# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2011 Ontario provincial election

This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 2011 Ontario general election. The ONDP nominated candidates in all of Ontario's 107 ridings, 17 of whom were elected. Following the election, the ONDP remained the third largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Barrie | Myrna Clark | | Barrie | | 8,168 | 18.96 | 3rd |
| Dufferin—Caledon | Karen Gventer | | Hepworth | | 4,200 | 11.06 | 4th |
| Durham | James Terry | | Courtice | Factory worker | 8,027 | 17.59 | 3rd |
| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Donald Abel | Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth North (1990–1995) | Kawartha Lakes | Civil servant | 8,517 | 17.31 | 3rd |
| Newmarket—Aurora | Robin Wardlaw | | Newmarket | United Church minister | 6,514 | 14.36 | 3rd |
| Northumberland—Quinte West | Kira Mees | | Hastings | Disability support worker | 8,589 | 17.73 | 3rd |
| Peterborough | Dave Nickle | ONDP candidate for Peterborough in the 2007, 2003, and 1999 provincial elections | | | 12,460 | 25.61 | 3rd |
| Simcoe—Grey | David Matthews | | | | 6,839 | 14.66 | 3rd |
| Simcoe North | Doris Middleton | | | | 7,710 | 16.96 | 3rd |
| York—Simcoe | Megan Tay | | Bond Head | | 6,607 | 17.07 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Carleton—Mississippi Mills | Liam Duff | | | University student | 6,371 | 11.31 | 3rd |
| Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Bonnie Jean-Louis | Green Party candidate for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the 2006 federal election | Hawkesbury | | 5,721 | 14.24 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Mary Rita Holland | | | | 10,241 | 23.79 | 2nd |
| Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | Dave Parkhill | | Kingston | Paramedic | 8,104 | 18.09 | 3rd |
| Leeds—Grenville | David Lundy | | Merrickville | Union leader (OPSEU) | 5,822 | 15.23 | 3rd |
| Nepean—Carleton | Ric Dagenais | ONDP candidate for Ottawa–Vanier in the 2007 provincial election | | Union official (CUPE) | 8,127 | 14.77 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Anil Naidoo | | Ottawa | Human rights consultant | 14,715 | 29.13 | 2nd |
| Ottawa—Orléans | Doug McKercher | | Ottawa | Civil servant/Teacher | 4,979 | 10.58 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Wali Farah | | Ottawa | Immigrant support services director | 5,988 | 13.39 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Vanier | Paul Étienne Laliberté-Tipple | | | Professor | 7,466 | 19.60 | 3rd |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Wendy Byrne | Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor for Bay Ward (1998–2001) | | Lawyer | 6,576 | 14.80 | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Hastings | Sherry Hayes | | MacArthur's Mills | Non-profit executive | 7,379 | 16.58 | 3rd |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Brian Dougherty | | Arnprior | Plumber | 4,277 | 10.97 | 3rd |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Elaine MacDonald | Member of Cornwall City Council (2010–present) | Cornwall | Teacher | 8,021 | 20.65 | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ajax—Pickering | Evan Wiseman | | | | 5,951 | 14.37 | 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) | | Civil servant | 17,807 | 46.61 | 1st |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Jagmeet Singh | NDP candidate for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in the 2011 federal election | | Lawyer | 16,318 | 37.64 | 1st |
| Brampton—Springdale | Mani Singh | ONDP candidate for Brampton—Springdale in the 2007 provincial election | | | 5,378 | 15.25 | 3rd |
| Brampton West | Dalbir Kathuria | | Brampton | Small business owner | 8,337 | 18.97 | 3rd |
| Burlington | Peggy Russell | Halton District School Board Trustee (2000–2010) | Burlington | | 9,370 | 18.87 | 3rd |
| Davenport | Jonah Schein | Candidate for Ward 17 - Davenport in the 2010 Toronto municipal election | Davenport | Social worker | 14,367 | 45.93 | 1st |
| Don Valley East | Bob Hilliard | Former President of the Canadian Paediatric Society | Toronto | Paediatrician/professor at the University of Toronto | 5,953 | 18.61 | 3rd |
| Don Valley West | Khalid Ahmed | | | Social worker | 3,621 | 8.64 | 3rd |
