youth
Dovercourt George Nixon 4,61831.962ndIncumbent
Downsview Barbara Greene 5,81426.513rdMember of the North York Board of Control (1972–80, 1982–85)
Dufferin–Simcoe George McCague 14,20145.881stFuture cabinet minister (1977–85)
Durham East Charles McIlveen 10,66434.952ndIncumbent for Oshawa
Durham North William Newman 11,20639.281stIncumbent for Ontario South; Minister of Environment
Durham West Bill Pilkington7,57926.023rd
Eglinton Roy McMurtry 16,67950.971stFuture cabinet minister (1975–85)
Elgin Ron McNeil 11,88043.981stIncumbent
Erie John Buscarino4,64622.013rd
Essex North Frederick Cada4,45120.533rd
Essex South Frank Klees 7,39532.122ndFuture legislator (1995–2014) and minister (1999–2001 and 2002–03)
Etobicoke William Stockwell7,19130.003rdFather of Chris Stockwell
Fort William James Jessiman 8,22032.792ndIncumbent
Frontenac—Addington Wilmer Nuttall 8,95738.542ndIncumbent
Grey Eric Winkler 11,40943.952ndIncumbent; Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet
Grey-Bruce Gary Harron8,22932.112nd
Haldimand—Norfolk James Allan 12,02139.022ndIncumbent
Halton—Burlington Gary Dawkins10,53537.492nd
Hamilton Centre Maurice Carter5,25624.903rd
Hamilton East Bob Hodgson6,40721.283rd
Hamilton Mountain John Smith 12,76938.801stIncumbent
Hamilton West Bob Morrow 10,04136.382ndFuture mayor of Hamilton (1982–2000)
Hastings—Peterborough Clarke Rollins 10,91247.891stIncumbent for Hastings
High Park—Swansea Yuri Shymko 8,32832.622ndFuture provincial legislator (1981–87)
Humber John MacBeth 17,73944.511st
Huron—Bruce William Walden5,88323.752nd
Huron—Middlesex Jim Hayter8,09836.792nd
Kenora Leo Bernier 9,58452.571stIncumbent; Minister of Natural Resources
Kent—Elgin Donald Luckham7,56133.432nd
Kingston and the Islands Keith Norton 9,44237.821st
Kitchener William Pernfuss8,32628.632nd
Kitchener—Wilmot Colin O'Brian6,27525.733rd
Lake Nipigon Ernest Caccamo1,76614.743rd
Lakeshore Helen Wursta6,28122.453rd
Lambton Lorne Henderson 11,04251.531stIncumbent
Lanark Douglas Wiseman 11,64156.581stIncumbent
Leeds James Auld 13,91358.211stIncumbent; Minister of Colleges and Universities
Lincoln Paul Prince7,90137.632nd
London Centre Earle Terry9,00331.412nd
London North Gordon Walker 11,40737.212ndIncumbent
London South John Eberhard13,93739.372nd
Middlesex Robert Eaton 10,09244.971stIncumbent for Middlesex South
Mississauga East Bud Gregory 9,97339.051st
Mississauga North Terry Jones 11,00135.551st
Mississauga South Doug Kennedy 11,87043.041stIncumbent for Peel South
Muskoka Frank Miller 7,06143.971stIncumbent; Minister of Health
Niagara Falls John Clement 10,42237.182ndIncumbent; Solicitor General
Nickel Belt Gilles Pelland4,03423.662nd
Nipissing John Valiquette7,23925.412nd
Northumberland Russell Rowe 13,32844.581stIncumbent; Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Oakville James Snow 12,93345.841stIncumbent for Halton East; Minister of Government Services
Oakwood Joseph Marrese 4,63724.633rdChair of the Metropolitan Separate School Board
Oriole John Williams 12,29738.711st
Oshawa Alan Dewar6,85127.582nd
Ottawa Centre Gale Kerwin8,97831.622nd
Ottawa East David Dehler5,00120.462nd
Ottawa South Claude Bennett 14,76743.151stIncumbent; Ministry of Industry and Tourism
Ottawa West Donald Morrow 14,88944.341stIncumbent
Oxford Harry Parrott 17,77650.721stIncumbent
Parkdale Robert Orr3,81622.233rd
Parry Sound Lorne Maeck 8,15444.561stIncumbent
Perth Robert Smith7,38726.202nd
Peterborough John Turner 15,64938.292ndIncumbent
Port Arthur William Morgan7,59530.932nd
Prescott and Russell Joseph Belanger 11,00643.931stIncumbent
Prince Edward—Lennox James Taylor 9,62844.321stIncumbent
Quinte Robin Jeffrey11,78140.792nd
Rainy River Allan Avis3,23528.322nd
Renfrew North Robert Cotnam6,87534.492nd
Renfrew South Paul Yakabuski 13,88654.201stIncumbent
Riverdale Richard Perdue4,86526.782nd
St. Andrew—St. Patrick Larry Grossman 8,05436.661stFuture cabinet minister (1977–85)
St. Catharines Robert Johnston 10,06434.741stIncumbent
St. David Margaret Scrivener 10,53640.271stIncumbent
St. George Frank Vasilkioti8,57732.702nd
Sarnia Carl Fleck8,77331.102nd
Sault Ste. Marie John Rhodes 14,41542.461stIncumbent; Minister of Transportation and Communications
Scarborough Centre James Drea 10,39941.151stIncumbent; future cabinet minister (1977–85)
Scarborough East Margaret Birch 12,64542.591stIncumbent; Provincial Secretary for Social Development
Scarborough—Ellesmere Brian Harrison9,22634.032nd
Scarborough North Thomas Wells 16,51243.411stIncumbent; Minister of Education
Scarborough West Sydney Brown7,21226.172nd
Simcoe Centre Art Evans 13,55739.521stIncumbent
Simcoe East Gordon Smith 11,62239.481stIncumbent
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry Osie Villeneuve 10,83352.541stIncumbent for Glengarry
Sudbury Joseph Fabbro 9,54929.882ndMayor of Sudbury (1957–1959, 1964—65, 1968–75)
Sudbury East Ray Plourde3,83712.033rd
Timiskaming Edward Havrot 7,16936.262ndIncumbent
Victoria—Haliburton Ronald Hodgson 9,88439.452ndIncumbent
Waterloo North Robert Gramlow7,14427.342nd
Welland Allan Pietz 8,87932.772ndMayor of Welland (1965–76)
Wellington-Dufferin-Peel Jack Johnson 12,11040.611st
Wellington South Clara Marett7,06322.873rd
Wentworth Matthew Blair5,27020.852nd
Wentworth North Donald Ewen 11,26534.512ndIncumbent
Wilson Heights David Rotenberg 8,73932.462ndFuture provincial legislator (1977–85) and minister (1985)
Windsor—Riverside William Woolson3,67113.233rd
Windsor—Sandwich Anthony Vandereerden2,73212.793rd
Windsor—Walkerville Ronald Moro3,97916.943rd
York Centre Anthony Roman 13,08335.932ndMayor of Markham (1970–84)
York East Arthur Meen 14,48747.421stIncumbent; Minister of Revenue
York Mills Bette Stephenson 17,36546.461stFuture cabinet minister (1975–85)
York North William Hodgson 12,89139.651stIncumbent
York South James Trimbee7,06425.782nd
York West Nicholas Leluk 13,87138.701stIncumbent for Humber
Yorkview Dorlene Hewitt3,49813.673rd

Source for election results: Election Results, Elections Ontario, accessed 2 November 2021.

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