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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
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford John Thomson 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

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Riding
 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 4,286 10.32 3rd
Kingston and the Islands Janet Collins 5,514 11.51 3rd
Lanark—Carleton Jim Ronson 3,554 5.87 3rd
Leeds—Grenville Steve Armstrong 2,469 5.61 3rd
Nepean—Carleton Liam McCarthy 3,828 6.54 3rd
Ottawa Centre Jeff Atkinson Ottawa Union official (CLC)[1] 11,362 22.98 2nd
Ottawa—Orléans Ric Dagenais 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 Britannia, Ottawa Psychologist 4,099 8.34 3rd
Prince Edward—Hastings Jodie Jenkins 3,377 8.45 3rd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Felicite Stairs 5,092 11.66 3rd
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh Matt Sumegi 1,639 4.29 4th

Greater Toronto Area

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Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Beaches—East York Michael Prue Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York (2001–2014)
Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 32 Beaches—East York (1998–2001)
Mayor of East York (1993–1997) 		Civil servant 21,239 50.90 1st
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Cesar Martello 4,931 11.65 3rd
Brampton Centre Kathy Pounder 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 3,832 8.22 3rd
Davenport Jordan Berger Husband of Marit Stiles 7,243 27.33 2nd
Don Valley East Murphy Browne 3,058 8.14 3rd
Don Valley West Ali Naqvi 2,540 5.69 3rd
Eglinton—Lawrence Robin Alter 4,351 10.43 3rd
Etobicoke Centre Margaret Anne McHugh 3,400 7.61 3rd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Irene Jones Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore (2000–2003)
Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 2 Lakeshore Queensway (1998–2000)
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 ONDP candidate for Markham in the 1999 provincial election 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 4,464 6.46 3rd
Oakville Anwar Naqvi Oakville[2] 2,858 6.35 3rd
Oshawa Sid Ryan President of CUPE Ontario (1992–2009) 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 5,250 12.40 3rd
Scarborough—Rouge River Jean-Paul Yovanoff Marketing professional 2,246 5.98 3rd
Scarborough Southwest Barbara Warner 6,688 17.94 3rd
Thornhill Laurie Orrett Executive assistant[3] 2,616 5.73 3rd
Toronto Centre—Rosedale Gene Lara St. James Town, Toronto[4] Social service agency director[5] 9,112 20.14 3rd
Toronto—Danforth Marilyn Churley Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (1999–2005)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1990–1999)
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)
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 3,084 6.64 3rd
York Centre Matthew Norrish 3,494 11.04 3rd
York North Sylvia Gerl 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

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Riding
 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
ONDP candidate for Hamilton Mountain in the 1999 provincial election
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 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
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Algoma—Manitoulin Peter Denley Echo Bay Newspaper columnist/postal worker[6] 9,459 31.71 2nd
Kenora—Rainy River Howard Hampton Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1996–2009)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River (1999–2011)
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)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1987–1999) 		Insurance professional 16,567 46.52 1st
Nipissing Terry O'Connor North Bay Chaplain[7] 2,613 7.23 3rd
Parry Sound—Muskoka Jo-Anne Boulding Bracebridge Lawyer[8] 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)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999) 		Union organizer 14,941 49.70 1st

Southwestern Ontario

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Riding
 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[9] 8,513 18.09 3rd
Chatham-Kent—Essex Derry McKeever 2,893 7.45 3rd
Elgin—Middlesex—London Bryan Bakker Filmmaker[10] 4,063 9.35 3rd
Essex Pat Hayes 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 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 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 ONDP candidate for Waterloo—Wellington in the 1999 provincial election 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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Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Burlington Cory Judson
Markham Janice Hagan
Nepean—Carleton Laurel Gibbons
Toronto—Danforth Peter Tabuns
Whitby—Ajax Julie Gladman
York South—Weston Paul Ferreira

References

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  1. ^ McLeod, Ian (2003-04-09). "Atkinson on the campaign trail". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  2. ^ Bkila, John (2015-06-08). "Oakville man writes poetry as legacy for grandkids". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  3. ^ Harding, Katherine (2003-09-17). "Private schools still Thornhill's hot button". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  4. ^ Brisbane, Justin (2003-09-12). "Rye's riding heats up". The Eye Opener. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  5. ^ "Gene Lara: community champion, dedicated mother and grandmother". wellesleyinstitute.com. Wellesley Institute. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  6. ^ Brown, Mark (2003-01-30). "Rocky Island Lake whistleblower seeks NDP nod". Soo Today. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  7. ^ "Tribute to Brother Terry O'Connor, CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-1996". CUPE. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  8. ^ "NDP's Jo-Anne Boulding inspired by the struggles of the marginalized". Huntsville Forester. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  9. ^ "Councillor Wolf's Biography". City of Cambridge. 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  10. ^ "Bryan Bakker Producer/Writer/Director". filmfreeway.com. 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
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