Several independent candidates contested the 1981 Ontario provincial election, none of whom were elected. This article contains information on these candidates.

Frank Esposito ( Yorkview)

Esposito was a

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for municipal office. He campaigned for the

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Board of Control in

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and

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, and later ran for office in

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. The 1981 campaign was his sole bid for provincial office. He called for all existing

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to be subdivided to provide housing for low income families, and encouraged the abolition of

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, which he said encourage "family breakup". Esposito's main promise in the 1980 election was to improve the functioning of city council committees. He did not actively campaign for office, and did not put up any signs. In 1982, he called for property taxes to be replaced by an income tax. he supported property tax reform in 1985, along with increased day care services and youth centres and initiatives to assist

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s with staying in their own homes. He was defeated all three occasions. Esposito also ran for North York City Council in a 1984

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, held in the city's first ward. In 1988, Esposito campaigned for the

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as a

representative. He was listed as the fifty-year-old president of a house-building firm, and as being fluent in

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. He renewed his support for lower property taxes and increased day care options, also calling for low-density affordable housing while opposing townhouses and highrise projects. He was again defeated. Esposito's final municipal campaign to date was in 1991, when he sought election to Vaughan Council's first ward. He was listed as a resident of

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, and a part-time real estate agent. He called for increased recycling services."Vaughan", ''Toronto Star'', 7 November 1991, NY2. *The 1980 result is taken from the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper, with 1,257 of 1,379 polls reporting. *The 1982 result is taken from the ''Globe and Mail'' (8 November) newspaper, with 1,311 or 1,329 polls reporting. *The 1985 result is taken from the ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper (13 November). *The 1988 result is taken from the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper (22 November). *The 1991 result is taken from the ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper (14 November).

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