# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1977 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1977 Ontario provincial election, Canada, and won 33 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Votes | % | Rank |
| Dufferin–Simcoe | Bill Fox | 6,369 | 20.02 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Peterborough | Elmer Buchanan | 2,808 | 11.59 | 3rd |
| Northumberland | John Taylor | 4,716 | 16.20 | 3rd |
| Peterborough | Gillian Sandeman | 14,275 | 34.30 | 2nd |
| Simcoe Centre | Paul Wessenger | 10,442 | 29.11 | 2nd |
| Simcoe East | Roger Pretty | 10,254 | 33.26 | 2nd |
| Victoria—Haliburton | Fred McLaughlin | 5,851 | 18.51 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Carleton | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | | | | 6,837 | 21.41 | 3rd |
| Carleton East | Evelyn Gigantes | | | Radio/television broadcaster | 12,733 | 34.77 | 1st |
| Carleton—Grenville | Jack McLachlen | | | | 3,995 | 17.01 | 3rd |
| Cornwall | George Samis | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1974–1985) | | Teacher | 9,978 | 46.08 | 1st |
| Frontenac—Addington | Bill Barnes | | | | 3,280 | 13.69 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | John Clements | | | | 4,510 | 19.27 | 3rd |
| Lanark | Bev Greenslade | | | | 4,997 | 24.98 | 2nd |
| Leeds | Jim Morrison | | | | 3,400 | 15.49 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Michael Cassidy | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1971–1984) Member of Ottawa City Council (1970–1972) | Ottawa | Journalist | 10,626 | 41.56 | 1st |
| Ottawa East | Robert Choquette | | | | 3,605 | 15.32 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Eileen Scotton | | | | 8,759 | 25.95 | 2nd |
| Ottawa West | Marion Dewar | | | | 8,718 | 25.71 | 3rd |
| Prescott and Russell | Joseph Cheff | | | | 3,597 | 14.78 | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Jan Nicol | | | | 3,494 | 16.91 | 3rd |
| Quinte | None | | | | – | – | – |
| Renfrew North | Robert Cox | | | | 4,482 | 21.50 | 3rd |
| Renfrew South | Harry Pattinson | | | | 2,952 | 10.85 | 3rd |
| Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry | Joe O'Neill | | | | 2,788 | 13.01 | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Armourdale | Marlene Koehler | | | | 6,736 | 20.41 | 3rd |
| Beaches—Woodbine | Marion Bryden | | Toronto | Researcher | 11,491 | 46.51 | 1st |
| Bellwoods | Ross McClellan | | | Social worker | 6,177 | 47.76 | 1st |
| Brampton | John Deamer | | | | 9,897 | 26.16 | 2nd |
| Burlington South | Bill Brown | | | | 7,015 | 18.96 | 3rd |
| Don Mills | Steve Thomas | | | | 8,125 | 26.37 | 2nd |
| Dovercourt | Tony Lupusella | | Toronto | | 7,340 | 48.30 | 1st |
| Downsview | Odoardo Di Santo | | | Journalist/paralegal | 10,194 | 45.10 | 1st |
| Durham East | Doug Moffatt | | Scugog | Teacher | 12,740 | 41.26 | 1st |
| Durham West | Charles Godfrey | | | Physician | 12,095 | 39.37 | 2nd |
| Durham—York | Allan McPhail | | | | 7,000 | 25.47 | 2nd |
| Eglinton | Eileen Elmy | | | | 4,857 | 15.07 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke | Ed Philip | | Rexdale | Educator | 11,637 | 45.99 | 1st |
| Halton—Burlington | Bill Johnson | | | | 5,598 | 18.74 | 3rd |
| High Park—Swansea | Ed Ziemba | | Toronto | | 10,409 | 40.86 | 1st |
| Humber | Bob Curran | | | | 7,781 | 19.93 | 3rd |
| Lakeshore | Patrick Lawlor | Member of Provincial Parliament for Lakeshore (1967–1981) | Toronto | Lawyer | 13,345 | 52.16 | 1st |
