# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1981 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1981 provincial election and won 21 seats out of 125 to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Dufferin—Simcoe | Edward Robinson | | | | 4,007 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Peterborough | Elmer Buchanan | | | | 2,968 | 3rd |
| Muskoka–Georgian Bay | James Maguire | | | | 3,214 | 3rd |
| Northumberland | Benjamin Burd | | | | 2,711 | 3rd |
| Peterborough | J. Paul Rexe | Member of Peterborough City Council (1980–1987 & 1972–1974) NDP candidate for Peterborough in the 1980 federal election | Peterborough | Teacher | 8,756 | 3rd |
| Simcoe Centre | Gaye Lamb | | | | 4,532 | 3rd |
| Simcoe East | Fayne Bullen | | | | 9,085 | 2nd |
| Victoria—Haliburton | Arthur Field | | | | 2,449 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Carleton | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | | | 5,446 | 3rd |
| Carleton East | Evelyn Gigantes | Member of Provincial Parliament for Carleton East (1975–1981) | Radio/television broadcaster | 11,579 | 3rd |
| Cornwall | George Samis | | | 9,484 | 1st |
| Frontenac—Addington | James Maloney | | | 2,374 | 3rd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Ronald Murray | | | 3,897 | 3rd |
| Lanark | Charles Bennett | | | 2,659 | 3rd |
| Leeds | Robert Smith | | | 2,940 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Michael Cassidy | | | 9,316 | 1st |
| Ottawa East | Danielle Page | | | 1,905 | 3rd |
| Ottawa South | Chris Chilton | | | 6,146 | 3rd |
| Ottawa West | John MacMillan | | | 2,348 | 3rd |
| Prescott and Russell | Claude Dion | | | 1,828 | 3rd |
| Prince Edward—Lennox | Lorne King | | | 1,423 | 3rd |
| Quinte | Reg Pearson | | | 1,795 | 3rd |
| Renfrew North | Philip Chester | | | 1,086 | 3rd |
| Renfrew South | Aileen Pattinson | | | 1,174 | 3rd |
| Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry | Clifford O'Neill | | | 1,836 | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Armourdale | Robert Hebdon | | | | 4,240 | 3rd |
| Beaches—Woodbine | Marion Bryden | Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—Woodbine (1975–1990) | | Researcher/statistician | 9,590 | 1st |
| Bellwoods | Ross McClellan | Member of Provincial Parliament for Bellwoods (1975–1987) | | Social worker | 5,111 | 1st |
| Brampton | David Moulton | | | | 6,034 | 3rd |
| Burlington South | Michael Wright | | | | 4,942 | 3rd |
| Don Mills | Michael Lee | | | | 4,487 | 3rd |
| Dovercourt | Tony Lupusella | Member of Provincial Parliament for Dovercourt (1975–1990) | | | 5,491 | 1st |
| Downsview | Odoardo Di Santo | Member of Provincial Parliament for Downsview (1975–1985) | | Paralegal | 8,644 | 1st |
| Durham East | Bruce McArthur | | | | 8,648 | 2nd |
| Durham West | Hugh Peacock | | | | 6,578 | 3rd |
| Durham—York | Margaret Wilbur | | | | 4,314 | 3rd |
| Eglinton | Eileen Elmy | | | | 3,324 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke | Ed Philip | Member of Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke (1975–1987) | Rexdale, Toronto | | 10,373 | 1st |
| Halton—Burlington | Chris Cutler | | | | 3,500 | 3rd |
| High Park—Swansea | Ed Ziemba | | | | 8,793 | 2nd |
| Humber | Jacquie Chic | | | | 3,583 | 3rd |
| Lakeshore | Donald Sullivan | | | | 9,375 | 2nd |
| Mississauga East | Douglas Bennett | | | | 4,829 | 3rd |
| Mississauga North | Sylvia Weylie | | | | 6,667 | 3rd |
| Mississauga South | Harry Davis | | | | 4,126 | 3rd |
| Oakville | Zona Hollingsworth | | | | 2,562 | 3rd |
| Oakwood | Tony Grande | Member of Provincial Parliament for Oakwood (1975–1987) | | Teacher | 10,307 | 1st |
| Oriole | Lynn McDonald | | | | 4,443 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Michael Breaugh | Member of Provincial Parliament for Oshawa (1975–1990) | | Teacher | 12,686 | 1st |
| Parkdale | Jan Dukszta | | | | 6,020 | 2nd |
| Riverdale | Jim Renwick | | | Lawyer | 6,770 | 1st |
| Scarborough Centre | Paul Rook | | | | 4,898 | 2nd |
| Scarborough East | Gordon Wilson | | | | 4,826 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Ellesmere | David Warner | Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Ellesmere (1975–1981) | | Teacher | 9,720 | 2nd |
| Scarborough North | Jerry Daca | | | | 6,512 | 3rd |
