# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1975 Ontario provincial election

This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1975 Ontario general election.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Votes | % | Rank |
| Dufferin–Simcoe | Ian Perkins | | 3,317 | 11.61 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Peterborough | Bob Thompson | | 2,961 | 13.08 | 3rd |
| Northumberland | John Taylor | | 6,259 | | 3rd |
| Peterborough | Gillian Sandeman | NDP candidate for Peterborough in the 1974 federal election | 16,169 | | 1st |
| Simcoe Centre | Paul Wessenger | | 11,623 | | 2nd |
| Simcoe East | Roger Pretty | | 10,396 | | 2nd |
| Victoria—Haliburton | F. McLaughlin | | 3,718 | | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Carleton | Gordon Kritsch | | | | 7,769 | | 3rd |
| Carleton East | Evelyn Gigantes | | | Radio/television broadcaster | 11,981 | 36.02 | 1st |
| Carleton—Grenville | Reg Willis | | | | 5,741 | 24.94 | 2nd |
| Cornwall | George Samis | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1974–1985) | | Teacher | 11,927 | 51.11 | 1st |
| Frontenac—Addington | Bill Barnes | | | | 3,379 | 14.57 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Lars Thompson | | | | 6,134 | 24.54 | 3rd |
| Lanark | George Murray | | | | 3,066 | 15.05 | 3rd |
| Leeds | John Fielding | | | | 5,721 | 23.95 | 2nd |
| Ottawa Centre | Michael Cassidy | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1971–1984) Member of Ottawa City Council (1970–1972) | Ottawa | Journalist | 10,658 | 38.92 | 1st |
| Ottawa East | Robert Cournoyer | | | | 4,543 | 18.59 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Eileen Scotton | | | | 11,099 | 32.43 | 2nd |
| Ottawa West | Sue Findlay | | | | 8,871 | | 3rd |
| Prescott and Russell | R. DesRochers | | | | 5,027 | | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Jan Nicol | | | | 3,250 | | 3rd |
| Quinte | C. McLaughlan | | | | 4,744 | | 3rd |
| Renfrew North | Robert Cox | | | | 5,938 | | 3rd |
| Renfrew South | Lawrence Smith | | | | 3,479 | | 3rd |
| Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry | Gerard Lussier | | | | 2,801 | | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Armourdale | M. Mocciola | | | | 6,255 | 18.57 | 3rd |
| Beaches—Woodbine | Marion Bryden | | Toronto | Researcher | 10,500 | 45.67 | 1st |
| Bellwoods | Ross McClellan | | | Social worker | 4,921 | 38.15 | 1st |
| Brampton | John Deamer | | | | 10,793 | 28.53 | 2nd |
| Burlington South | Bill Brown | | | | 8,859 | 23.90 | 3rd |
| Don Mills | Bob Sherwood | | | | 8,216 | 27.45 | 2nd |
| Dovercourt | Tony Lupusella | | Toronto | | 5,748 | 41.84 | 1st |
| Downsview | Odoardo Di Santo | | | Journalist/paralegal | 8,090 | 36.97 | 1st |
| Durham East | Doug Moffatt | | Scugog | Teacher | 12,824 | 41.96 | 1st |
| Durham North | Lesley Griffin | | | | 6,189 | 21.73 | 3rd |
| Durham West | Charles Godfrey | | | Physician | 11,539 | 39.16 | 1st |
| Eglinton | Eileen Elmy | | | | 4,713 | 14.28 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke | Ed Philip | | Rexdale | Educator | 8,995 | 37.66 | 1st |
| Halton—Burlington | Bill Johnson | | | | 6,644 | 23.51 | 3rd |
| High Park—Swansea | Ed Ziemba | Candidate for Toronto City Council in the 1974 Toronto municipal election | Toronto | | 10,215 | 39.98 | 1st |
| Humber | Bob Curran | | | | 7,639 | 19.28 | 3rd |
| Lakeshore | Patrick Lawlor | Member of Provincial Parliament for Lakeshore (1967–1981) | Toronto | Lawyer | 14,271 | 51.01 | 1st |
