Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election

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The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario fielded a full slate of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario general election . The party, which had been in power since 1995, won twenty-four seats to become the official opposition in the sitting of the legislature that followed.

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Candidates

RidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes
Algoma—Manitoulin Terry McCutcheon5,16817.333rd
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Mark Mullins18,14137.422ndRan for the Reform Party in Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1993 Canadian federal election. [1]
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Joe Tascona 31,52951.781stIncumbent
Beaches—East York Angela KennedyRegistered Nurse [2] 8,15719.673rdLater chaired the Toronto Catholic District School Board on two occasions. [3]
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Raminder Gill 15,54936.732ndIncumbent
Brampton Centre Joe Spina 15,65640.862ndIncumbent
Brampton West—Mississauga Tony Clement 26,41442.172ndIncumbent; Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Brant Alayne Sokoloski13,61830.652ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election. [4]
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Bill Murdoch 23,33852.071stIncumbent
Burlington Cam Jackson 21,50646.151stIncumbent; resigned seat on 28 September 2006
Cambridge Gerry Martiniuk 19,99642.501stIncumbent
Chatham-Kent—Essex Dave Wilkinson11,58629.822nd
Davenport Tom Smith1,9777.463rd
Don Valley East Paul Sutherland 12,02732.032nd
Don Valley West David Turnbull 17,39438.952ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Ernie Eves 29,22256.641stIncumbent; party leader and Premier of Ontario; resigned seat on 1 February 2005
Durham John O'Toole 23,81447.091stIncumbent
Eglinton—Lawrence Corinne Korzen12,40229.722nd
Elgin—Middlesex—London Bruce Smith13,14930.252nd
Erie—Lincoln Tim Hudak 20,34848.491stIncumbent; Minister of Consumer and Business Services
Essex Patrick O'Neil11,23424.743rd
Etobicoke Centre Rose Andrachuk17,61039.432nd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Morley Kells 14,52432.592ndIncumbent
Etobicoke North Baljit Gosal 6,97822.522nd
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Albert Bourdeau10,92124.882nd
Guelph—Wellington Brenda Elliott 20,73537.082ndIncumbent; Minister of Community, Family and Social Services
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Toby Barrett 20,10946.101stIncumbent
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Laurie Scott 24,29747.411st
Halton Ted Chudleigh 33,61048.201stIncumbent
Hamilton East Sohail Bhatti4,03313.133rd
Hamilton Mountain Shakil Hassan8,63719.023rd
Hamilton West Doug Brown8,18520.973rd
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Barry GordonAuctioneer [5] 13,70933.012ndMember of the Pittsburgh Township council from 1980 to 1988 and reeve from 1989 to 1994. [6]
Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party in Kingston and the Islands in the 1993 Canadian federal election. [7]
Huron—Bruce Helen Johns 16,59438.232ndIncumbent; Minister of Agriculture and Food
Kenora—Rainy River Cathe Hoszowski3,34312.833rd
Kingston and the Islands Hans Westenberg9,64020.122nd
Kitchener Centre Wayne Wettlaufer 16,12037.572ndIncumbent
Kitchener—Waterloo Elizabeth Witmer 23,95743.081stIncumbent; Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Education
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Marcel Beaubien 15,06036.662ndIncumbent
Lanark—Carleton Norm Sterling 29,64148.991stIncumbent; Attorney General and Minister responsible for Native Affairs
Leeds—Grenville Bob Runciman 21,44348.701stIncumbent; Minister of Public Safety and Security
London—Fanshawe Frank Mazzilli 11,77730.353rdIncumbent
London North Centre Dianne Cunningham 13,46028.922ndIncumbent; Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister responsible for Women's Issues
London West Bob Wood 15,46331.112ndIncumbent
Markham David Tsubouchi 21,25740.332ndIncumbent; Minister of Culture
Mississauga Centre Rob Sampson 15,84640.722ndIncumbent
Mississauga East Carl DeFaria 13,83240.352ndIncumbent; Minister of Citizenship and Minister responsible for Senior Citizens
Mississauga South Margaret Marland 16,97743.202ndIncumbent
Mississauga West Nina Tangri 20,40637.182nd
