The results are in for the 2022 provincial election and Premier Doug Ford has won his second majority government.
Take a closer look at the numbers below:
Provincial Seats Elected – 63 seats are needed for a majority
PC’s – 83
Liberal – 8
New Democrat – 31
Green – 1
Independent – 1
PREMIER
PC’s Doug Ford was re-elected with a majority win. NDP leader Andrea Horwath and Liberal leader Steven Del Duca both announced they are stepping down from their positions.
BARRIE SPRINGWATER ORO-MEDONTE
-It was a nail-biting race to the finish last night in the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte. But as the final poll numbers came in, PC incumbent Doug Downey took the win over Liberal and former Barrie mayor Jeff Lehman.
PC-Doug Downey -16,114 – Re-elected MPP
NDP-Beverley Patchell – 2,974
LIB-Jeff Lehman – 15,505
GREEN-Elyse Robinson – 1,652
SIMCOE NORTH
-PC Jill Dunlop will also return to her seat at Queen’s Park after being re-elected in Simcoe North.
PC-Jill Dunlop – 23,041 – Re-elected MPP
NDP-Elizabeth Van Houtte – 8,208
LIB-Aaron Cayden Hiltz – 8,070
GREEN-Krystal Brooks – 4,071
SIMCOE GREY
-Former Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson is heading to Queen’s Park with a Progressive Conservative win.
PC-Brian Saunderson – 27,060 – Elected Simcoe-Grey MPP
NDP-Keith Nunn – 5,838
LIB-Ted Crysler – 11,680
GREEN-Allan Kuhn – 4,737
PARRY SOUND MUSKOKA
-Long-time Bracebridge mayor, Graydon Smith, took over the Parry Sound Muskoka riding for veteran PC Norm Miller, who retired from his seat after more than two decades.
PC-Graydon Smith – 20,216 – Elected as Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP
NDP-Erin Horvath – 3,391
GREEN-Matt Richter – 18,102
ONP – Andrew John Cocks – 1,649
BARRIE INNISFIL
-In Barrie-Innisfil, incumbent Andrea Khanjin held onto her seat in the legislature for the Progressive Conservatives.
PC- Andrea Khanjin – 18,225 – Andrea Khanjin re-elected MPP for Barrie-Innisfil
NDP-Pekka Reinio- 6,942
LIB-John Olthuis- 6,564
GREEN- Bonnie North- 2,291
HALIBURTON/KAWARTHA LAKES-BROCK
-In the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, Laurie Scott earned almost 53% support for the Progressive Conservatives to hold onto her position.
*PC- Laurie Scott -25,656 – Laurie Scott re-elected MPP
NDP-Barbara Doyle – 7,677
LIB-Don McBey 6,606
GREEN- Tom Regina 3,452
BRUCE GREY OWEN SOUND
– In Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, PC Rick Byers won over the Liberal candidate Selwyn Hicks.
*PC-Rick Byers – 20-261 – Re-elected MPP
NDP-Karen Gventer – 5,798
LIB-Selwyn Hicks – 8,447
GREEN- Danielle Valiquette – 3,678
YORK-SIMCOE
– In York-Simcoe, Progressive Conservative Caroline Mulroney held onto her place at Queen’s Park, with 57.1 per cent of the vote.
*PC-Caroline Mulroney – 20,789 – Re-elected as MPP
NDP-Spencer Ki – 4,083
LIB-Walter Alvarez-Bardales – 6.319
GREEN-Julie Stewart – 2,691
