12 751 | |Dennis Brown 3878 (30.4%) | |Bob Davidson 1035 (8.1%) || |Howard Hampton 7838 (61.5%) | | || |Howard Hampton |} Post-election changes Party affiliation switches Tony Rizzo (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 10, 1990, after questions were raised about labour practices in his bricklaying firms. He would later rejoin the NDP caucus. Dennis Drainville (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 28, 1993, as a protest against the Rae government's plans to introduce casinos to the province. He later resigned his seat in the legislature, resulting in a by-election. Will Ferguson (NDP) became an independent MPP on April 30, 1993, following accusations relating to the Grandview scandal. He later rejoined the NDP caucus on June 21, 1994, having been cleared of all charges. John Sola (L) became an independent MPP on May 11, 1993, after making comments about Canadian Serbs that most regarded as racist. Peter North (NDP) became an independent MPP on October 27, 1993, claiming he had lost confidence in the Rae government. He tried to join the Progressive Conservatives, but was rebuffed. Byelections Due to resignations, five by-elections were held between the 1990 and 1995 elections. |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Brant—HaldimandMarch 5, 1992 || |Ronald Eddy9,565 | |David Timms4,758 | |Christopher Stanek2,895 | |Donald Pennell (FCP)2,056Ella Haley (G)759Janice Wilson (Ind)250 || |Robert Nixonresigned July 31, 1991 |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Don MillsApril 1, 1993 | |Murad Velshi5,583 || |David Johnson9,143 | |Chandran Mylvaganam1,513 | |Diane Johnston (Ind Renewal)498Denise Mountenay (FCP)383Bernadette Michael (Ind)206David Pengelly (F)161Sat Khalsa (G)141 || |Margery Warddied January 22, 1993 |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. George—St. DavidApril 1, 1993 || |Tim Murphy8,750 | |Nancy Jackman6,518 | |George Lamony1,451 | |Louis Di Rocco (FCP)347Phil Sarazen (G)209Judith Snow (Ind Renewal)119Ed Fortune (Ind)107Robert Smith (Ind)72John Steele (Comm League)57 || |Ian Scottresigned September 8, 1992 |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Essex SouthDecember 2, 1993 || |Bruce Crozier12,736 | |Joan Flood3,295 | |David Maris1,100 | |Joyce Ann Cherry (FCP)1,060Michael Green (G)132John Turmel (Ind)84 || |Remo Manciniresigned May 10, 1993 |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Victoria—HaliburtonMarch 17, 1994 | |Sharon McCrae9,571 || |Chris Hodgson11,941 | |Art Field1,378 | |Ron Hawkrigg (Lbt)252Bradley Bradamore (Ind)217John Turmel (Ind)123 || |Dennis Drainvilleresigned September 27, 1993 |} Vacancies In addition, four seats were vacant in the final months of the legislature, as the sitting members resigned and by-elections were not held to replace them before the 1995 election: Bruce — Murray Elston (L) resigned October 31, 1994 Kitchener — Will Ferguson (NDP) resigned