# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1987 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1987 provincial election, and won 19 out of 130 seats to become the second-largest party in the Ontario legislature. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Votes | Rank |
| Dufferin—Peel | Sandra Crane | 4,195 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Peterborough | Elmer Buchanan | 6,579 | 3rd |
| Muskoka–Georgian Bay | Dan Waters | 7,059 | 3rd |
| Northumberland | Judi Armstrong | 4,372 | 3rd |
| Peterborough | Linda Slavin | 10,641 | 2nd |
| Simcoe Centre | Frederick Ruemper | 7,265 | 3rd |
| Simcoe East | Fayne Bullen | 9,699 | 3rd |
| Simcoe West | Noel St-Laurent | 4,788 | 3rd |
| Victoria—Haliburton | Ivan Moore | 4,251 | 3rd |
| York—Mackenzie | Susan Wakeling | 6,092 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Carleton | Elaine Gibson | | | | 4,590 | 3rd |
| Carleton East | Joan Gullen | | | | 6,105 | 2nd |
| Cornwall | Bob Roth | | | | 6,756 | 3rd |
| Frontenac—Addington | Lars Thompson | | | | 4,996 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | John Wilson | | | | 6,402 | 2nd |
| Lanark—Renfrew | Donald Page | | | | 5,486 | 3rd |
| Leeds—Grenville | Geraldine Sheedy | | | | 4,869 | 3rd |
| Nepean | Larry Jones | | | | 4,526 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Evelyn Gigantes | Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre (1985–1987) Member of Provincial Parliament for Carleton East (1975–1981) | | Radio/television broadcaster | 11,780 | 2nd |
| Ottawa East | Alexander Connelly | | | | 4,137 | 2nd |
| Ottawa–Rideau | Beatrice Murray | | | | 6,000 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Penina Coopersmith | | | | 6,038 | 3rd |
| Ottawa West | Paul Weinzweig | | | | 4,403 | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Paul Johnson | | Prince Edward | Lawyer | 4,724 | 3rd |
| Quinte | Eugene Morosan | | | | 3,520 | 3rd |
| Renfrew North | Frederick Theilheimer | | | | 3,958 | 3rd |
| Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville | James Carkner | | | | 2,345 | 4th |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Beaches—Woodbine | Frances Lankin | | | | 11,948 | 1st |
| Brampton North | John Deamer | | | | 6,667 | 3rd |
| Brampton South | Paul Ledgister | | | | 5,786 | 3rd |
| Burlington South | Judy Worsley | | | | 4,694 | 3rd |
| Don Mills | Margery Ward | | | | 6,424 | 3rd |
| Dovercourt | Ross McClellan | | | | 9,727 | 2nd |
| Downsview | Maria Augimeri | | | | 11,658 | 2nd |
| Durham Centre | Sarah Kelly | | | | 9,881 | 2nd |
| Durham East | Marg Wilbur | | | | 6,805 | 3rd |
| Durham West | Jim Wiseman | | Ajax | Teacher | 5,779 | 3rd |
| Durham—York | Donna Kelly | | | | 5,549 | 3rd |
| Eglinton | Michael Lee | | | | 3,789 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke–Humber | Peter Sutherland | | | | 4,511 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Ruth Grier | Member of Etobicoke City Council for Mimico (1969–1985) | | | 14,821 | 1st |
| Etobicoke—Rexdale | Ed Philip | | | | 13,892 | 1st |
| Etobicoke West | Phil Jones | | | | 5,784 | 3rd |
| Fort York | Joe Pantalone | | | | 9,456 | 2nd |
| Halton Centre | Richard Banigan | | | | 4,487 | 3rd |
| Halton North | Fern Wolf | | | | 5,796 | 3rd |
| High Park—Swansea | Elaine Ziemba | | | | 8,764 | 3rd |
| Lawrence | Evelyn Murialdo | | | | 8,201 | 2nd |
| Markham | Anne Swarbrick | | | | 4,323 | 3rd |
| Mississauga East | Salvatore Manni | | | | 4,864 | 3rd |
| Mississauga North | John Moszynski | | | | 6,153 | 2nd |
| Mississauga South | Barry Stevens | | | | 4,976 | 3rd |
| Mississauga West | Paul Simon | | | | 6,280 | 3rd |
| Oakville South | Ronald Cooper | | | | 3,080 | 3rd |
| Oakwood | Tony Grande | | | | 9,861 | 2nd |
| Oriole | Judy Rebick | | | | 4,470 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Michael Breaugh | | | | 12,957 | 1st |
| Parkdale | Vasco Dos Santos | | | | 3,961 | 2nd |
| Riverdale | David Reville | | | | 10,321 | 1st |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | David Kho | | | | 7,021 | 2nd |
| Scarborough Centre | Menno Vorster | | | | 8,525 | 2nd |
| Scarborough East | Mary Cook | | | | 7,048 | 2nd |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | David Warner | | | Teacher | 11,941 | 2nd |
| Scarborough North | Nicholas Summers | | | | 4,509 | 3rd |
| Scarborough West | Richard Johnston | | | | 13,330 | 1st |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | Gladys Rothman | | | | 5,608 | 3rd |
| St. George—St. David | John Campey | | | | 5,658 | 3rd |
| Willowdale | Batya Hebdon | | | | 5,774 | 3rd |
| Wilson Heights | Jennifer Paton | | | | 6,697 | 2nd |
| York Centre | Joseph Licastro | | | | 7,692 | 3rd |
| York East | Sophia Apostolides | | | | 7,056 | 3rd |
| York Mills | Steve Shorter | | | | 3,195 | 3rd |
| York South | Bob Rae | Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1982–1996) Member of Provincial Parliament for York South (1982–1996) Member of Parliament for Broadview–Greenwood (1978–1982) Member of Parliament for Broadview (1978–1979) | | Lawyer | 13,190 | 1st |