| Mississauga East | Larry Taylor | | | | 6,435 | | 3rd |
| Mississauga North | David Busby | | | | 10,787 | | 2nd |
| Mississauga South | Danny Dunleavy | | | | 7,102 | | 3rd |
| Oakville | Doug Black | | | | 5,969 | | 3rd |
| Oakwood | Tony Grande | | Toronto | Teacher | 7,388 | 39.25 | 1st |
| Oriole | Ken Crooke | | | | 7,409 | 23.3 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Michael Breaugh | | Oshawa | Teacher | 14,442 | | 1st |
| Parkdale | Jan Dukszta | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale (1971–1981) | | Psychiatrist | 7,158 | 41.71 | 1st |
| Riverdale | Jim Renwick | Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1964–1984) President of the New Democratic Party (1967–1969) | | Lawyer | 9,133 | 50.3 | 1st |
| Scarborough Centre | Dave Gracey | | | | 5,595 | 26.28 | 2nd |
| Scarborough East | Ann Marie Hill | | | | 7,271 | 20.9 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | David Warner | NDP candidate for York—Scarborough in the 1974 and 1972 federal elections | | Teacher | 9,452 | 39.2 | 1st |
| Scarborough North | Guy Beaulieu | | | | 7,268 | 19.1 | 3rd |
| Scarborough West | Stephen Lewis | Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1970–1978) Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough West (1963–1978) | | | 15,717 | 56.1 | 1st |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | B. Beardsley | | | | 7,627 | 34.6 | 2nd |
| St. David | Jim Lemon | | | | 7,990 | 30.5 | 2nd |
| St. George | Lukin Robinson | | | | 5,858 | 22.9 | 3rd |
| Wilson Heights | Howard Moscoe | | Toronto | Teacher | 7,476 | | 3rd |
| York Centre | Tony Snedker | | | | 7,748 | 21.99 | 3rd |
| York East | Ed Chmielewski | | | | 5,918 | | 3rd |
| York Mills | Allan Millard | | | | 7,252 | 18.5 | 3rd |
| York North | Robert Lewis | | | | 9,263 | | 3rd |
| York South | Donald C. MacDonald | Member of Provincial Parliament for York South (1955–1982) President of the New Democratic Party (1971–1975) Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1953–1970) | Toronto | Journalist/teacher | 13,365 | 48.50 | 1st |
| York West | Ian Barrett | | | | 9,454 | 26.38 | 3rd |
| Yorkview | Fred Young | | | United Church minister | 13,406 | 52.40 | 1st |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brock | Fred Lindal | | | | 5,969 | 24.40 | 2nd |
| Erie | Maurice Keck | | | | 6,906 | 33.30 | 2nd |
| Hamilton Centre | Mike Davison | | Hamilton | | 8,778 | 38.14 | 1st |
| Hamilton East | Robert W. Mackenzie | NDP candidate for Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1974 and 1972 federal elections CCF candidate for Windsor—Walkerville in the 1955 provincial election | Hamilton | Union leader (United Steelworkers) | 13,971 | 47.83 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Brian Charlton | | Hamilton | | 11,075 | 33.77 | 2nd |
| Hamilton West | Ray Fazakas | | | | 7,243 | 25.67 | 3rd |
| Lincoln | Ron Leavens | | | | 4,092 | 19.50 | 3rd |
| Niagara Falls | Peter Sobol | | | | 7,003 | | 3rd |
| Welland | Mel Swart | | | | 10,209 | | 1st |
| St. Catharines | Fred Dickson | | | | 9,215 | 31.81 | 3rd |
| Wentworth | Ian Deans | Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth (1967–1979) | | Firefighter | 14,791 | | 1st |
| Wentworth North | C. Faulknor | | | | 8,180 | | 3rd |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Algoma | Bud Wildman | | Echo Bay | Teacher | 4,962 | 38.54 | 1st |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Winston Baker | | | | 4,352 | 32.49 | 2nd |
