# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2018 Ontario provincial election

This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 2018 Ontario general election. The ONDP nominated candidates in all of Ontario's 124 ridings, 40 of whom were elected. Following the election, the ONDP was the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and formed the Official Opposition.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Barrie—Innisfil | Pekka Reinio | | Barrie | Teacher | 12,661 | 28.60 | 2nd |
| Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | Dan Janssen | | | Union leader (IAMAW) | 12,891 | 28.21 | 2nd |
| Dufferin—Caledon | Andrea Mullarkey | | | Work safety professional | 11,381 | 20.34 | 2nd |
| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Zac Miller | | Kawartha Lakes | University student | 15,142 | 26.50 | 2nd |
| Northumberland—Peterborough South | Jana Papuckoski | | Port Hope | Union leader (United Steelworkers)/Security guard | 14,804 | 24.50 | 2nd |
| Peterborough—Kawartha | Sean Conway | | | Musician/Artist | 20,518 | 33.75 | 2nd |
| Simcoe North | Elizabeth Van Houtte | Candidate for Orillia City Council in the 2014 Orillia municipal election | Orillia | Social worker | 15,078 | 28.03 | 2nd |
| Simcoe–Grey | David Matthews | ONDP candidate for Simcoe–Grey in the 2014 and 2011 provincial elections | | | 13,444 | 22.05 | 2nd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Bay of Quinte | Joanne Bélanger | Hastings & Prince Edward Roman Catholic School Board Trustee for Sidney Township and Frankford (1994–1997) | Quinte West | Christian chaplain | 16,063 | 31.84 | 2nd |
| Carleton | Courtney Potter | | | | 11,308 | 22.50 | 2nd |
| Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Bonnie Jean-Louis | ONDP candidate for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the 2011 provincial election Green Party candidate for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the 2006 federal election | Hawkesbury | | 10,610 | 21.79 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Lennox and Addington | Nate Smelle | | Bancroft | Journalist/Small business owner | 14,441 | 32.44 | 2nd |
| Kanata—Carleton | John Hansen | | | | 15,592 | 29.17 | 2nd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Ian Arthur | | Kingston | Chef | 21,788 | 39.16 | 1st |
| Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | Ramsey Hart | | Perth | Food bank director | 15,339 | 30.47 | 2nd |
| Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes | Michelle Taylor | | | University student | 9,688 | 19.78 | 2nd |
| Nepean | Zaff Ansari | | | | 15,110 | 28.53 | 2nd |
| Orléans | Barbara Zarboni | | | | 14,033 | 21.94 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Joel Harden | | Old Ottawa South | Researcher/Educator | 29,675 | 46.08 | 1st |
| Ottawa South | Eleanor Fast | | Ottawa | Policy analyst | 14,250 | 27.19 | 3rd |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Chandra Pasma | | Qualicum-Graham Park, Ottawa | Researcher/Policy analyst | 16,415 | 32.48 | 2nd |
| Ottawa—Vanier | Lyra Evans | | Ottawa | | 14,232 | 29.68 | 2nd |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Ethel Lavalley | Mayor of South Algonquin (1998–present) Mayor of Airy (1985–1998) | Airy | Union leader (OPSEU) | 8,066 | 17.63 | 2nd |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Marc Benoit | | Cornwall | | 9,416 | 21.63 | 2nd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ajax | Monique Hughes | | | | 15,130 | 30.97 | 2nd |
| Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | Katrina Sale | | | Teacher | 8,116 | 18.04 | 3rd |
| Beaches—East York | Rima Berns-McGown | | | | 24,064 | 48.21 | 1st |
| Brampton Centre | Sara Singh | | | Non-profit executive | 12,892 | 38.37 | 1st |
| Brampton East | Gurratan Singh | Brother of Jagmeet Singh | | Lawyer | 18,062 | 46.92 | 1st |
| Brampton North | Kevin Yarde | | Toronto | Journalist | 14,877 | 37.55 | 1st |
| Brampton South | Paramjit Gill | | | | 12,919 | 33.85 | 2nd |
| Brampton West | Jagroop Singh | | | | 14,461 | 38.09 | 2nd |
| Burlington | Andrew Drummond | | | | 18,053 | 28.63 | 2nd |
| Davenport | Marit Stiles | President of the New Democratic Party (2016–2018) Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 9 (Davenport) (2014–2018) | Toronto | Researcher/Policy analyst | 27,613 | 60.27 | 1st |
| Don Valley East | Khalid Ahmed | ONDP candidate for Don Valley West in the 2014 and 2011 provincial elections | | | 9,937 | 27.44 | 3rd |
| Don Valley North | Akil Sadikali | | | | 8,476 | 20.87 | 3rd |
| Don Valley West | Amara Possian | | | | 8,620 | 18.83 | 3rd |
| Durham | Joel Usher | | | | 19,253 | 31.66 | 2nd |
