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 RidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotesAlgoma—Manitoulin5,16817.333rdAncaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot18,14137.422ndRan for the Reform Party in Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1993 Canadian federal election.Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Hamilton--Wentworth, Ontario (1968-04-23 - 1997-04-26)), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 October 2020.Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford31,52951.781stIncumbentBeaches—East YorkRegistered Nurse"Angela Kennedy", Toronto Star, 15 August 2007, accessed 19 October 2020.8,15719.673rdLater chaired the Toronto Catholic District School Board on two occasions.About The Trustee - Angela Kennedy, Toronto Catholic District School Board, accessed 19 October 2020.Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale15,54936.732ndIncumbentBrampton Centre15,65640.862ndIncumbentBrampton West—Mississauga26,41442.172ndIncumbent; Minister of Health and Long-Term CareBrant13,61830.652ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 914.Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound23,33852.071stIncumbentBurlington21,50646.151stIncumbent; resigned seat on 28 September 2006Cambridge19,99642.501stIncumbentChatham-Kent—Essex11,58629.822ndDavenport1,9777.463rdDon Valley East12,02732.032ndDon Valley West17,39438.952ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and InnovationDufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey29,22256.641stIncumbent; party leader and Premier of Ontario; resigned seat on 1 February 2005Durham23,81447.091stIncumbentEglinton—Lawrence12,40229.722ndElgin—Middlesex—London13,14930.252ndErie—Lincoln20,34848.491stIncumbent; Minister of Consumer and Business ServicesEssex11,23424.743rdEtobicoke Centre17,61039.432ndEtobicoke—Lakeshore14,52432.592ndIncumbentEtobicoke North6,97822.522ndGlengarry—Prescott—Russell10,92124.882ndGuelph—Wellington20,73537.082ndIncumbent; Minister of Community, Family and Social ServicesHaldimand—Norfolk—Brant20,10946.101stIncumbentHaliburton—Victoria—Brock24,29747.411stHalton33,61048.201stIncumbentHamilton East4,03313.133rdHamilton Mountain8,63719.023rdHamilton West8,18520.973rdHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonAuctioneerNomination Meetings 2003, Frontenac News, 20 March 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.13,70933.012ndMember of the Pittsburgh Township council from 1980 to 1988 and reeve from 1989 to 1994.Nomination Meetings 2003, Frontenac News, 20 March 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party in Kingston and the Islands in the 1993 Canadian federal election.Parlinfo: Elections and Ridings (Kingston and the Islands, Ontario (1968-04-23 - )), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 October 2020.Huron—Bruce16,59438.232ndIncumbent; Minister of Agriculture and FoodKenora—Rainy River3,34312.833rdKingston and the Islands9,64020.122ndKitchener Centre16,12037.572ndIncumbentKitchener—Waterloo23,95743.081stIncumbent; Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of EducationLambton—Kent—Middlesex15,06036.662ndIncumbentLanark—Carleton29,64148.991stIncumbent; Attorney General and Minister responsible for Native AffairsLeeds—Grenville21,44348.701stIncumbent; Minister of Public Safety and SecurityLondon—Fanshawe11,77730.353rdIncumbentLondon North Centre13,46028.922ndIncumbent; Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister responsible for Women's IssuesLondon West15,46331.112ndIncumbentMarkham21,25740.332ndIncumbent; Minister of CultureMississauga Centre15,84640.722ndIncumbentMississauga East13,83240.352ndIncumbent; Minister of Citizenship and Minister responsible for Senior CitizensMississauga South16,97743.202ndIncumbentMississauga West20,40637.182ndNepean—Carleton31,66254.061stIncumbent; Government House Leader and Minister of Energy; resigned seat on 29 November 2005Niagara