Twenty-two members of Dalton McGuinty's previous cabinet in Ontario have won re-election and one has been defeated, according to results about five hours after polls closed Wednesday night.
Twenty-three of the 25 Liberal cabinet members chose to run again.
Culture Minister Caroline Di Cocco lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Bob Bailey in the Sarnia-Lambton riding.
As of 2 a.m. ET (1 p.m. CT), results showed:
- Rick Bartolucci, Sudbury (northern development, mines). RE-ELECTED
- Chris Bentley, London West (training, colleges and universities). RE-ELECTED
- Jim Bradley, St. Catharines (tourism, seniors). RE-ELECTED
- Laurel Broten, Etobicoke-Lakeshore (environment). RE-ELECTED
- Michael Bryant, St. Paul's (attorney general). RE-ELECTED
- Donna Cansfield, Etobicoke-Centre (transportation). RE-ELECTED
- David Caplan, Don Valley East (public infrastructure renewal). RE-ELECTED
- Michael Chan, Markham-Unionville (revenue). RE-ELECTED
- Caroline Di Cocco, Sarnia-Lambton (culture). DEFEATED
- Leona Dombrowsky, Prince Edward-Hastings (food, rural affairs). RE-ELECTED
- Dwight Duncan, Windsor-Tecumseh (energy). RE-ELECTED
- John Gerretsen, Kingston and The Islands (municipal affairs, housing). RE-ELECTED
- Monte Kwinter, York Centre (community safety, correctional services). RE-ELECTED
- Madeleine Meilleur, Ottawa-Vanier (community and social services, francophone affairs). RE-ELECTED
- Steve Peters, Elgin-Middlesex-London (labour). RE-ELECTED
- Gerry Phillips, Scarborough-Agincourt (government services, citizenship and immigration). RE-ELECTED
- Sandra Pupatello, Windsor West (development and trade, women's issues). RE-ELECTED
- David Ramsay, Timiskaming-Cochrane (natural resources, aboriginal affairs). RE-ELECTED
- George Smitherman, Toronto Centre-Rosedale (health and long-term care). RE-ELECTED
- Greg Sorbara, Vaughan-King-Aurora (finance). RE-ELECTED
- Harinder Takhar, Mississauga-Erindale (small business and entrepreneurship). RE-ELECTED
- Jim Watson, Ottawa West-Nepean (health). RE-ELECTED
- Kathleen Wynne, Don Valley West (education). RE-ELECTED (defeats Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory)
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Marie Bountrogianni did not run for re-election in the Hamilton Mountain riding. First-time candidate Sophia Aggelonitis ran in her place.
Minister of Children and Youth Services, Mary Anne Chambers, also chose not to run. Liberal MPP Wayne Arthurs ran in her place in the amalgamated riding Pickering-Scarborough East.
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