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Robyn Vilde | | | | 8,985 | 18.14 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke Centre | Erica Kelly | | | | 10,311 | 18.15 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Phil Trotter | | | | 19,401 | 32.89 | 2nd |
| Etobicoke North | Mahamud Amin | | | | 9,210 | 25.37 | 2nd |
| Humber River—Black Creek | Tom Rakocevic | ONDP candidate for York West in the 2014 and 2011 provincial elections | | Executive assistant | 11,573 | 37.41 | 1st |
| King—Vaughan | Andrea Beal | | | | 7,921 | 15.39 | 3rd |
| Markham—Stouffville | Kingsley Kwok | | | Respiratory therapist | 10,997 | 20.42 | 3rd |
| Markham—Thornhill | Cindy Hackelberg | ONDP candidate for Thornhill in the 2014 and 2011 provincial elections | | | 8,010 | 21.33 | 3rd |
| Markham—Unionville | Sylvie David | | | | 7,778 | 16.57 | 3rd |
| Milton | Brendan Smyth | | | | 9,740 | 22.24 | 3rd |
| Mississauga Centre | Laura Kaminker | | | | 12,046 | 27.56 | 2nd |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville | Tom Takacs | | | | 9,871 | 22.74 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Erin Mills | Farina Hassan | | | | 13,021 | 27.60 | 2nd |
| Mississauga—Lakeshore | Boris Rosolak | ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Lakeshore in the 2014 provincial election | | | 9,735 | 18.30 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Malton | Nikki Clarke | | | | 12,351 | 32.84 | 2nd |
| Mississauga—Streetsville | Jacqueline Gujarati | | | | 12,393 | 25.84 | 2nd |
| Newmarket—Aurora | Melissa Williams | | | | 12,405 | 23.85 | 2nd |
| Oakville | Lesley Sprague | ONDP candidate for Oakville in the 2011 provincial election | | | 9,424 | 16.57 | 3rd |
| Oakville North—Burlington | Saima Zaidi | | | | 13,496 | 24.38 | 2nd |
| Oshawa | Jennifer French | Member of Provincial Parliament for Oshawa (2014–present) | Oshawa | Teacher | 24,301 | 44.88 | 1st |
| Parkdale—High Park | Bhutila Karpoche | | | | 32,407 | 59.41 | 1st |
| Pickering—Uxbridge | Nerissa Cariño | | | | 17,033 | 32.02 | 2nd |
| Richmond Hill | Marco Coletta | | | | 7,490 | 17.27 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | Tasleem Riaz | | | | 6,434 | 17.45 | 3rd |
| Scarborough Centre | Zeyd Bismilla | | | | 13,247 | 33.36 | 2nd |
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Tom Packwood | | | Financial advisor | 9,917 | 27.62 | 3rd |
| Scarborough North | Dwayne Morgan | | | | 8,320 | 24.39 | 2nd |
| Scarborough—Rouge Park | Felicia Samuel | | | | 15,261 | 36.32 | 2nd |
| Scarborough Southwest | Doly Begum | | Scarborough | Researcher/policy analyst | 19,835 | 45.66 | 1st |
| Thornhill | Ezra Tanen | | | | 9,134 | 19.33 | 2nd |
| Toronto Centre | Suze Morrison | | | | 23,688 | 53.66 | 1st |
| Toronto—Danforth | Peter Tabuns | Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (2006–present) Member of Toronto City Council (1990–1997) | Toronto | Former executive director of Greenpeace Canada | 32,938 | 64.25 | 1st |
| Toronto—St. Paul’s | Jill Andrew | | | | 18,843 | 35.96 | 1st |
| University—Rosedale | Jessica Bell | | | | 24,537 | 49.66 | 1st |
| Vaughan—Woodbridge | Sandra Lozano | | | | 6,254 | 14.56 | 3rd |
| Whitby | Niki Lundquist | | | | 21,158 | 36.61 | 2nd |
| Willowdale | Saman Tabasinejad | | | | 10,481 | 25.79 | 3rd |
| York Centre | Andrea Vásquez Jiménez | | | | 8,617 | 23.44 | 2nd |
| York—Simcoe | Dave Szollosy | | | | 10,655 | 23.42 | 2nd |
| York South—Weston | Faisal Hassan | | | Broadcaster/Author | 13,455 | 36.07 | 1st |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Flamborough—Glanbrook | Melissa McGlashan | | | | 17,630 | 34.17 | 2nd |
| Hamilton Centre | Andrea Horwath | Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2009–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre (2004–2022) Member of Hamilton City Council for Ward 2 (1997–2004) | Hamilton | | 23,866 | 65.25 | 1st |
| Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | Paul Miller | | | | 22,518 | 51.15 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Monique Taylor | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (2011–2025) | Hamilton | | 24,406 | 54.58 | 1st |
| Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas | Sandy Shaw | | Hamilton | Former Director of the Hamilton Port Authority | 23,921 | 43.19 | 1st |
| Niagara Centre | Jeff Burch | Member of St. Catharines City Council (2006–2014) | Thorold | Union leader/Instructor at Brock University | 21,618 | 44.23 | 1st |
| Niagara Falls | Wayne Gates | Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara Falls (2014–present) Member of Niagara Falls City Council (2010–2014) | Niagara Falls | Union leader | 30,161 | 50.79 | 1st |
| Niagara West | Curtis Fric | | | | 13,769 | 29.81 | 2nd |
