Ontario general election, 1990

The Ontario general election of 1990 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Legislative Assembly - Ontario - Canada

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As a result of serious scandals, the governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by Premier David Peterson, was defeated by a large protest vote. In a surprise upset, the New Democratic Party, led by Bob Rae, won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP won an election in Ontario.

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Ontario Liberal Party - David Peterson - New Democratic Party - Bob Rae

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Mike Harris's Progressive Conservative Party was unable to overcome voter distrust of the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. His party managed to win four more seats than in the 1987 election, however.

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Mike Harris - Progressive Conservative Party - Progressive Conservative - Brian Mulroney

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Although Harris was from northern Ontario, the PC Party was particularly weak in that region, placing fourth, behind the Liberals, NDP and the right-wing, fringe Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) in six northern Ontario ridings (Algoma, Cochrane South, Nickel Belt, Sudbury, Sudbury East and Sault Ste. Marie). The CoR Party also placed ahead of the PC Party in the Renfrew North and Cornwall rdings in eastern Ontario.

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The Green Party of Ontario placed third, ahead of the NDP, in Parry Sound riding, where former Liberal leadership candidate Richard Thomas was the party's candidate.

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Green Party of Ontario - Richard Thomas

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