Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario fielded a full slate of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario general election. The party, which had been in power since 1995, won twenty-four seats to become the official opposition in the sitting of the legislature that followed.

Candidates
Riding Candidate's Name Occupation Votes % Rank Notes
Algoma—Manitoulin Terry McCutcheon 5,168 17.33 3rd
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Mark Mullins 18,141 37.42 2nd Ran for the Reform Party in Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1993 Canadian federal election.[1]
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Joe Tascona 31,529 51.78 1st Incumbent
Beaches—East York Angela Kennedy Registered Nurse[2] 8,157 19.67 3rd Later chaired the Toronto Catholic District School Board on two occasions.[3]
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Raminder Gill 15,549 36.73 2nd Incumbent
Brampton Centre Joe Spina 15,656 40.86 2nd Incumbent
Brampton West—Mississauga Tony Clement 26,414 42.17 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Brant Alayne Sokoloski 13,618 30.65 2nd Ran in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[4]
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Bill Murdoch 23,338 52.07 1st Incumbent
Burlington Cam Jackson 21,506 46.15 1st Incumbent; resigned seat on 28 September 2006
Cambridge Gerry Martiniuk 19,996 42.50 1st Incumbent
Chatham-Kent—Essex Dave Wilkinson 11,586 29.82 2nd
Davenport Tom Smith 1,977 7.46 3rd
Don Valley East Paul Sutherland 12,027 32.03 2nd
Don Valley West David Turnbull 17,394 38.95 2nd Incumbent; Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Ernie Eves 29,222 56.64 1st Incumbent; party leader and Premier of Ontario; resigned seat on 1 February 2005
Durham John O'Toole 23,814 47.09 1st Incumbent
Eglinton—Lawrence Corinne Korzen 12,402 29.72 2nd
Elgin—Middlesex—London Bruce Smith 13,149 30.25 2nd
Erie—Lincoln Tim Hudak 20,348 48.49 1st Incumbent; Minister of Consumer and Business Services
Essex Patrick O'Neil 11,234 24.74 3rd
Etobicoke Centre Rose Andrachuk 17,610 39.43 2nd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Morley Kells 14,524 32.59 2nd Incumbent
Etobicoke North Baljit Gosal 6,978 22.52 2nd
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Albert Bourdeau 10,921 24.88 2nd
Guelph—Wellington Brenda Elliott 20,735 37.08 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Community, Family and Social Services
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Toby Barrett 20,109 46.10 1st Incumbent
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Laurie Scott 24,297 47.41 1st
Halton Ted Chudleigh 33,610 48.20 1st Incumbent
Hamilton East Sohail Bhatti 4,033 13.13 3rd
Hamilton Mountain Shakil Hassan 8,637 19.02 3rd
Hamilton West Doug Brown 8,185 20.97 3rd
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Barry Gordon Auctioneer[5] 13,709 33.01 2nd Member of the Pittsburgh Township council from 1980 to 1988 and reeve from 1989 to 1994.[6]
Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party in Kingston and the Islands in the 1993 Canadian federal election.[7]
Huron—Bruce Helen Johns 16,594 38.23 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Agriculture and Food
Kenora—Rainy River Cathe Hoszowski 3,343 12.83 3rd
Kingston and the Islands Hans Westenberg 9,640 20.12 2nd
Kitchener Centre Wayne Wettlaufer 16,120 37.57 2nd Incumbent
Kitchener—Waterloo Elizabeth Witmer 23,957 43.08 1st Incumbent; Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Education
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Marcel Beaubien 15,060 36.66 2nd Incumbent
Lanark—Carleton Norm Sterling 29,641 48.99 1st Incumbent; Attorney General and Minister responsible for Native Affairs
