Who’s in, who’s out: Plenty of new Ontario MPPs, some notable departures

It was already recognized that round 30 members of Ontario’s legislature wouldn’t be contesting Thursday’s provincial election, principally from retirements, although a couple of had been turfed from their social gathering’s caucus over the last time period.

Throw in some upsets for candidates who did search to be re-elected, and it ensures some recent faces will likely be heading to the 124-member chamber — even with one other Conservative majority authorities and the identical 1-2-3 end as in 2018, with the NDP the Official Opposition and the Liberals operating third.

Here is a take a look at a few of the notable names who misplaced, and who will likely be newly sworn in on the Ontario meeting.

NDP’s final 1990 holdout loses

When it comes to tenure, there was no larger change than in Timmins.

Gilles Bisson, first elected in Ontario as a part of the gorgeous wave that noticed the NDP seize the reins of energy in 1990, was defeated on Thursday night time.

The town’s mayor, George Pirie, will make the soar to provincial politics for the Progressive Conservatives after defeating Bisson. Pirie, a mining govt earlier than serving as mayor, had greater than twice as many votes as Bisson, with practically 65 per cent of the vote.

CFL Corridor of Famer fits up

Neil Lumsden’s been within the public eye for the reason that Nineteen Seventies, first as a Gray Cup champion and eventual CFL Corridor of Famer, after which as a color commentator on soccer video games. Extra lately, he competed along with his daughter in The Superb Race.

Lumsden, who turns 70 later this yr, is now a first-time Ontario MPP for the PC Celebration. He represents the East-Stoney Creek using within the Hamilton space, with Paul Miller bowing out after 15 years.

Miller had represented the NDP in these years however this time ran as an impartial after shedding his social gathering’s confidence. With out the social gathering assist, he completed fourth, with Lumsden successful the using with practically 35 per cent of the vote.

PC pickups within the GTA

It wasn’t only a banner night time for Doug Ford, elected to a second time period as Ontario Premier.

The Ford household additionally celebrated a win in York South-Weston within the Better Toronto Space. Michael Ford will observe his uncle Doug and late grandfather Doug Ford Sr. as relations to have served at Queen’s Park.

Incumbent Faisal Hassan of the NDP was defeated by Michael Ford. With some 30,000 votes total within the using, Ford’s margin over Hassan was slightly below 800 votes.

Ford will likely be one among three Toronto metropolis councillors altering workplaces from Queen Road to Queen’s Park. Mary-Margaret McMahon (Liberal) and Kristyn Wong-Tam (NDP) defeated their opposition in ridings the place the sitting MPP selected to not run once more.

The PCs additionally scored in Brampton. In Brampton-Centre, their candidate Charmaine Williams unseated the NDP’s Sara Singh by a snug margin, with an identical end result for the PC’s Hardeep Grewal over NDP incumbent Gurratan Singh in Brampton East.

Extra new blue

Thunder Bay-Atikokan voters can have a voice inside Ontario’s second consecutive majority PC authorities. 

Kevin Holland collected 36 per cent of the vote to beat one-term NDP member Judith Monteith-Farrell on Thursday night time. Holland’s win ends a generation-long drought for the Tories within the using.

On an evening the place the Conservatives dominated, the social gathering unsurprisingly did properly in welcoming new faces to seats left vacant by retirements throughout the social gathering.

Daybreak Gallagher Murphy, who labored in former well being minister Christine Elliott’s workplace, takes over from her former boss in Newmarket-Aurora after capturing practically 45 per cent of the vote. Patrice Barnes succeeds former cupboard minister Rod Phillips within the Ajax using for the PC Celebration. 

In part of the province the place there wasn’t quite a lot of seat-flipping, PC member Rob Flack heads to Queen’s Park for the primary time in Elgin-Middlesex-London. Conservative Jeff Yurek had determined to step apart after representing the using greater than a decade.

After 20 years in workplace, Norm Miller stepped apart in Parry Sound-Muskoka, however Graydon Smith seems to have stored the using blue for the PCs.

The Conservatives additionally had decisions to make in ridings the place that they had eliminated members from caucus throughout their just-completed time period in workplace, and so they had been largely profitable.

Progressive Conservative Brian Riddell received the seat for Cambridge, taking 37 per cent of the votes forged. Belinda Karahalios had held that seat for the PC Celebration however was faraway from caucus not lengthy after voting towards a key authorities invoice. She ran fourth on Thursday night time below a brand new social gathering.

Randy Hillier, turfed from the PC Celebration after about 15 years in workplace, will likely be succeeded by the PC candidate John Jordan in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston.

Trevor Jones will symbolize Chatham-Kent-Leamington for the PCs after longtime social gathering MPP Rick Nicholls left after inside dissension, representing the Ontario Celebration this time round.

Amanda Simard received in 2018 in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell whereas representing the Progressive Conservatives, however left the social gathering and ran this time as a Liberal. PC candidate Stéphane Sarrazin defeated Simard Thursday.

In the meantime, when Toby Barrett selected to not search an eighth time period in Haldimand-Norfolk, the PC Celebration selected Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt as their candidate over Bobbi Ann Brady, Barrett’s former assistant. The transfer did not pan out, with Brady heading to the legislature as an Unbiased.

Pasma flips the script in Ottawa West-Nepean

Chandra Pasma defeated Progressive Conservative Jeremy Roberts by virtually 900 votes to attain a shock win for the New Democrats in Ottawa West-Nepean.

4 years in the past she misplaced to Roberts by simply 175 votes.

WATCH | Pasma will get on the fitting facet of one other shut contest:

NDP’s Chandra Pasma wins in Ottawa West–Nepean, beating PC incumbent

For the primary time ever, a provincial NDP candidate has been elected in Ottawa West–Nepean, with Chandra Pasma popping out forward of PC incumbent Jeremy Roberts.

The NDP can also be sending an MPP from Thunder Bay-Superior North, a stronghold for the Liberals going again 27 years.

With simply over 34 per cent of the vote, Lise Vaugeois was the winner there in a using that noticed former Liberal cupboard minister Michael Gravelle not search one other time period, resulting from sickness.

Hsu again in political workplace for Liberals

There wasn’t loads to cheer for the Liberal Celebration on a desultory night time, however Ted Hsu in Kingston and the Islands was an exception.

Hsu, a federal MP for the Liberals between 2011 and 2015, defeated his NDP challenger by about six proportion factors. Earlier seat holder Ian Arthur from the NDP opted to not run once more.