# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2014 Ontario provincial election

This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 2014 Ontario general election.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Barrie | David Bradbury | | | | 7,975 | 16.29 | 3rd |
| Dufferin—Caledon | Rehya Rebecca Yazbek | | | | 5,269 | 11.66 | 4th |
| Durham | Derek Spence | | | | 13,094 | 24.08 | 3rd |
| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Don Abel | Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth North (1990–1995) | | | 10,431 | 19.74 | 3rd |
| Newmarket—Aurora | Angus Duff | | | | 6,023 | 11.51 | 3rd |
| Northumberland—Quinte West | Kira Mees | ONDP candidate for Northumberland—Quinte West in the 2011 provincial election | Hastings County | Disability support worker | 9,211 | 16.91 | 3rd |
| Peterborough | Sheila Wood | | | | 9,728 | 18.24 | 3rd |
| Simcoe—Grey | David Matthews | ONDP candidate for Simcoe—Grey in the 2011 provincial election | | | 7,793 | 14.13 | 3rd |
| Simcoe North | Doris Middleton | ONDP candidate for Simcoe North in the 2011 provincial election | | | 7,896 | 15.15 | 3rd |
| York—Simcoe | Laura Bowman | | | | 8,420 | 17.88 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Carleton—Mississippi Mills | John Hansen | | Kanata | Small business owner | 8,744 | 13.57 | 3rd |
| Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Isabelle Sabourin | | | Executive assistant | 5,902 | 12.46 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Mary Rita Holland | ONDP candidate for Kingston and the Islands in the 2011 provincial election | | | 14,811 | 29.56 | 2nd |
| Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | Dave Parkhill | ONDP candidate for Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington in the 2011 provincial election | Kingston | Paramedic | 10,184 | 20.18 | 3rd |
| Leeds—Grenville | David Lundy | ONDP candidate for Leeds—Grenville in the 2011 provincial election | Merrickville | Union leader (OPSEU) | 7,219 | 17.41 | 3rd |
| Nepean—Carleton | Ric Dagenais | ONDP candidate for Nepean—Carleton in the 2011 provincial election | | Union official (CUPE) | 8,628 | 13.06 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Jennifer McKenzie | Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustee for Zone 10 (2006–2010) | | Engineer | 10,894 | 20.47 | 2nd |
| Ottawa—Orléans | Prosper M'Bemba-Meka | | | Toxicologist | 5,022 | 8.98 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Bronwyn Funiciello | Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee for Zone 6 (2003–2014) | Ottawa | Civil servant | 5,817 | 12.26 | 3rd |
| Ottawa—Vanier | Hervé Ngamby | | Vanier | Engineer | 5,228 | 13.32 | 3rd |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Alex Cullen | Member of Ottawa City Council for Bay Ward (2000–2010) Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West (1997–1999) Member of Ottawa City Council for Richmond Ward (1991–1994) | | Economist | 6,760 | 14.41 | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Hastings | Merrill Stewart | ANDP candidate for Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan in the 2001 Alberta provincial election | Belleville | Sales professional | 8,829 | 19.11 | 3rd |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Brian Dougherty | ONDP candidate for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in the 2011 provincial election | Arnprior | Plumber | 5,978 | 14.46 | 3rd |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Elaine MacDonald | Member of Cornwall City Council (2010–present) | Cornwall | Teacher | 8,336 | 20.88 | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ajax—Pickering | Jermaine King | | | | 8,274 | 16.09 | 3rd |
| Beaches—East York | Michael Prue | Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York (2001–2014) Candidate in the 2009 Ontario NDP leadership election Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 32 (Beaches—East York) (1998–2001) Mayor of East York (1993–1997) | | | 16,737 | 38.93 | 2nd |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Jagmeet Singh | Member of Provincial Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton (2011–2017) | | Lawyer | 23,519 | 44.31 | 1st |
| Brampton—Springdale | Gurpreet Dhillon | | Brampton | Business analyst | 13,513 | 31.98 | 2nd |
| Brampton West | Gugni Gill Panaich | | | | 12,985 | 23.65 | 3rd |
| Burlington | Jan Mowbray | Member of Milton City Council (2003–2010) | | | 7,792 | 14.38 | 3rd |
| Davenport | Jonah Schein | Member of Provincial Parliament for Davenport (2011–2014) | | Social worker | 14,322 | 40.15 | 2nd |
| Don Valley East | Akil Sadikali | | | | 4,500 | 14.03 | 3rd |
| Don Valley West | Khalid Ahmed | ONDP candidate for Don Valley West in the 2011 provincial election | | Social worker | 3,569 | 7.76 | 3rd |