Leeds—Grenville Bob Runciman 21,443 48.70 1st Incumbent; Minister of Public Safety and Security
London—Fanshawe Frank Mazzilli 11,777 30.35 3rd Incumbent
London North Centre Dianne Cunningham 13,460 28.92 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister responsible for Women's Issues
London West Bob Wood 15,463 31.11 2nd Incumbent
Markham David Tsubouchi 21,257 40.33 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Culture
Mississauga Centre Rob Sampson 15,846 40.72 2nd Incumbent
Mississauga East Carl DeFaria 13,832 40.35 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Citizenship and Minister responsible for Senior Citizens
Mississauga South Margaret Marland 16,977 43.20 2nd Incumbent
Mississauga West Nina Tangri 20,406 37.18 2nd
Nepean—Carleton John Baird 31,662 54.06 1st Incumbent; Government House Leader and Minister of Energy; resigned seat on 29 November 2005
Niagara Centre Ann Gronski 12,526 26.70 3rd
Niagara Falls Bart Maves 15,353 38.06 2nd Incumbent
Nickel Belt Dave Kilgour 4,804 13.49 3rd
Nipissing Al McDonald 14,978 41.47 2nd Incumbent
Northumberland Doug Galt 17,816 39.37 2nd Incumbent; Chief Government Whip and Minister without Portfolio
Oak Ridges Frank Klees 32,647 47.27 1st Incumbent; Minister of Transportation
Oakville Kurt Franklin 18,991 42.18 2nd
Oshawa Jerry Ouellette 14,566 37.32 1st Incumbent; Minister of Natural Resources
Ottawa Centre Joe Varner Policy Advisor[8] 11,217 22.69 3rd Spouse of Lisa MacLeod
Ottawa—Orléans Brian Coburn 20,762 41.32 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Tourism and Recreation
Ottawa South Richard Raymond 16,413 34.43 2nd
Ottawa—Vanier Maurice Lamirande 10,878 26.24 2nd Ran in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[9]
Ottawa West—Nepean Garry Guzzo 20,277 41.24 2nd Incumbent
Oxford Ernie Hardeman 18,656 44.06 1st Incumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Rural Affairs
Parkdale—High Park Stephen Snell 6,436 16.18 2nd
Parry Sound—Muskoka Norm Miller 18,776 48.51 1st Incumbent
Perth—Middlesex Bert Johnson 15,680 39.36 2nd Incumbent
Peterborough Gary Stewart 18,418 33.46 2nd Incumbent
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Janet Ecker 23,960 43.91 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Finance
Prince Edward—Hastings John Williams 12,800 32.02 2nd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke John Yakabuski 19,274 44.14 1st
Sarnia—Lambton Henk Vanden Ende 11,852 30.99 2nd
Sault Ste. Marie Bruce Willson 2,674 7.61 3rd
Scarborough—Agincourt Yolanda Chan 11,337 30.08 2nd
Scarborough Centre Marilyn Mushinski 11,686 28.04 2nd Incumbent
Scarborough East Steve Gilchrist 14,323 33.84 2nd Incumbent
Scarborough—Rouge River Kevin Moore 9,468 25.21 2nd
Scarborough Southwest Dan Newman 11,826 31.71 2nd Incumbent; Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Simcoe—Grey Jim Wilson 26,114 51.47 1st Incumbent; Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Environment
Simcoe North Garfield Dunlop 23,393 46.13 1st Incumbent
St. Catharines Mark Brickell Regional Councillor[10] 12,932 29.34 2nd
St. Paul's Charis Kelso 11,203 24.65 2nd
Stoney Creek Brad Clark 19,517 38.58 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Labour
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh Todd Lalonde 13,948 36.50 2nd
Sudbury Mila Wong Executive Director[11] 5,068 14.19 2nd Ran in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.[12]
Also ran for the Greater Sudbury municipal council in the 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election.[13]
Thornhill Tina Molinari 20,623 45.16 2nd Incumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Urban Affairs
Thunder Bay—Atikokan Brian McKinnon 5,365 17.62 3rd
