The New Democratic Party of Ontario is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada. It governed the province from 1990 to 1995, and is currently the third-largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The NDP led at the time by Howard Hampton ran a full state of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election, seven of whom were elected. Three more candidates were elected in by-elections held in 2004, March 2006 and February 2007. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about other candidates may be found here.
Central Ontario
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!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
|John Thomson
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|
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|5,641
|9.26
|3rd
|-
|Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
|Mitchel Healey
|
|
|
|3,148
|6.10
|4th
|-
|Durham
|Teresa Williams
|
|
|
|6,274
|12.41
|3rd
|-
|Haliburton—Victoria—Brock
|Earl Manners
|
|
|
|7,884
|15.39
|3rd
|-
|Northumberland
|Murray Weppler
|Member of Plainville Town Council (1997–2000)
|
|
|5,210
|11.51
|3rd
|-
|Peterborough
|Dave Nickle
|ONDP candidate for Peterborough in the 1999 provincial election
|
|
|9,796
|17.80
|3rd
|-
|Simcoe—Grey
|Leo Losereit
|Member of Adjala-Tosorontio Town Council (2000–2003)
|Adjala-Tosorontio
|Agricultural professional
|5,032
|9.92
|3rd
|-
|Simcoe North
|John Niddery
|
|
|
|5,515
|10.87
|3rd
|}
Eastern Ontario/Ottawa
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
|Guy Belle-Isle
|
|
|
|2,544
|5.80
|3rd
|-
|Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
|Ross Sutherland
|
|
|Nurse
|4,286
|10.32
|3rd
|-
|Kingston and the Islands
|Janet Collins
|
|
|
|5,514
|11.51
|3rd
|-
|Lanark—Carleton
|Jim Ronson
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|
|
|3,554
|5.87
|3rd
|-
|Leeds—Grenville
|Steve Armstrong
|President of Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union Local 28-O
|Brockville
|Chemical worker
|2,469
|5.61
|3rd
|-
|Nepean—Carleton
|Liam McCarthy
|
|
|
|3,828
|6.54
|3rd
|-
|Ottawa Centre
|Jeff Atkinson
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|Ottawa
|Union official (CLC)
|11,362
|22.98
|2nd
|-
|Ottawa—Orléans
|Ric Dagenais
|
|
|Union official (Canadian Union of Public Employees)
|2,778
|5.53
|3rd
|-
|Ottawa South
|James MacLaren
|
|
|
|4,306
|9.03
|3rd
|-
|Ottawa Vanier
|Joseph Zabrowski
|
|
|
|6,507
|15.70
|3rd
|-
|Ottawa West—Nepean
|Marlene Rivier
|President of Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 479
|Britannia, Ottawa
|Psychologist / Union leader
|4,099
|8.34
|3rd
|-
|Prince Edward—Hastings
|Jodie Jenkins
|
|
|
|3,377
|8.45
|3rd
|-
|Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
|Felicite Stairs
|
|
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|5,092
|11.66
|3rd
|-
|Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
|Matt Sumegi
|
|
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|1,639
|4.29
|4th
|}
Greater Toronto Area
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Beaches—East York
|Michael Prue
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York (2001–2014) <br> Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 32 Beaches—East York (1998–2001) <br> Mayor of East York (1993–1997)
|
|Civil servant
|21,239
|50.90
|1st
|-
|Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
|Cesar Martello
|
|Brampton
|Student (York University)
|4,931
|11.65
|3rd
|-
|Brampton Centre
|Kathy Pounder
|
|
|Urban planner
|4,827
|12.60
|3rd
|-
|Brampton West—Mississauga
|Chris Moise
|ONDP candidate for Oak Ridges in the 1999 provincial election
|
|
|5,103
|8.15
|3rd
|-
|Burlington
|David Laird
|
|Burlington
|Child protection worker
|3,832
|8.22
|3rd
|-
|Davenport
|Jordan Berger
|Husband of Marit Stiles
|Toronto
|Manager
|7,243
|27.33
|2nd
|-
|Don Valley East
|Murphy Browne
|
|
|
|3,058
|8.14
|3rd
|-
|Don Valley West
|Ali Naqvi
|
|Toronto
|Consultant
|2,540
|5.69
|3rd
|-
|Eglinton—Lawrence
|Robin Alter
|
|
|
|4,351
|10.43
|3rd
|-
|Etobicoke Centre
|Margaret Anne McHugh
|
|
|Healthcare manager
|3,400
|7.61
|3rd
|-
|Etobicoke—Lakeshore
