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- Ontario_general_election,_1985 abstract "The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. This election ended 42 years of Progressive Conservative Party rule in Ontario with David Peterson's Liberals eventually forming a government with the support of Bob Rae's NDP.Near Thanksgiving of 1984, Premier Bill Davis announced that he would be stepping down. Davis, in office since 1971, had rung up a string of electoral victories by pursuing a moderate agenda and relying on the legendary skill of the Big Blue Machine team of Tory advisors. Davis remained popular when he decided to retire, and the opposition leaders were pleased to see him go.The subsequent leadership race saw the PC party divide into two rough camps. The moderate and mainly urban wing was represented by second-place finisher Larry Grossman. The more strongly conservative rural faction backed eventual victor Frank Miller. These divisions within the party were reinforced by the controversy over the separate schools question. Bill Davis had pushed through full funding for Ontario's Catholic school system. This decision was supported by both other parties, but the Tory base had strong misgivings. After the convention the party factions failed to reconcile; especially important was that a number of the mainly moderate members of the Big Blue Machine were pushed aside.Despite these problems, the PCs remained far ahead in the polls, and when Miller called an election just six weeks after becoming premier, he was some twenty percentage points ahead of the Liberals in the polls. Over the campaign the Tory lead began to shrink as the Liberals waged a highly effective campaign. The Tory popularity was also hurt by Miller's refusal to participate in a leaders debate. Partway into the campaign, the separate schools question re-emerged when the Anglican prelate of Toronto, Archbishop Lewis Garnsworthy, held a news conference on the issue where he compared Bill Davis to Adolf Hitler. Garnsworthy was much criticized for his remarks, but the issue was revived, alienating the conservative base, some of whom chose to stay home on election day.The election held May 2, 1985 ended in a stalemate. The PCs emerged with a much-reduced caucus of 52 seats. However, since rural areas were still slightly overrepresented at the time, they were still the largest party in the chamber. The Liberals won 48 seats, but won slightly more of the popular vote. The NDP thus held the balance of power with 25 seats.Despite taking 14 seats from the PCs, the result was something of a disappointment for the Liberals, as they felt they had their first realistic chance of winning government in recent memory. The NDP was also disappointed by the election result. It had been nearly tied with the Liberals for popular support for several years, and had hoped to surpass them.As the party with the most seats the PCs remained in power with a minority government. This would not last long, however. Rae and the NDP had little interest in supporting a continuation of PC rule, and reached an agreement with the Liberals, known as "The Accord". Rae and Peterson signed a deal that would see a number of NDP priorities put into law in exchange for an NDP motion of non-confidence in Miller's government, and the NDP's support of the Liberals. The NDP agreed to support a Liberal minority government for two years, and the Liberals agreed not to call an election during that same time.On June 18, 1985, the PCs were defeated on a motion of no confidence introduced by Rae. Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird then asked Peterson to form a government. Miller resigned eight days later, and Peterson's minority government was sworn in the same day.".
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 country Ontario.
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 firstLeader Frank_Miller_(politician).
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 secondLeader David_Peterson.
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 startDate "1985-05-02".
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 thumbnail David_Peterson_(2005).jpg?width=300.
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 title "Ontario general election, 1985".
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- Ontario_general_election,_1985 wikiPageWikiLink Category:1985_elections_in_Canada.
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- Ontario_general_election,_1985 wikiPageWikiLink Cornwall_(provincial_electoral_district).
- Ontario_general_election,_1985 wikiPageWikiLink Dave_Cooke.
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- Ontario_general_election,_1985 wikiPageWikiLink David_Ramsay_(Canadian_politician).
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- Ontario_general_election,_1985 wikiPageWikiLink David_Smith_(Ontario_provincial_politician).
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