| St. Catharines | Jennie Stevens | Member of St. Catharines City Council (2003–2018) | St. Catharines | Non-profit executive | 18,911 | 36.61 | 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 | 17,105 | 58.56 | 1st |
| Kenora—Rainy River | Glen Archer | | Kenora | Corrections officer | 7,493 | 37.33 | 2nd |
| Kiiwetinoong | Sol Mamakwa | | Sioux Lookout | Healthcare advisor | 3,232 | 49.90 | 1st |
| Mushkegowuk—James Bay | Guy Bourgouin | | Kapuskasing | Union leader | 4,827 | 51.77 | 1st |
| Nickel Belt | France Gélinas | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (2007–present) | Naughton | Physiotherapist | 23,157 | 63.50 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Henri Giroux | ONDP candidate for Nipissing in the 2014, 2011, and 2007 provincial elections | | Chef | 12,994 | 36.87 | 2nd |
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | Erin Horvath | | Huntsville | Small business owner | 10,385 | 22.03 | 2nd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Michele McCleave-Kennedy | | Sault Ste. Marie | | 13,084 | 40.74 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Jamie West | | Sudbury | | 17,386 | 48.07 | 1st |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Judith Monteith-Farrell | | Thunder Bay | Union official | 11,793 | 36.26 | 1st |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Lise Vaugeois | | Thunder Bay | Professor at Lakehead University/Musician | 11,160 | 37.16 | 2nd |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | John Vanthof | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane (2011–present) | Earlton | Farmer | 16,806 | 61.20 | 1st |
| Timmins | Gilles Bisson | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999) | Timmins | Union leader | 8,978 | 57.43 | 1st |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brantford—Brant | Alex Felsky | ONDP candidate for Brant in the 2014 provincial election | | | 23,802 | 40.91 | 2nd |
| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Karen Gventer | ONDP candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the 2014 provincial election NDP candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the 2011 federal election | Hepworth | Public health official | 11,837 | 24.09 | 2nd |
| Cambridge | Marjorie Knight | | Cambridge | Social worker | 15,639 | 32.49 | 2nd |
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington | Jordan McGrail | | Chatham | Robotics technician | 16,558 | 35.71 | 2nd |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London | Amanda Stratton | | London | Small business owner | 16,923 | 32.07 | 2nd |
| Essex | Taras Natyshak | Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex (2011–2022) | Belle River | Union official | 26,134 | 47.95 | 1st |
| Guelph | Agnieszka Mlynarz | | | | 13,929 | 21.57 | 3rd |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Danielle Du Sablon | President of OPSEU Local 221 | Brant County | Probation officer | 13,609 | 26.90 | 2nd |
| Huron—Bruce | Jan Johnstone | ONDP candidate for Huron—Bruce in the 2014 provincial election | | | 15,326 | 29.03 | 2nd |
| Kitchener Centre | Laura Mae Lindo | | | | 20,512 | 43.38 | 1st |
| Kitchener—Conestoga | Kelly Dick | | Kitchener | Union official (UFCW) | 16,319 | 37.97 | 2nd |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler | Fitz Vanderpool | | Kitchener | Boxer | 15,741 | 37.05 | 2nd |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Todd Case | Mayor of Warwick (2001–present) | Warwick | | 16,800 | 33.32 | 2nd |
| London—Fanshawe | Teresa Armstrong | Member of Provincial Parliament for London—Fanshawe (2011–present) | London | Insurance professional | 25,272 | 55.68 | 1st |
| London North Centre | Terence Kernaghan | | London | Teacher | 25,757 | 47.60 | 1st |
| London West | Peggy Sattler | Member of Provincial Parliament for London West (2013–present) | London | Policy analyst | 32,644 | 55.33 | 1st |
| Oxford | Tara King | | | | 15,917 | 30.43 | 2nd |
| Perth—Wellington | Michael O'Brien | | Stratford | Aerospace eingineer | 14,385 | 30.71 | 2nd |
| Sarnia—Lambton | Kathy Alexander | | | | 18,995 | 37.37 | 2nd |
| Waterloo | Catherine Fife | Member of Provincial Parliament for Waterloo (2012–present) | Waterloo | Researcher | 27,315 | 50.54 | 1st |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | Diane Ballantyne | | Fergus | Teacher | 14,087 | 24.03 | 2nd |
| Windsor—Tecumseh | Percy Hatfield | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh (2013–2022) | Windsor | Journalist | 25,221 | 58.40 | 1st |
| Windsor West | Lisa Gretzky | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West (2014–present) Greater Essex County District School Board Trustee (2008–2014) | Windsor | Event planner | 20,276 | 52.12 | 1st |