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Thomas Gallezot | | | | 3,060 | 7.33 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke Centre | Chris Jones | | | | 5,758 | 12.14 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | P. C. Choo | ONDP candidate for Markham—Unionville in the 2011 provincial election | | | 6,362 | 12.43 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke North | Nigel Barriffe | | | | 7,103 | 26.21 | 2nd |
| Halton | Nik Spohr | ONDP candidate for Halton in the 2011 provincial election | | | 9,758 | 12.96 | 3rd |
| Markham—Unionville | Nadine Kormos Hawkins | | | | 4,205 | 10.03 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Brampton South | Kevin Troake | | | | 6,906 | 16.72 | 3rd |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville | Fayaz Karim | | | | 6,158 | 15.39 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Erindale | Michelle Bilek | ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Erindale in the 2011 provincial election | | | 7,730 | 14.93 | 3rd |
| Mississauga South | Boris Rosolak | | | | 4,649 | 10.63 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Streetsville | Anju Sikka | ONDP candidate for Mississauga South in the 2011 provincial election | | | 5,885 | 13.70 | 3rd |
| Oak Ridges—Markham | Miles Krauter | | | | 9,355 | 11.58 | 3rd |
| Oakville | Che Marville | | | | 3,994 | 7.98 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Jennifer French | | Oshawa | Teacher | 22,232 | 46.70 | 1st |
| Parkdale—High Park | Cheri DiNovo | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park (2006–2017) | Toronto | United Church minister | 18,385 | 40.77 | 1st |
| Pickering—Scarborough East | Eileen Higdon | | | | 6,600 | 14.78 | 3rd |
| Richmond Hill | Adam DeVita | ONDP candidate for Richmond Hill in the 2011 provincial election | | | 4,697 | 10.97 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | Alex Wilson | | | | 4,105 | 11.81 | 3rd |
| Scarborough Centre | Carol Baker | | | | 7,145 | 20.29 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Shuja Syed | | | | 5,894 | 16.98 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | Neethan Shan | York Region District School Board Trustee for Wards 7 and 8 (2006–2010) | Scarborough | Social worker | 13,019 | 31.31 | 2nd |
| Scarborough Southwest | Jessie Macaulay | | | | 8,674 | 23.65 | 2nd |
| St. Paul's | Luke Savage | | | | 5,056 | 10.06 | 3rd |
| Toronto Centre | Kate Sellar | | | Lawyer | 8,140 | 15.90 | 3rd |
| Toronto—Danforth | Peter Tabuns | Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (2006–present) Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 8 (Riverdale) (1990–1997) | Toronto | Former executive director of Greenpeace Canada | 19,190 | 44.61 | 1st |
| Thornhill | Cindy Hackelberg | ONDP candidate for Thornhill in the 2011 provincial election | | | 4,052 | 8.14 | 3rd |
| Trinity—Spadina | Rosario Marchese | Member of Provincial Parliament for Trinity—Spadina (1999–2014) Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999) Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 4 (1982–1990) | Toronto | Teacher | 17,442 | 30.37 | 2nd |
| Vaughan | Marco Coletta | | | | 6,942 | 11.52 | 3rd |
| Whitby—Oshawa | Ryan Kelly | | | Teacher | 13,621 | 23.04 | 3rd |
| Willowdale | Alexander Brown | ONDP candidate for Willowdale in the 2011 provincial election | | | 4,693 | 10.15 | 3rd |
| York Centre | John Fragan | ONDP candidate for York Centre in the 2011 provincial election | | | 5,645 | 15.96 | 3rd |
| York South—Weston | Paul Ferreira | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park (2007) | | Public relations professional | 12,200 | 37.25 | 2nd |
| York West | Tom Rakocevic | ONDP candidate for York West in the 2011 provincial election | | Executive assistant | 9,997 | 39.21 | 2nd |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale | Alex Johnstone | | | | 8,415 | 15.60 | 3rd |
| Hamilton Centre | Andrea Horwath | Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2009–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre (2007–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East (2004–2007) Member of Hamilton City Council for Ward 2 (1997–2004) | Hamilton, Ontario | | 18,697 | 52.01 | 1st |
| Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | Paul Miller | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (2007–2022) Member of Stoney Creek City Council (1994–2000) | Stoney Creek | | 19,958 | 48.61 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Monique Taylor | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (2011–2025) | Hamilton | | 23,066 | 46.90 | 1st |