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Gerti Dervishi | | | | 3,763 | 9.82 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke Centre | Ana Maria Rivero | NDP candidate for Etobicoke Centre in the 2011 federal election NDP candidate for Etobicoke North in the 2000 federal election | Etobicoke | | 5,099 | 11.98 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Dionne Coley | | | Lawyer/professor at Humber College and Seneca College | 6,713 | 15.45 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke North | Vrind Sharma | | | Charity coordinator | 5,426 | 21.76 | 3rd |
| Halton | Nik Spohr | | | University student | 7,757 | 13.15 | 3rd |
| Markham—Unionville | P.C. Choo | | | | 4,575 | 12.29 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Brampton South | Karanjit Pandher | ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Brampton South in the 2007 provincial election | | | 5,420 | 16.02 | 3rd |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville | Waseem Ahmed | NDP candidate for Mississauga East—Cooksville in the 2011 federal election | Mississauga | Small business owner | 5,704 | 16.79 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Erindale | Michelle Bilek | | | | 7,768 | 17.02 | 3rd |
| Mississauga South | Anju Sikka | | | | 4,044 | 10.06 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Streetsville | Raed Ayad | | | | 5,494 | 15.23 | 3rd |
| Oak Ridges—Markham | Joe Whitfield | | | | 8,548 | 13.26 | 3rd |
| Oakville | Lesley Sprague | | | | 4,625 | 10.24 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Mike Shields | | | | 14,316 | 36.18 | 2nd |
| Parkdale—High Park | Cheri DiNovo | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park (2006–2017) | Toronto | United Church minister | 18,365 | 46.20 | 1st |
| Pickering—Scarborough East | Nerissa Cariño | | | | 6,424 | 16.47 | 3rd |
| Richmond Hill | Adam De Vita | | | | 4,987 | 12.97 | 3rd |
| St. Paul's | David Hynes | | | | 7,124 | 16.61 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | Paul Choi | | | | 5,017 | 15.77 | 3rd |
| Scarborough Centre | Kathleen Mathurin | ONDP candidate for Scarborough Centre in the 2007 provincial election | | | 6,876 | 22.01 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Lorri Urban | | | | 6,194 | 19.42 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | Neethan Shan | York Region District School Board Trustee for Wards 7 and 8 (2006–2010) | Scarborough | Social worker | 13,088 | 35.97 | 2nd |
| Scarborough Southwest | Bruce Budd | | | | 10,404 | 31.45 | 2nd |
| Thornhill | Cindy Hackelberg | | | | 4,024 | 8.96 | 3rd |
| Toronto Centre | Cathy Crowe | | | Nurse | 11,571 | 25.19 | 2nd |
| Toronto—Danforth | Peter Tabuns | Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (2006–present) | | | 20,062 | 54.01 | 1st |
| Trinity—Spadina | Rosario Marchese | Member of Provincial Parliament for Trinity—Spadina (1999–2014) Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999) | | | 19,870 | 42.36 | 1st |
| Vaughan | Paul Donofrio | | | | 5,594 | 11.33 | 3rd |
| Whitby—Oshawa | Maret Sadem-Thompson | | | | 7,865 | 15.46 | 3rd |
| Willowdale | Alexander Brown | | | | 5,556 | 12.85 | 3rd |
| York Centre | John Fagan | | | | 4,579 | 14.13 | 3rd |
| York South—Weston | Paul Ferreira | Member of Provincial Parliament for York South—Weston (2007) | | | 13,071 | 42.18 | 2nd |
| York West | Tom Rakocevic | | | Executive assistant | 7,901 | 34.82 | 2nd |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale | Trevor Westerhoff | | | Small business owner | 8,154 | 17.20 | 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 | | 20,586 | 61.33 | 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 | | 20,442 | 51.72 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Monique Taylor | | Hamilton | Executive assistant | 20,492 | 45.16 | 1st |
| Niagara Falls | Wayne Redekop | Mayor of Fort Erie (1997–2006) | Fort Erie | | 12,304 | 26.30 | 3rd |
| Niagara West—Glanbrook | Anthony Marco | | | Teacher | 9,070 | 18.55 | 3rd |
| St. Catharines | Irene Lowell | | St. Catharines | Factory worker | 8,624 | 20.20 | 3rd |
| Welland | Cindy Forster | Mayor of Welland (2000–2003) | Welland | Nurse | 19,527 | 44.66 | 1st |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Michael Mantha | | Elliot Lake | Executive assistant | 11,560 | 44.45 | 1st |
| Kenora—Rainy River | Sarah Campbell | | Vermilion Bay | Executive assistant | 10,752 | 49.62 | 1st |
| Nickel Belt | France Gélinas | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (2007–present) | Naughton | | 16,876 | 54.89 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Henri Giroux | ONDP candidate for Nipissing in the 2007 provincial election | | Chef | 5,567 | 18.14 | 3rd |
