As a result of serious scandals, David Peterson's Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. In a surprise upset, Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP won an election in Ontario. Mike Harris's Progressive Conservatives were unable to overcome voter distrust.

Results

Party	Leader	Seats	Popular Vote	Change in Popular Vote
New Democratic	Bob Rae	74	37.6%	+11.9%
Liberal	David Peterson	36	32.4%	-14.9%
Progressive Conservative	Mike Harris	20	23.5%	-1.2%
Family Coalition	.	0	2.7%	+1.4%
Confederation of Regions	.	0	1.9%	+1.9%
Green	.	0	0.7%	+0.6%
Libertarian	.	0	0.6%	+0.2%
Freedom	.	0	0.2%	+0.1%
Communist	.	0	0.1%	-
Others	.	0	0.3%	-0.1%
Total	.	130	100%	-

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Preceding election: Ontario general election, 1987

Following election: Ontario general election, 1995

List of Ontario general elections