| Cochrane North | René Brixhe | | | | 3,728 | 23.63 | 2nd |
| Cochrane South | Bill Ferrier | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1967–1977) | | United Church minister | 10,784 | 46.62 | 1st |
| Fort William | Iain Angus | | Thunder Bay | | 9,173 | 36.59 | 1st |
| Kenora | Bill Watkins | | | | 5,165 | 30.25 | 2nd |
| Lake Nipigon | Jack Stokes | Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay (1967–1975) | | | 6,603 | 50.50 | 1st |
| Muskoka | Ken Cargill | | | | 5,760 | | 2nd |
| Nickel Belt | Floyd Laughren | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998) | Sudbury | Economist/Professor at Cambrian College | 10,481 | | 1st |
| Nipissing | Mike O'Hallarn | | | | 5,054 | | 3rd |
| Parry Sound | Larry Labine | | | | 2,973 | | 3rd |
| Port Arthur | Jim Foulds | Member of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur (1971–1987) | Port Arthur | Teacher | 12,213 | 49.74 | 1st |
| Rainy River | M. Lichtenstein | | | | 2,259 | | 3rd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Ron Moreau | | | | 13,470 | 39.67 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Bud Germa | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury (1971–1981) Member of Parliament for Sudbury (1967–1968) | | | 11,511 | | 1st |
| Sudbury East | Elie Martel | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1967–1987) | Sudbury | Teacher | 18,650 | | 1st |
| Timiskaming | Robert Bain | | | Small business owner | | | 1st |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | Jim Schneider | | | | 4,791 | 18.36 | 3rd |
| Brantford | Mac Makarchuk | Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford (1967–1971) | Brantford | Journalist | 12,048 | 39.05 | 1st |
| Cambridge | Monty Davidson | | | Union leader (Textile Workers Union of America) | 11,399 | 38.20 | 1st |
| Chatham—Kent | Ron Franko | | | | 5,728 | 24.67 | 3rd |
| Essex North | Lucien Lacasse | | | | 7,678 | 35.42 | 2nd |
| Essex South | Ralph Wensley | | | | 6,058 | 26.36 | 3rd |
| Grey | Colin L. Swan | | | | 2,835 | 10.98 | 3rd |
| Grey–Bruce | Lorne Creighton | | | | 1,235 | 5.18 | 3rd |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Norm Walpole | | | | 4,967 | 15.82 | 3rd |
| Huron—Bruce | Donald Milne | | | | 2,635 | 10.48 | 3rd |
| Huron—Middlesex | Paul Carroll | | | | 1,967 | 9.02 | 3rd |
| Kent—Elgin | Ray McGaffey | | | | 2,242 | 9.92 | 3rd |
| Kitchener | Meg Young | | | | 7,367 | 25.14 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | M. Rosenberg | | | | 8,184 | 33.42 | 2nd |
| Lambton | Maurice Payne | | | | 1,181 | 5.52 | 3rd |
| London Centre | Pat Chefurka | | | | 7,896 | 27.46 | 3rd |
| London North | Mike Warren | | | | 5,570 | 18.05 | 3rd |
| London South | Edith Welch | | | | 7,171 | 19.88 | 3rd |
| Middlesex | H. Aitkenhead | | | | 3,127 | | 3rd |
| Oxford | Peter Klynstra | | | | 4,675 | | 3rd |
| Perth | Larry J. Wraith | | | | 2,989 | | 3rd |
| Sarnia | Ivan Hillier | | | | 2,957 | 10.48 | 3rd |
| Waterloo North | Jack Kersell | | | | 6,880 | | 3rd |
| Wellington South | Carl Hamilton | | | | 6,833 | | 2nd |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | Gerry Campbell | | | | 6,169 | | 3rd |
| Windsor—Riverside | Fred Burr | | | Teacher | 13,273 | 47.85 | 1st |
| Windsor—Sandwich | Ted Bounsall | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West (1971–1975) | Windsor | Professor at the University of Windsor | 10,543 | | 1st |
| Windsor—Walkerville | David Burr | | | | 6,923 | | 2nd |