|Irene Jones
|Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore (2000–2003) <br> Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 2 Lakeshore Queensway (1998–2000) <br> Member of Etobicoke City Council for Ward 1 (1988–1997)
|Mimico
|
|8,952
|20.09
|3rd
|-
|Etobicoke North
|Kuldip Singh Sodhi
|
|
|
|3,516
|11.35
|3rd
|-
|Halton
|Jay Jackson
|ONDP candidate for Halton in the 1999 provincial election
|
|
|5,587
|8.01
|3rd
|-
|Markham
|Janice Hagan
|NDP candidate for Markham in the 2000 federal election <br> ONDP candidate for Markham in the 1999 provincial election
|
|Teacher
|2,679
|5.08
|3rd
|-
|Mississauga Centre
|Michael Miller
|
|
|
|3,237
|8.32
|3rd
|-
|Mississauga East
|Michael Hancock
|
|
|
|2,479
|7.23
|3rd
|-
|Mississauga South
|Ken Cole
|
|
|
|3,606
|9.18
|3rd
|-
|Mississauga West
|Arif Raza
|
|
|
|4,196
|7.64
|3rd
|-
|Oak Ridges
|Pamela Courtot
|
|Stouffville
|Small business owner
|4,464
|6.46
|3rd
|-
|Oakville
|Anwar Naqvi
|
|Oakville
|Lawyer
|2,858
|6.35
|3rd
|-
|Oshawa
|Sid Ryan
|President of CUPE Ontario (1992–2009)
|Whitby
|Union leader
|13,547
|34.71
|2nd
|-
|Parkdale—High Park
|Margo Duncan
|
|
|
|6,275
|15.77
|3rd
|-
|Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
|Vern Edwards
|
|
|
|3,690
|6.76
|3rd
|-
|St. Paul's
|Julian Heller
|
|Toronto
|Lawyer
|6,740
|14.83
|3rd
|-
|Scarborough—Agincourt
|Stacy Douglas
|
|
|
|2,209
|5.86
|3rd
|-
|Scarborough Centre
|Michael Laxer
|NDP candidate for Scarborough—Agincourt in the 2000 federal election
|
|Small business owner
|3,653
|8.77
|3rd
|-
|Scarborough East
|Gary Dale
|
|Toronto
|Consultant
|5,250
|12.40
|3rd
|-
|Scarborough—Rouge River
|Jean-Paul Yovanoff
|
|
|Marketing professional
|2,246
|5.98
|3rd
|-
|Scarborough Southwest
|Barbara Warner
|Daughter of David William Warner
|
|
|6,688
|17.94
|3rd
|-
|Thornhill
|Laurie Orrett
|
|
|Executive assistant
|2,616
|5.73
|3rd
|-
|Toronto Centre—Rosedale
|Gene Lara
|
|St. James Town, Toronto
|Social service agency director
|9,112
|20.14
|3rd
|-
|Toronto—Danforth
|Marilyn Churley
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (1999–2005) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1990–1999) <br> Member of Toronto City Council (1988–1990)
|Toronto
|
|18,253
|47.14
|1st
|-
|Trinity—Spadina
|Rosario Marchese
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Trinity—Spadina (1999–2014) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999)
|Toronto
|Teacher
|19,268
|47.51
|1st
|-
|Vaughan—King—Aurora
|Michael Seaward
|ONDP candidate for Vaughan—King—Aurora in the 1999 provincial election
|
|
|4,697
|7.14
|3rd
|-
|Whitby—Ajax
|Dan Edwards
|
|
|
|5,155
|9.1
|3rd
|-
|Willowdale
|Yvonne Bob
|NDP candidate for Willowdale in the 2000 federal election
|
|Civil servant
|3,084
|6.64
|3rd
|-
|York Centre
|Matthew Norrish
|
|
|
|3,494
|11.04
|3rd
|-
|York North
|Sylvia Gerl
|
|Keswick
|Women's shelter worker
|4,029
|7.76
|3rd
|-
|York South—Weston
|Brian Donlevy
|
|
|
|6,247
|19.29
|2nd
|-
|York West
|Garth Bobb
|
|
|
|3,954
|17.02
|2nd
|}
Hamilton/Niagara
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
|Kelly Hayes
|
|
|
|5,666
|11.70
|3rd
|-
|Brant
|David Noonan
|
|
|
|5,262
|11.84
|3rd
|-
|Erie—Lincoln
|Julius Antal
|
|
|
|3,950
|9.41
|3rd
|-
|Hamilton East
|Bob Sutton
|
|
|
|9,035
|29.42
|2nd
|-
|Hamilton Mountain
|Chris Charlton
|Candidate for Ward 7 in the 2000 Hamilton municipal election<br> ONDP candidate for Hamilton Mountain in the 1999 provincial election <br> NDP candidate for Hamilton Mountain in the 1997 federal election
|Hamilton
|
|12,017
|26.46
|2nd
|-
|Hamilton West
|Roy Adams
|
|Hamilton
|Professor at McMaster University
|13,468
|34.50
|2nd
|-
|Niagara Centre
|Peter Kormos
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara Centre (1999–2007) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Welland—Thorold (1988–1999)
|Welland
|Lawyer
|23,289
|49.64
|1st
|-
|Niagara Falls
|Claude Sonier
|
|
|
|4,962
|12.30
|3rd
|-
|St. Catharines
|John Bacher
|
|
|
|3,944
|8.95
|3rd
|-
|Stoney Creek
|Lorrie McKibbon
|
|
|
|5,419
|10.71
|3rd
|}
Northern Ontario
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!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Algoma—Manitoulin