| Niagara Falls | Wayne Gates | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (2014–present) Member of Niagara Falls City Council (2010–2014) | Niagara Falls | Union leader (Unifor) | 24,131 | 47.39 | 1st |
| Niagara West—Glanbrook | Brian McCormack | | | | 12,423 | 22.22 | 3rd |
| St. Catharines | Jennie Stevens | Member of St. Catharines City Council (2003–2018) | St. Catharines | | 11,350 | 24.40 | 3rd |
| Welland | Cindy Forster | Member of Provincial Parliament for Welland (2011–2018) Mayor of Welland (2000–2003) | Welland | Nurse | 21,326 | 46.71 | 1st |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Michael Mantha | Member of Provincial Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin (2011–2025) | Elliot Lake | Executive assistant | 14,171 | 53.41 | 1st |
| Kenora—Rainy River | Sarah Campbell | Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River (2011–2018) | Vermilion Bay | Executive assistant | 12,889 | 55.66 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Henri Giroux | ONDP candidate for Nipissing in the 2011, and 2007 provincial elections | | Chef | 8,057 | 25.74 | 3rd |
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | Clyde Mobbley | | | | 4,999 | 12.92 | 4th |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Celia Ross | President of Algoma University (1998–2010) | Sault Ste. Marie | University professor | 7,610 | 25.47 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Joe Cimino | Member of Greater Sudbury City Council for Ward 1 (2006–2014) | Sudbury | Teacher | 14,274 | 42.24 | 1st |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Mary Kozorys | ONDP candidate for Thunder Bay—Atikokan in the 2011 provincial election | | | 8,052 | 28.11 | 2nd |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Andrew Foulds | Member of Thunder Bay City Council for Current River Ward (2006–present) | | | 8,169 | 29.46 | 2nd |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | John Vanthof | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane (2011–present) | Earlton | Farmer | 14,661 | 55.48 | 1st |
| Timmins—James Bay | Gilles Bisson | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999) | Timmins | Union leader | 11,756 | 51.18 | 1st |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brant | Alex Felsky | | | | 13,992 | 27.15 | 3rd |
| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Karen Gventer | ONDP candidate for Dufferin—Caledon in the 2011 provincial election | | | 6,787 | 15.85 | 3rd |
| Cambridge | Bobbi Stewart | | | | 10,413 | 21.60 | 3rd |
| Chatham-Kent—Essex | Dan Gelinas | | | | 11,664 | 31.14 | 2nd |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London | Kathy Cornish | ONDP candidate for Elgin—Middlesex—London in the 2011 provincial election | | | 12,034 | 26.63 | 2nd |
| Essex | Taras Natyshak | Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex (2011–2022) | Belle River | Union official | 28,118 | 60.34 | 1st |
| Guelph | James Gordon | ONDP candidate for Guelph in the 2011 provincial election | Guelph | Musician | 9,385 | 17.70 | 4th |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Ian Nichols | ONDP candidate for Haldimand—Norfolk in the 2011 provincial election | | | 9,786 | 23.16 | 2nd |
| Huron—Bruce | Jan Johnstone | | | | 10,843 | 22.85 | 3rd |
| Kitchener Centre | Margaret Johnston | | | | 9,765 | 22.81 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Conestoga | James Villeneuve | | | | 9,958 | 21.24 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Waterloo | Catherine Fife | Member of Provincial Parliament for Waterloo (2012–present) | Waterloo | Researcher | 20,536 | 37.43 | 1st |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Joe Hill | ONDP candidate for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in the 2011 provincial election | | | 12,160 | 26.52 | 2nd |
| London—Fanshawe | Teresa Armstrong | Member of Provincial Parliament for London—Fanshawe (2011–present) | London | Insurance professional | 17,903 | 50.42 | 1st |
| London North Centre | Judy Bryant | | | | 13,853 | 29.84 | 2nd |
| London West | Peggy Sattler | Member of Provincial Parliament for London West (2013–present) | London | Policy analyst | 22,243 | 40.36 | 1st |
| Oxford | Bryan Smith | | | | 10,573 | 25.79 | 2nd |
| Perth—Wellington | Romayne Smith Fullerton | | | | 7,764 | 18.91 | 3rd |
| Sarnia—Lambton | Brian White | ONDP candidate for Sarnia—Lambton in the 2011 provincial election | | | 16,327 | 35.76 | 2nd |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | Michael Carlucci | | | | 6,804 | 14.13 | 3rd |
| Windsor—Tecumseh | Percy Hatfield | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh (2013–2022) | Windsor | Journalist | 22,818 | 62.16 | 1st |
| Windsor West | Lisa Gretzky | | Windsor | Event planner | 15,043 | 41.40 | 1st |