| Mississauga East | Neil Davis | | | | 5,994 | 22.71 | 3rd |
| Mississauga North | David Busby | | | | 12,401 | 35.75 | 2nd |
| Mississauga South | Ted Humphreys | | | | 7,196 | 25.31 | 3rd |
| Oakville | Doug Black | | | | 5,955 | 21.00 | 3rd |
| Oakwood | Tony Grande | | Toronto | Teacher | 9,214 | 43.48 | 1st |
| Oriole | Fred Birket | | | | 6,737 | 21.03 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Michael Breaugh | | Oshawa | Teacher | 12,226 | 53.23 | 1st |
| Parkdale | Jan Dukszta | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale (1971–1981) | | Psychiatrist | 7,574 | 44.12 | 1st |
| Riverdale | Jim Renwick | Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1964–1984) President of the New Democratic Party (1967–1969) | | Lawyer | 9,639 | 55.79 | 1st |
| Scarborough Centre | Dave Gracey | | | | 8,806 | 33.14 | 2nd |
| Scarborough East | Ann Marie Hill | | | | 7,218 | 24.84 | 2nd |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | David Warner | NDP candidate for York—Scarborough in the 1974 and 1972 federal elections | | Teacher | 11,150 | 40.40 | 1st |
| Scarborough North | Guy Beaulieu | | | | 10,015 | 23.57 | 3rd |
| Scarborough West | Stephen Lewis | Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1970–1978) Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough West (1963–1978) | | | 13,340 | 53.96 | 1st |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | Barbara Beardsley | | | | 8,452 | 36.05 | 2nd |
| St. David | Gordon Cressy | | | | 11,058 | 41.03 | 2nd |
| St. George | Lukin Robinson | | | | 6,171 | 22.21 | 3rd |
| Wilson Heights | Howard Moscoe | | Toronto | Teacher | 8,437 | 30.98 | 2nd |
| York Centre | Chris Olsen | | | | 6,277 | 15.83 | 3rd |
| York East | Lois Cox | | | | 8,334 | 27.55 | 2nd |
| York Mills | Allan Millard | | | | 5,071 | 13.66 | 3rd |
| York North | Ian Scott | | | | 7,247 | 22.27 | 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 | 14,178 | 50.56 | 1st |
| York West | Ian Barrett | | | | 8,510 | 23.80 | 3rd |
| Yorkview | Fred Young | | | United Church minister | 14,426 | 54.46 | 1st |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brock | Robert Hoover | | | | 5,215 | 22.61 | 3rd |
| Erie | Barrie MacLeod | | | | 4,704 | 22.90 | 3rd |
| Hamilton Centre | Mike Davison | | Hamilton | | 8,216 | 37.86 | 1st |
| Hamilton East | Robert W. Mackenzie | | Hamilton | Union leader (United Steelworkers) | 14,461 | 47.09 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Brian Charlton | | Hamilton | | 12,681 | 38.26 | 1st |
| Hamilton West | Marjorie Baskin | | | | 7,668 | 26.97 | 3rd |
| Lincoln | Barbara Mersereau | | | | 2,806 | 12.66 | 3rd |
| Niagara Falls | Peter Sobol | | | | 7,952 | 26.00 | 3rd |
| St. Catharines | Fred Dickson | ONDP candidate for St. Catharines in the 1975 provincial election NDP candidate for St. Catharines in the 1974 federal election | St. Catharines | Financial advisor | 7,556 | 23.71 | 3rd |
| Welland–Thorold | Mel Swart | | | | 12,704 | 46.32 | 1st |
| Wentworth | Ian Deans | Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth (1967–1979) | | Firefighter | 15,332 | 59.80 | 1st |
| Wentworth North | Dennis Young | | | | 7,157 | 21.09 | 3rd |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Algoma | Bud Wildman | | Echo Bay | Teacher | 6,917 | 48.70 | 1st |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Tasso Christie | | | | 2,165 | 16.61 | 3rd |
| Cochrane North | Robert Fortin | | | | 4,047 | 23.88 | 2nd |
