1985 Ontario general election

1985 Ontario general election

← 1981 May 2, 1985 1987 →
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

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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