| 1979 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Ritchie | 20,372 | ||||||
| Liberal | David Collenette | 19,091 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Kay MacPherson | 8,651 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Paul M. Miniato | 193 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Michael J. Marzolini | 125 | ||||||
| Communist | Stamatis Togias | 92 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jeanne Gatley | 78 | ||||||