|Peter Denley
|
|Echo Bay
|Newspaper columnist/postal worker
|9,459
|31.71
|2nd
|-
|Kenora—Rainy River
|Howard Hampton
|Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1996–2009) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River (1999–2011) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Rainy River (1987–1999)
|
|Lawyer
|15,666
|60.12
|1st
|-
|Nickel Belt
|Shelley Martel
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1999–2007) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1987–1999)
|
|Insurance professional
|16,567
|46.52
|1st
|-
|Nipissing
|Terry O'Connor
|
|North Bay
|Chaplain
|2,613
|7.23
|3rd
|-
|Parry Sound—Muskoka
|Jo-Anne Boulding
|
|Bracebridge
|Lawyer
|3,838
|9.92
|3rd
|-
|Sault Ste. Marie
|Tony Martin
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie (1990–2003)
|Sault Ste. Marie
|
|11,379
|32.37
|2nd
|-
|Sudbury
|Harvey Wyers
|
|
|
|4,999
|14.00
|3rd
|-
|Thunder Bay—Atikokan
|John Rafferty
|
|Thunder Bay
|Small business owner
|6,582
|21.62
|2nd
|-
|Thunder Bay—Superior North
|Bonnie Satten
|
|
|
|4,548
|15.02
|2nd
|-
|Timiskaming—Cochrane
|Ben Lefebvre
|
|
|
|5,741
|18.48
|3rd
|-
|Timmins—James Bay
|Gilles Bisson
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999)
|
|Union organizer
|14,941
|49.70
|1st
|}
Southwestern Ontario
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!|Riding<br />
!Candidate's Name
!Notes
! Residence
! Occupation
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
|Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
|Colleen Purdon
|NDP candidate for Bruce—Grey in the 1997 federal election
|
|
|4,159
|9.28
|3rd
|-
|Cambridge
|Pam Wolf
|
|Cambridge
|Teacher
|8,513
|18.09
|3rd
|-
|Chatham-Kent—Essex
|Derry McKeever
|
|
|
|2,893
|7.45
|3rd
|-
|Elgin—Middlesex—London
|Bryan Bakker
|
|
|Filmmaker
|4,063
|9.35
|3rd
|-
|Essex
|Pat Hayes
|Mayor of Lakeshore (1997–2003) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex—Kent (1990–1995) <br> Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex North (1985–1987)
|Lakeshore
|Occupational health and safety professional
|12,614
|27.78
|2nd
|-
|Guelph—Wellington
|James Valcke
|
|
|
|6,745
|12.06
|3rd
|-
|Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
|Prue Steiner
|
|
|
|4,720
|10.82
|3rd
|-
|Huron—Bruce
|Grant Robertson
|
|Paisley
|Ontario director of the National Farmers Union
|4,973
|11.46
|3rd
|-
|Kitchener Centre
|Ted Martin
|
|
|
|6,781
|15.80
|3rd
|-
|Kitchener—Waterloo
|Dan Lajoie
|
|
|
|6,084
|10.94
|3rd
|-
|Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
|Joyce Jolliffe
|
|Strathroy
|
|4,523
|11.01
|3rd
|-
|London—Fanshawe
|Irene Mathyssen
|Member of Provincial Parliament for Middlesex (1990–1995)
|
|Teacher
|12,051
|31.05
|2nd
|-
|London North Centre
|Rebecca Coulter
|
|
|
|11,414
|24.53
|3rd
|-
|London West
|Patti Dalton
|
|
|
|7,403
|14.89
|3rd
|-
|Oxford
|Shawn Rouse
|
|
|
|5,318
|12.56
|3rd
|-
|Perth—Middlesex
|Jack Verhulst
|
|
|
|4,703
|11.81
|3rd
|-
|Sarnia—Lambton
|Glenn Sonier
|
|
|
|6,482
|16.95
|3rd
|-
|Waterloo—Wellington
|Richard Walsh-Bowers
|NDP candidate for Kitchener—Waterloo in the 2000 federal election <br> ONDP candidate for Waterloo—Wellington in the 1999 provincial election
|
|Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University
|3,970
|8.62
|3rd
|-
|Windsor—St. Clair
|Madeleine Crnec
|
|
|
|10,433
|29.10
|2nd
|-
|Windsor West
|Yvette Blackburn
|
|
|
|7,383
|20.98
|2nd
|}
By-elections
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! style="width:250px;"|Riding<br />
! style="width:150px;"|Candidate's Name
! style="width:300px;"|Notes
!Residence
!Occupation
!Votes
!%
!Rank
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|Burlington
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|Markham
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|Nepean—Carleton
|
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|Toronto—Danforth
|
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|Whitby—Ajax
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|York South—Weston
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