| Cochrane South | Bill Ferrier | Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1967–1977) | | United Church minister | 10,256 | 41.95 | 2nd |
| Fort William | Iain Angus | | Thunder Bay | | 9,974 | 37.74 | 2nd |
| Kenora | Bill Watkins | | | | 5,256 | 27.60 | 2nd |
| Lake Nipigon | Jack Stokes | Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay (1967–1975) | | | 7,747 | 67.01 | 1st |
| Muskoka | Ken Cargill | | | | 6,368 | 35.36 | 2nd |
| Nickel Belt | Floyd Laughren | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998) | Sudbury | Economist/Professor at Cambrian College | 9,410 | 57.45 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Dennis Arsenault | | | | 5,777 | 19.32 | 3rd |
| Parry Sound | Ray Smith | | | | 2,553 | 12.77 | 3rd |
| Port Arthur | Jim Foulds | Member of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur (1971–1987) | Port Arthur | Teacher | 9,629 | 40.14 | 1st |
| Rainy River | Howard Hampton | | | | 3,019 | 25.98 | 3rd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Don Burgess | | | | 11,660 | 33.56 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Bud Germa | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury (1971–1981) Member of Parliament for Sudbury (1967–1968) | | | 11,117 | 41.62 | 1st |
| Sudbury East | Elie Martel | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1967–1987) | Sudbury | Teacher | 15,991 | 55.19 | 1st |
| Timiskaming | Robert Bain | | | Small business owner | 8,914 | 44.63 | 1st |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | Jim Schneider | | | | 4,760 | 19.17 | 3rd |
| Brantford | Mac Makarchuk | Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford (1967–1971) | Brantford | Journalist | 13,376 | 46.79 | 1st |
| Cambridge | Monty Davidson | | | Union leader (Textile Workers Union of America) | 11,120 | 37.31 | 1st |
| Chatham—Kent | Ron Franko | | | | 6,482 | 27.96 | 2nd |
| Essex North | Dave Bradley | | | | 4,964 | 25.92 | 2nd |
| Essex South | Dan Lauzon | | | | 5,340 | 21.75 | 3rd |
| Grey | Walter Miller | | | | 4,210 | 15.92 | 3rd |
| Grey–Bruce | Bill Proud | | | | 2,477 | 9.27 | 3rd |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Norm Walpole | | | | 4,257 | 13.56 | 3rd |
| Huron—Bruce | David Zyluk | | | | 1,754 | 6.59 | 3rd |
| Huron—Middlesex | Shirley Weary | | | | 1,405 | 6.10 | 3rd |
| Kent—Elgin | Ed Cutler | | | | 2,521 | 11.48 | 3rd |
| Kitchener | Cam Conrad | | | | 6,264 | 22.61 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | Jo Surich | | | | 5,456 | 22.38 | 3rd |
| Lambton | Cliff Swanstrom | | | | 1,702 | 7.72 | 3rd |
| London Centre | Stu Ross | | | | 6,279 | 22.26 | 3rd |
| London North | David Cunningham | | | | 6,130 | 19.16 | 3rd |
| London South | Tom Olien | | | | 7,964 | 21.08 | 3rd |
| Middlesex | Gordon Hill | | | | 4,998 | 20.71 | 3rd |
| Oxford | Mike Casselman | | | | 4,420 | 12.69 | 3rd |
| Perth | Carson McLauchlan | | | | 2,167 | 8.20 | 3rd |
| Sarnia | Wallace Krawczyk | | | | 6,770 | 22.94 | 3rd |
| Waterloo North | Mary-Jane Mewhinney | | | | 2,809 | 11.52 | 3rd |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | Marion Chambers | | | | 7,235 | 23.24 | 3rd |
| Wellington South | Carl Hamilton | | | | 7,886 | 24.57 | 2nd |
| Windsor—Riverside | Dave Cooke | | | Teacher | 12,947 | 45.59 | 1st |
| Windsor—Sandwich | Ted Bounsall | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West (1971–1975) | Windsor | Professor at the University of Windsor | 9,711 | 51.36 | 1st |
| Windsor—Walkerville | Len Wallace | | | | 4,565 | 21.57 | 3rd |