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | Alex Zyganiuk | | | | 6,526 | 18.18 | 3rd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Celia Ross | President of Algoma University (1998–2010) | Sault Ste. Marie | University professor | 9,047 | 30.87 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Paul Loewenberg | | Sudbury | Arts promoter | 13,251 | 40.72 | 2nd |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Mary Kozorys | | | | 9,874 | 37.29 | 2nd |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Steve Mantis | | Thunder Bay | | 9,111 | 34.85 | 2nd |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | John Vanthof | ONDP candidate for Timiskaming—Cochrane in the 2011 provincial election | Earlton | Farmer | 9,735 | 42.74 | 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 | 11,479 | 49.47 | 1st |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brant | Brian Van Tilborg | ONDP candidate for Brant in the 2007 provincial election | | | 11,006 | 24.20 | 3rd |
| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Paul Johnstone | ONDP candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the 2007 provincial election | | | 6,133 | 14.85 | 3rd |
| Cambridge | Atinuke Bankole | | Cambridge | Teacher | 10,414 | 24.61 | 3rd |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London | Kathy Cornish | | | Union official (SEIU) | 9,201 | 22.27 | 3rd |
| Essex | Taras Natyshak | | Belle River | Union official (LIUNA) | 17,417 | 37.99 | 1st |
| Guelph | James Gordon | | Guelph | Musician | 11,150 | 23.88 | 3rd |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Ian Nichols | | | | 8,048 | 19.42 | 2nd |
| Huron—Bruce | Grant Robertson | | | | 9,329 | 20.85 | 3rd |
| Kitchener Centre | Cameron Dearlove | | | | 7,385 | 18.82 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Conestoga | Mark Cairns | ONDP candidate for Kitchener—Conestoga in the 2007 provincial election | | | 7,165 | 17.57 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Waterloo | Isabel Cisterna | | | | 8,250 | 16.67 | 3rd |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Joe Hill | | | | 8,882 | 20.96 | 3rd |
| London—Fanshawe | Teresa Armstrong | | London | Insurance professional | 13,953 | 40.77 | 1st |
| London North Centre | Steve Holmes | ONDP candidate for London North Centre in the 2007 provincial election | | | 9,914 | 22.71 | 3rd |
| London West | Jeff Buchanan | | | | 10,757 | 21.72 | 3rd |
| Oxford | Dorothy Marie Eisen | | | | 5,885 | 15.63 | 3rd |
| Perth—Wellington | Ellen Papenburg | | Drayton | Small business owner | 5,836 | 15.76 | 3rd |
| Sarnia—Lambton | Brian White | | | | 10,307 | 25.45 | 2nd |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | Dale Hamilton | Former Member of Eramosa Town Council | Eramosa | | 6,106 | 14.45 | 3rd |
| Windsor—Tecumseh | Andrew McAvoy | Green Party of Ontario candidate for Windsor—Tecumseh in the 2007 provincial election | | | 12,228 | 32.84 | 2nd |
| Windsor West | Helmi Charif | ONDP candidate for Windsor—Tecumseh in the 2007 provincial election | Windsor | | 10,544 | 30.83 | 2nd |

## By-elections

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Vaughan | Paul Donofrio | By-election on September 6, 2012, due to the resignation of Greg Sorbara. | | 3,647 | 11.38 | 3 |
| Kitchener—Waterloo | Catherine Fife | By-election on September 6, 2012, due to the resignation of Elizabeth Witmer. | | 18,599 | 39.87 | 1 |
| London West | Peggy Sattler | By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Chris Bentley. | | 15,503 | 41.88 | 1 |
| Windsor—Tecumseh | Percy Hatfield | By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Dwight Duncan. | | 15,693 | 61.31 | 1 |
| Ottawa South | Bronwyn Funiciello | By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Dalton McGuinty. | | 5,030 | 14.27 | 3 |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | P.C. Choo | By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Laurel Broten. | | 2,705 | 7.82 | 3 |
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Adam Giambrone | By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Margarett Best. | | 7,010 | 28.37 | 3 |
| Niagara Falls | Wayne Gates | By-election on February 13, 2014, due to the resignation of Kim Craitor. | Niagara Falls City Councillor | 14,526 | 39.44 | 1 |
| Thornhill | Cindy Hackelberg | By-election on February 13, 2014, due to the resignation of Peter Shurman. | | 1,896 | 6.79 | 3 |