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| Office | Premier |
| Honorific | Premier - Abbr: Premier |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | April 28, 1995 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | June 08, 1995 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | June 08, 1995 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | June 26, 1995 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | December 20, 1999 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | Campari_007 October 24, 2020 01:40pm |
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Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party government was defeated by voters, who were angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP, and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. Lyn McLeod's Liberals, who had been leading in the polls, were denied victory by voters who are unconfortable about McLeod's "flip-flopping" on certain issues, including recognition of same-sex civil unions. Mike Harris's Progressive Conservatives found success with their "Common Sense Revolution" campaign to cut personal income taxes, social assistance (welfare) rates, and government spending dramatically. Voters gave the Tories a large majority.
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