| Scarborough West | Richard Johnston | Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough West (1979–1990) | | Social worker | 10,019 | 1st |
| St. Andrew—St. Patrick | Stanley Kutz | | | | 3,709 | 3rd |
| St. David | Tyrone Turner | | | | 5,985 | 3rd |
| St. George | Daniel Leckie | | | | 4,999 | 2nd |
| Wilson Heights | Greg Ioannou | | | | 3,623 | 3rd |
| York East | Lois Cox | | | | 4,935 | 2nd |
| York Mills | David Crisp | | | | 3,858 | 3rd |
| York South | Donald C. MacDonald | | | | 9,518 | 1st |
| York West | Pauline Durning | | | | 2,865 | 3rd |
| Yorkview | Michael Morrone | | | | 8,973 | 2nd |

## Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Brock | Heather Kilty | | | | 4,204 | 3rd |
| Erie | Barrie MacLeod | | | | 3,586 | 3rd |
| Hamilton Centre | Michael Davison | | | Journalist | 6,930 | 2nd |
| Hamilton East | Robert W. Mackenzie | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East (1975–1995) | | Union leader (United Steelworkers) | 12,773 | 1st |
| Hamilton Mountain | Brian Charlton | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (1977–1995) | Hamilton | Property assessor | 11,008 | 1st |
| Hamilton West | Joy Warner | | | | 4,255 | 3rd |
| Lincoln | Paavo Vuorinen | | | | 2,009 | 3rd |
| Niagara Falls | Richard Harrington | | | | 4,665 | 3rd |
| St. Catharines | Donald Loucks | | | | 4,927 | 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) | | | 13,379 | 1st |
| Wentworth | Colin Isaacs | | | | 9,864 | 2nd |
| Wentworth North | Johann Orr | | | | 4,702 | 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 | 7,096 | 1st |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Peter Boychuck | | | | 2,336 | 3rd |
| Cochrane North | Emil Touchette | | | | 4,426 | 3rd |
| Cochrane South | Clifford Simpson | | | | 2,777 | 2nd |
| Fort William | Paul Lannon | | | | 7,585 | 2nd |
| Kenora | Colin Wasacase | | | | 4,170 | 2nd |
| Lake Nipigon | Jack Stokes | | | | 7,846 | 1st |
| Nickel Belt | Floyd Laughren | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998) | Sudbury | Professor at Cambrian College | 8,451 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Arthur Peltomaa | | | | 1,774 | 3rd |
| Parry Sound | Arthur Davis | | | | 1,448 | 3rd |
| Port Arthur | Jim Foulds | Member of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur (1971–1987) | | Teacher | 12,258 | 1st |
| Rainy River | Alan Tibbetts | | | | 2,438 | 3rd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Susan Brothers | | | | 7,162 | 3rd |
| Sudbury | Bud Germa | | | | 8,052 | 2nd |
| Sudbury East | Elie Martel | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1967–1987) | Sudbury | Teacher | 13,883 | 1st |
| Timiskaming | Robert Bain | | | Farmer | 6,768 | 2nd |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | Rank |
| Brant—Oxford—Norfolk | William Jefferies | | | | 2,899 | 3rd |
| Brantford | Mac Makarchuk | | | | 9,588 | 2nd |
| Cambridge | Monty Davidson | | | | 11,748 | 2nd |
| Chatham—Kent | Ronald Franko | | | | 6,508 | 2nd |
| Elgin | James Campbell | | | | 3,250 | 3rd |
| Essex North | Marcel Lefebvre | | | | 5,911 | 2nd |
| Essex South | Blake Sanford | | | | 4,349 | 4th |
| Grey | Joan Stone | | | | 1,629 | 3rd |
| Grey–Bruce | Frank Butler | | | | 1,455 | 3rd |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Lois Berry | | | | 3,744 | 3rd |
| Huron–Bruce | Tony McQuail | | | | 1,979 | 3rd |
| Huron–Middlesex | Gwendolyn Pemberton | | | | 1,170 | 3rd |
| Kent–Elgin | Edward Cutler | | | | 1,591 | 3rd |
| Kitchener | Ian MacFarlane | | | | 4,126 | 3rd |
| Kitchener—Wilmot | Hemi Mitic | | | | 3,686 | 3rd |
| Lambton | Ralph Wensley | | | | 1,276 | 3rd |
| London Centre | Diane Risler | | | | 3,189 | 3rd |
| London North | Rene Saumur | | | | 3,864 | 3rd |
| London South | Dale Green | | | | 5,187 | 3rd |
| Middlesex | Larry Green | | | | 2,155 | 3rd |
| Oxford | Wayne Colbran | | | | 3,673 | 3rd |
| Perth | Scott Wilson | | | | 1,881 | 3rd |
| Sarnia | Charles Sullivan | | | | 5,292 | 3rd |
| Waterloo North | W. Needham | | | | 3,672 | 3rd |
| Wellington—Dufferin—Peel | Mary Chambers | | | | 4,650 | 3rd |
| Wellington South | Terence Crowley | | | | 5,934 | 3rd |
| Windsor—Riverside | Dave Cooke | Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—Riverside (1977–1997) | Windsor | Social worker | 13,626 | 1st |
| Windsor—Sandwich | Ted Bounsall | | | | 7,315 | 2nd |
| Windsor—Walkerville | Ray Simpson | | | | 4,988 | 2nd |