Thunder Bay—Superior North Brent Sylvester 2,912 9.62 3rd
Timiskaming—Cochrane Rick Brassard 6,330 20.38 2nd
Timmins—James Bay Merv Russell 2,527 8.41 3rd
Toronto Centre—Rosedale John Adams 9,968 22.04 2nd
Toronto—Danforth George Sardelis 6,562 16.95 3rd
Trinity—Spadina Helena Guergis 4,985 12.29 3rd
Vaughan—King—Aurora Carmine Iacono 21,744 33.06 2nd
Waterloo—Wellington Ted Arnott 22,550 48.97 1st Incumbent
Whitby—Ajax Jim Flaherty 27,240 48.33 1st Incumbent; Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation; resigned seat in November 2005
Willowdale David Young 19,957 42.95 2nd Incumbent; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Windsor—St. Clair Matt Bufton Marketing Coordinator[14] 4,162 11.61 3rd
Windsor West Derek Insley 4,187 11.90 3rd Ran in Ottawa West in 1987 Ontario general election.[15]
York Centre Dan Cullen 7,862 24.83 2nd
York North Julia Munro 24,517 47.19 1st Incumbent
York South—Weston Stephen Halicki 4,930 15.23 3rd
York West Ted Aver 2,330 10.03 3rd

Candidates in by-elections held between 2003 and 2007
Date Riding Candidate's Name Occupation Votes % Rank Notes
2004 05 13 Hamilton East Tara Crugnale 1,772 7.42 3rd
2005 03 17 Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey John Tory 15,893 56.67 1st Party leader
2005 11 25 Scarborough—Rouge River Cynthia Lai 4,268 25.86 2nd
2006 03 30 Nepean—Carleton Lisa MacLeod 17,312 57.57 1st
2006 03 30 Scarborough—Rouge River Georgina Blanas 2,740 10.03 3rd
2006 03 30 Whitby—Ajax Christine Elliott 15,799 46.21 1st
2006 09 14 Parkdale—High Park David Hutcheon 4,943 17.33 3rd
2007 02 08 Burlington Joyce Savoline 11,146 49.00 1st
2007 02 08 Markham Alex Yuan 6,426 34.89 2nd
2007 02 08 York South—Weston Pina Martino 1,917 10.18 3rd

Source for election results: Election Results, Elections Ontario, accessed 2 November 2021.

References
  1. Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Hamilton--Wentworth, Ontario (1968-04-23 - 1997-04-26)), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 October 2020.
  2. "Angela Kennedy", Toronto Star, 15 August 2007, accessed 19 October 2020.
  3. About The Trustee - Angela Kennedy, Toronto Catholic District School Board, accessed 19 October 2020.
  4. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 914.
  5. Nomination Meetings 2003, Frontenac News, 20 March 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.
  6. Nomination Meetings 2003, Frontenac News, 20 March 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.
  7. Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Kingston and the Islands, Ontario (1968-04-23 - )), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 October 2020.
  8. F. Abbas Rana, "‘This is a race between Richard Patten and Joe Varner’", The Hill Times, 8 September 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.
  9. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 918.
  10. Calum McNeil, "Brock graduate runs for provincial legislature" Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Brock Press, accessed 19 October 2020.
  11. Harold Carmichael, "Holiday food drive expands: Organizers aim to collect seven tons of food", Sudbury Star, 18 November 1999, A3; Liane Beam, "Name change causes confusion", Sudbury Star, 13 December 2000, A5; Kevin O'Brien, "Jarrett Value 2 store a resounding success", Sudbury Star, 11 December 2001, B2.
  12. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 920.
  13. Chris Polehoykie, "Residents grill candidates on south-end water woes", Sudbury Star, 2 November 2000, A1. See "Election Forum", Sudbury Star, 11 November 2000, C1.
  14. Windsor Star, 23 September 2003.
  15. Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 1988, (Kanata: Normandin), p. 1066.
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