Centre12,52626.703rdNiagara Falls15,35338.062ndIncumbentNickel Belt4,80413.493rdNipissing14,97841.472ndIncumbentNorthumberland17,81639.372ndIncumbent; Chief Government Whip and Minister without PortfolioOak Ridges32,64747.271stIncumbent; Minister of TransportationOakville18,99142.182ndOshawa14,56637.321stIncumbent; Minister of Natural ResourcesOttawa CentrePolicy AdvisorF. Abbas Rana, "‘This is a race between Richard Patten and Joe Varner’", The Hill Times, 8 September 2003, accessed 19 October 2020.11,21722.693rdSpouse of Lisa MacLeodOttawa—Orléans20,76241.322ndIncumbent; Minister of Tourism and RecreationOttawa South16,41334.432ndOttawa—Vanier10,87826.242ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 918.Ottawa West—Nepean20,27741.242ndIncumbentOxford18,65644.061stIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Rural AffairsParkdale—High Park6,43616.182ndParry Sound—Muskoka18,77648.511stIncumbentPerth—Middlesex15,68039.362ndIncumbentPeterborough18,41833.462ndIncumbentPickering—Ajax—Uxbridge23,96043.912ndIncumbent; Minister of FinancePrince Edward—Hastings12,80032.022ndRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke19,27444.141stSarnia—Lambton11,85230.992ndSault Ste. Marie2,6747.613rdScarborough—Agincourt11,33730.082ndScarborough Centre11,68628.042ndIncumbentScarborough East14,32333.842ndIncumbentScarborough—Rouge River9,46825.212ndScarborough Southwest11,82631.712ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term CareSimcoe—Grey26,11451.471stIncumbent; Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Minister of EnvironmentSimcoe North23,39346.131stIncumbentSt. CatharinesRegional CouncillorCalum McNeil, "Brock graduate runs for provincial legislature" , The Brock Press, accessed 19 October 2020.12,93229.342ndSt. Paul's11,20324.652ndStoney Creek19,517 38.582ndIncumbent; Minister of LabourStormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh13,94836.502ndSudburyExecutive DirectorHarold 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, B2.5,06814.192ndRan in the same division in the 1999 Ontario general election.Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 2000, (Farmington Hills: Gale Group), p. 920.Also ran for the Greater Sudbury municipal council in the 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election.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.Thornhill20,62345.162ndIncumbent; Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with responsibility for Urban AffairsThunder Bay—Atikokan5,36517.623rdThunder Bay—Superior North2,9129.623rdTimiskaming—Cochrane6,33020.382ndTimmins—James Bay2,5278.413rdToronto Centre—Rosedale9,96822.042ndToronto—Danforth6,56216.953rdTrinity—Spadina4,98512.293rdVaughan—King—Aurora21,74433.062ndWaterloo—Wellington22,55048.971stIncumbentWhitby—Ajax27,24048.331stIncumbent; Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation; resigned seat in November 2005Willowdale19,95742.952ndIncumbent; Minister of Municipal Affairs and HousingWindsor—St. ClairMarketing CoordinatorWindsor Star, 23 September 2003.4,16211.613rdWindsor West4,18711.903rdRan in Ottawa West in 1987 Ontario general election.Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 1988, (Kanata: Normandin), p. 1066.York Centre7,86224.832ndYork North24,51747.191stIncumbentYork South—Weston4,93015.233rdYork West2,33010.033rd

Candidates in by-elections held between 2003 and 2007 DateRidingCandidate's NameOccupationVotes%RankNotes2004 05 13Hamilton East1,7727.423rd2005 03 17Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey15,89356.671stParty leader2005 11 25Scarborough—Rouge River4,26825.862nd2006 03 30Nepean—Carleton17,31257.571st2006 03 30Scarborough—Rouge River2,74010.033rd2006 03 30Whitby—Ajax15,79946.211st2006 09 14Parkdale—High Park4,94317.333rd2007 02 08Burlington11,14649.001st2007 02 08Markham6,42634.892nd2007 02 08York South—Weston1,917 10.183rd

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

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