| Yorkview | Sheila Lambrinos | | | | 6,148 | 2nd |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Hamilton Centre | Brian Hinkley | | | | 10,333 | 2nd |
| Hamilton East | Robert W. Mackenzie | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East (1975–1995) | | Union leader (United Steelworkers) | 16,421 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Brian Charlton | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (1977–1995) | Hamilton | Property assessor | 14,743 | 1st |
| Hamilton West | Richard Allen | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton West (1982–1995) | Dundas | Professor at McMaster University | 13,430 | 1st |
| Lincoln | Ron Hansen | | | Engineer | 6,207 | 3rd |
| Niagara Falls | Margaret Harrington | | | | 7,936 | 2nd |
| Niagara South | Camilla Gyorffy | | | | 4,396 | 3rd |
| St. Catharines | Robert West | | | | 5,566 | 2nd |
| St. Catharines—Brock | Christel Haeck | | | Librarian | 6,514 | 3rd |
| Welland–Thorold | Mel Swart | Member of Provincial Parliament for Welland–Thorold (1977–1988) Member of Provincial Parliament for Welland (1975–1977) Mayor of Thorold (1955–1965) Member of Thorold Town Council (1948–1954) | | | 17,490 | 1st |
| Wentworth East | Sharon Lehnert | | | | 8,676 | 2nd |
| Wentworth North | Linda Spencer | | | | 6,641 | 3rd |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Algoma | Bud Wildman | Member of Provincial Parliament for Algoma (1975–1999) | Echo Bay | Teacher | 8,562 | 1st |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Ronald Boucher | | | | 4,385 | 2nd |
| Cochrane North | Len Wood | | | Mechanic | 5,675 | 2nd |
| Cochrane South | Gilles Renaud | | | | 6,010 | 3rd |
| Fort William | Donald Smith | | | | 7,861 | 3rd |
| Kenora | Doug Miranda | | | | 6,845 | 2nd |
| Lake Nipigon | Gilles Pouliot | Member of Provincial Parliament for Lake Nipigon (1985–1999) Mayor of Manitouwadge | Manitouwadge | Miner | 8,446 | 1st |
| Nickel Belt | Floyd Laughren | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998) | Sudbury | Professor at Cambrian College | 9,849 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Sandra Clifford | | | | 2,961 | 3rd |
| Parry Sound | William Pabst | | | | 2,231 | 3rd |
| Port Arthur | Christopher Southcott | | | | 11,828 | 2nd |
| Rainy River | Howard Hampton | | | Lawyer | 5,538 | 1st |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Karl Morin-Strom | | | | 19,064 | 1st |
| Sudbury | Sharon Murdock | | | Lawyer | 9,260 | 3rd |
| Sudbury East | Shelley Martel | | | Insurance professional | 15,179 | 1st |
| Timiskaming | Ollie Rivard | | | | 5,871 | 2nd |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Brant—Haldimand | Tracy Macdonnell | | | | 4,992 | 2nd |
| Brantford | Jack Tubman | ONDP candidate for Brantford in the 1985 provincial election Candidate for Brantford City Council (Ward 3) in the 1974 Brantford municipal election | Brantford | President of the Canadian Auto Workers Local 397 | 12,112 | 2nd |
| Bruce | Norma Peterson | | | | 3,986 | 3rd |
| Cambridge | Mike Farnan | | | Teacher | 11,284 | 1st |
| Chatham—Kent | Brian Rice | | | | 7,623 | 2nd |
| Elgin | Gord Campbell | | | | 7,674 | 3rd |
| Essex–Kent | Pat Hayes | Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex North (1985–1987) | | Work safety professional/Union official (CAW) | 11,478 | 2nd |
| Essex South | Marv Ewing | | | | 7,312 | 2nd |
| Guelph | Derek Fletcher | Wellington County Public School Board Trustee (1985–1990) | Guelph | Press operator | 9,119 | 2nd |
| Huron | Paul Klopp | ONDP candidate for Huron–Middlesex in the 1985 provincial election | Bluewater | Farmer | 3,841 | 3rd |
| Kitchener | Susan Coulter | | | | 8,379 | 2nd |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | Mike Cooper | ONDP candidate for Kitchener—Wilmot in the 1985 provincial election | | Rubber worker | 7,503 | 2nd |
| Lambton | Grant Reynolds | | | | 2,914 | 3rd |
| London Centre | Marion Boyd | ONDP candidate for London North in the 1985 provincial election | London | | 9,266 | 2nd |
| London North | Diane Whiteside | | | | 7,961 | 2nd |
| London South | David Winninger | ONDP candidate for London South in the 1985 provincial election | | Lawyer | 7,074 | 3rd |
| Middlesex | Michael Wyatt | | | | 5,720 | 3rd |
| Norfolk | Norm Jamison | | | Metalworker | 8,346 | 2nd |
| Oxford | Wayne Colbran | | | | 6,606 | 3rd |
| Perth | Warren Ham | | | | 6,080 | 2nd |
| Sarnia | Catherine Giles | | | | 4,552 | 3rd |
| Waterloo North | James Hastings | | | | 5,785 | 3rd |
| Wellington | Burna Wilton | | | | 5,159 | 3rd |
| Windsor—Riverside | Dave Cooke | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—Riverside (1977–1997) | Windsor | Social worker | 17,162 | 1st |
| Windsor—Sandwich | George Dadamo | | Windsor | Radio broadcaster | 12,535 | 2nd |
| Windsor—Walkerville | Donna Champagne | | | | 13,415 | 2nd |