Nepean—Carleton John Baird 31,66254.061stIncumbent; Government House Leader and Minister of Energy; resigned seat on 29 November 2005
Niagara Centre Ann Gronski12,52626.703rd
Niagara Falls Bart Maves 15,35338.062ndIncumbent
Nickel Belt Dave Kilgour4,80413.493rd
Nipissing Al McDonald 14,97841.472ndIncumbent
Northumberland Doug Galt 17,81639.372ndIncumbent; Chief Government Whip and Minister without Portfolio
Oak Ridges Frank Klees 32,64747.271stIncumbent; Minister of Transportation
Oakville Kurt Franklin18,99142.182nd
Oshawa Jerry Ouellette 14,56637.321stIncumbent; Minister of Natural Resources
Ottawa Centre Joe VarnerPolicy Advisor [8] 11,21722.693rdSpouse of Lisa MacLeod
Ottawa—Orléans Brian Coburn 20,76241.322ndIncumbent; Minister of Tourism and Recreation
Ottawa South Richard Raymond16,41334.432nd
Ottawa—Vanier Maurice Lamirande10,87826.242ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election. [9]
Ottawa West—Nepean Garry Guzzo 20,27741.242ndIncumbent
Oxford Ernie Hardeman 18,65644.061stIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Rural Affairs
Parkdale—High Park Stephen Snell6,43616.182nd
Parry Sound—Muskoka Norm Miller 18,77648.511stIncumbent
Perth—Middlesex Bert Johnson 15,68039.362ndIncumbent
Peterborough Gary Stewart 18,41833.462ndIncumbent
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Janet Ecker 23,96043.912ndIncumbent; Minister of Finance
Prince Edward—Hastings John Williams12,80032.022nd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke John Yakabuski 19,27444.141st
Sarnia—Lambton Henk Vanden Ende11,85230.992nd
Sault Ste. Marie Bruce Willson2,6747.613rd
Scarborough—Agincourt Yolanda Chan11,33730.082nd
Scarborough Centre Marilyn Mushinski 11,68628.042ndIncumbent
Scarborough East Steve Gilchrist 14,32333.842ndIncumbent
Scarborough—Rouge River Kevin Moore9,46825.212nd
Scarborough Southwest Dan Newman 11,82631.712ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Simcoe—Grey Jim Wilson 26,11451.471stIncumbent; Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Environment
Simcoe North Garfield Dunlop 23,39346.131stIncumbent
St. Catharines Mark BrickellRegional Councillor [10] 12,93229.342nd
St. Paul's Charis Kelso11,20324.652nd
Stoney Creek Brad Clark 19,51738.582ndIncumbent; Minister of Labour
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh Todd Lalonde13,94836.502nd
Sudbury Mila WongExecutive Director [11] 5,06814.192ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election. [12]
Also ran for the Greater Sudbury municipal council in the 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election. [13]
Thornhill Tina Molinari 20,62345.162ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Urban Affairs
Thunder Bay—Atikokan Brian McKinnon5,36517.623rd
Thunder Bay—Superior North Brent Sylvester2,9129.623rd
Timiskaming—Cochrane Rick Brassard6,33020.382nd
Timmins—James Bay Merv Russell2,5278.413rd
Toronto Centre—Rosedale John Adams9,96822.042nd
Toronto—Danforth George Sardelis6,56216.953rd
Trinity—Spadina Helena Guergis 4,98512.293rd
Vaughan—King—Aurora Carmine Iacono21,74433.062nd
Waterloo—Wellington Ted Arnott 22,55048.971stIncumbent
Whitby—Ajax Jim Flaherty 27,24048.331stIncumbent; Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation; resigned seat in November 2005
Willowdale David Young 19,95742.952ndIncumbent; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Windsor—St. Clair Matt BuftonMarketing Coordinator [14] 4,16211.613rd
Windsor West Derek Insley4,18711.903rdRan in Ottawa West in 1987 Ontario general election. [15]
York Centre Dan Cullen7,86224.832nd
York North Julia Munro 24,51747.191stIncumbent
York South—Weston Stephen Halicki4,93015.233rd
York West Ted Aver2,33010.033rd

Candidates in by-elections held between 2003 and 2007

DateRidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes
2004 05 13 Hamilton East Tara Crugnale1,7727.423rd
2005 03 17 Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey John Tory 15,89356.671stParty leader
2005 11 25 Scarborough—Rouge River Cynthia Lai4,26825.862nd
2006 03 30 Nepean—Carleton Lisa MacLeod 17,31257.571st
2006 03 30 Scarborough—Rouge River Georgina Blanas2,74010.033rd
2006 03 30 Whitby—Ajax Christine Elliott 15,79946.211st
2006 09 14 Parkdale—High Park David Hutcheon 4,94317.333rd
2007 02 08 Burlington Joyce Savoline 11,14649.001st
2007 02 08 Markham Alex Yuan6,42634.892nd
2007 02 08 York South—Weston Pina Martino1,91710.183rd

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

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