# Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2022 Ontario provincial election

This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 2022 Ontario general election.

## Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Barrie—Innisfil | Pekka Reinio | NDP candidate for Barrie—Innisfil in the 2019 federal election ONDP candidate for Barrie—Innisfil in the 2018 provincial election | Barrie | Teacher | 6,942 | 19.14 | 2nd |
| Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | Beverley Patchell | | | Union leader | 3,093 | 7.83 | 3rd |
| Dufferin—Caledon | Tess Prendergast | | Orangeville | Teacher | 4,967 | 10.77 | 4th |
| Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Barbara Doyle | NDP candidate for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock in the 2019 federal election | Lindsay | Museum curator | 7,692 | 15.72 | 2nd |
| Northumberland—Peterborough South | Kim McArthur-Jackson | NDP candidate for Northumberland—Peterborough South in the 2021 federal election | Campbellford | | 6,806 | 13.12 | 3rd |
| Peterborough—Kawartha | Jen Deck | | Peterborough | Teacher | 11,196 | 21.38 | 3rd |
| Simcoe North | Elizabeth Van Houtte | ONDP candidate for Simcoe North in the 2018 provincial election and 2015 provincial by-election Candidate for Orillia City Council in the 2014 Orillia municipal election | Orillia | Social worker | 8,208 | 17.74 | 2nd |
| Simcoe–Grey | Keith Nunn | | | IT professional | 5,849 | 11.06 | 3rd |

## Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Bay of Quinte | Alison Kelly | Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Trustee for Wards 1, 2, 5, 8 and 9 (2018–2022) | Cherry Valley | Project manager | 9,073 | 20.92 | 2nd |
| Carleton | Kevin St. Denis | | Richmond | Teacher | 7,256 | 15.67 | 3rd |
| Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Alicia Eglin | | Nepean | | 3,789 | 8.54 | 3rd |
| Hastings—Lennox and Addington | Eric DePoe | | Napanee | Paralegal/Small business owner | 7,258 | 19.01 | 2nd |
| Kanata—Carleton | Melissa Coenraad | NDP candidate for Kanata—Carleton in the 2021 and 2019 federal elections | Kanata | Laboratory technician | 11,045 | 24.24 | 2nd |
| Kingston and the Islands | Mary Rita Holland | Member of Kingston City Council for Kingscourt-Rideau District 7 (2014–2022) | Kingston | Professor at Queen's University | 15,186 | 31.15 | 2nd |
| Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | Drew Cumpson | | | Disability rights activist | 9,146 | 20.70 | 2nd |
| Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes | Chris Wilson | | Kemptville | Finance professional | 5,799 | 13.57 | 3rd |
| Nepean | Brian Double | | Nepean | Civil servant | 8,435 | 19.34 | 3rd |
| Orléans | Gabe Bourdon | | Orleans | Union leader | 7,150 | 13.79 | 3rd |
| Ottawa Centre | Joel Harden | Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre (2018–2025) | Old Ottawa South | Researcher/Educator | 30,311 | 54.34 | 1st |
| Ottawa South | Morgan Gay | NDP candidate for Ottawa South in the 2019 federal election | Alta Vista, Ottawa | Union negotiator | 9,619 | 23.75 | 2nd |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Chandra Pasma | | Qualicum-Graham Park, Ottawa | Researcher/Policy analyst | 15,696 | 37.54 | 1st |
| Ottawa—Vanier | Lyra Evans | Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee for Zone 9 (2018–2022) ONDP candidate for Ottawa—Vanier in the 2018 provincial election | Ottawa | | 10,026 | 25.93 | 2nd |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Kurt Stoll | | Deep River | Nuclear engineer | 6,872 | 17.10 | 2nd |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Wendy Stephen | | Kingston | Teacher | 4,982 | 13.80 | 3rd |

## Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Ajax | Christine Santos | | | Entrepreneur | 6,291 | 16.69 | 3rd |
| Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | Reza Pourzad | | North York | Teacher | 2,501 | 7.68 | 3rd |
| Beaches—East York | Kate Dupuis | | | Clinical neuropsychologist/Professor at Sheridan College | 13,500 | 33.21 | 2nd |
| Brampton Centre | Sara Singh | Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre (2018–2022) Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2018–2022) | | | 6,522 | 26.66 | 2nd |
| Brampton East | Gurratan Singh | Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton East (2018–2022) | | Lawyer | 9,017 | 31.05 | 2nd |
| Brampton North | Sandeep Singh | Candidate for Caledon Town Council in the 2018 Caledon municipal election | Caledon | Marketing director/Small business owner | 5,949 | 19.81 | 3rd |
| Brampton South | Andria Barrett | | Brampton | Small business owner | 5,475 | 19.14 | 3rd |
| Brampton West | Navjit Kaur | | Brampton | Respiratory therapist | 6,398 | 20.75 | 3rd |
| Burlington | Andrew Drummond | ONDP candidate for Burlington in the 2018 provincial election | Burlington | Communications manager | 9,262 | 17.64 | 3rd |
| Davenport | Marit Stiles | Member of Provincial Parliament for Davenport (2018–present) President of the New Democratic Party (2016–2018) Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 9 (Davenport) (2014–2018) | Toronto | Researcher/Policy analyst | 20,242 | 57.06 | 1st |
| Don Valley East | Mara-Elena Nagy | | | Teacher | 4,355 | 15.51 | 3rd |
| Don Valley North | Ebrahim Astaraki | | | Educator | 3,133 | 9.87 | 3rd |
| Don Valley West | Irwin Elman | | | | 3,392 | 9.23 | 3rd |
| Durham | Chris Borgia | President of the Durham Region Labour Council | | Electrician | 9,168 | 18.59 | 3rd |
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Natasha Doyle-Merrick | | | | 3,801 | 9.68 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke Centre | Heather Vickers-Wong | NDP candidate for Etobicoke Centre in the 2019 federal election | Etobicoke | | 3,906 | 8.61 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Farheen Alim | | South Etobicoke | Teacher | 8,595 | 17.92 | 3rd |
| Etobicoke North | Aisha Jahangir | NDP candidate for Guelph in the 2021 and 2019 federal elections | | Nurse | 3,290 | 13.11 | 3rd |
| Humber River—Black Creek | Tom Rakocevic | Member of Provincial Parliament for Humber River—Black Creek (2018–present) | | Executive assistant | 7,959 | 34.49 | 1st |
| King—Vaughan | Samantha Sanchez | NDP candidate for King—Vaughan in the 2021 federal election | Bolton | Lawyer | 2,840 | 6.94 | 3rd |
| Markham—Stouffville | Kingsley Kwok | ONDP candidate for Markham—Stouffville in the 2018 provincial election | | Respiratory therapist | 4,137 | 9.46 | 3rd |
| Markham—Thornhill | Matthew Henriques | | Markham | Marketing professional | 2,597 | 9.05 | 3rd |
| Markham—Unionville | Senthil Mahalingam | | | Factory worker | 2,579 | 7.28 | 3rd |
| Milton | Katherine-Anne Cirlincione | | Norval | | 3,777 | 9.70 | 3rd |
| Mississauga Centre | Sarah Walji | NDP candidate for Mississauga Centre in the 2019 federal election | Mississauga | Nurse | 4,148 | 12.29 | 3rd |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville | Khawar Hussain | | | | 3,664 | 10.83 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Erin Mills | Farina Hassan | ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Erin Mills in the 2018 provincial election | | | 4,521 | 12.14 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Lakeshore | Julia Kole | | | | 3,647 | 8.50 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Malton | Waseem Ahmed | ONDP candidate in Mississauga East—Cooksville in the 2011 provincial election | | Small business owner | 5,140 | 17.71 | 3rd |
| Mississauga—Streetsville | Nicholas Rabba | | Mississauga | Small business owner | 4,554 | 11.99 | 3rd |
| Newmarket—Aurora | Denis Heng | | | Epidemiologist | 5,281 | 12.72 | 3rd |
| Oakville | Maeve McNaughton | | | | 3,154 | 6.77 | 3rd |
| Oakville North—Burlington | Rhyan Vincent-Smith | | Oakville | Small business owner | 4,673 | 9.92 | 3rd |
| Oshawa | Jennifer French | Member of Provincial Parliament for Oshawa (2014–present) | Oshawa | Teacher | 17,170 | 42.07 | 1st |
| Parkdale—High Park | Bhutila Karpoche | Member of Provincial Parliament for Oshawa (2018–2025) | | | 23,024 | 53.97 | 1st |
| Pickering—Uxbridge | Khalid Ahmed | ONDP candidate for Don Valley East in the 2018 provincial election | | | 6,934 | 16.04 | 3rd |
| Richmond Hill | Raymond Bhushan | | | University student | 2,805 | 9.11 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | Benjamin Lee Truong | | | | 2,512 | 8.77 | 3rd |
| Scarborough Centre | Neethan Shan | Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River (2017–2018) Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 21 Scarborough—Rouge River (2016–2017) York Region District School Board Trustee for Wards 7 and 8 (2006–2010) | | Youth outreach worker | 8,358 | 26.23 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Guildwood | Veronica Javier | | | | 4,824 | 16.66 | 3rd |
| Scarborough North | Justin Kong | | | | 4,820 | 18.41 | 3rd |
| Scarborough—Rouge Park | Felicia Samuel | ONDP candidate for Scarborough—Rouge Park in the 2018 provincial election | | | 7,742 | 21.92 | 3rd |
| Scarborough Southwest | Doly Begum | Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest (2018–present) | Scarborough, Toronto | Researcher/policy analyst | 16,842 | 47.68 | 1st |
| Thornhill | Jasleen Kambo | | Toronto | Journalist | 2,698 | 7.82 | 3rd |
| Toronto Centre | Kristyn Wong-Tam | Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 13 Toronto Centre (2018–2022) Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale (2010–2018) | Toronto | Small business owner | 15,285 | 43.77 | 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 | 22,890 | 55.39 | 1st |
| Toronto—St. Paul’s | Jill Andrew | Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul’s (2018–present) | Toronto | Educator | 15,292 | 36.26 | 1st |
| University—Rosedale | Jessica Bell | Member of Provincial Parliament for University—Rosedale (2018–present) | Toronto | Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University | 13,961 | 37.55 | 1st |
| Vaughan—Woodbridge | Will McCarty | | Davenport, Toronto | IT professional | 1,927 | 5.36 | 3rd |
| Whitby | Sara Labelle | | | Laboratory technician | 10,524 | 22.83 | 2nd |
| Willowdale | Hal Berman | NDP candidate for Markham—Stouffville in the 2019 federal election | | | 3,253 | 10.30 | 3rd |
| York Centre | Frank Chu | | | Social worker | 3,935 | 13.99 | 3rd |
| York—Simcoe | Spencer Ki | | | Data analyst | 4,083 | 11.15 | 3rd |
| York South—Weston | Faisal Hassan | Member of Provincial Parliament for York South—Weston (2018–2022) | | Broadcaster/author | 10,342 | 33.98 | 2nd |

## Hamilton-Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Flamborough—Glanbrook | Allison Cillis | | | Teacher | 9,995 | 22.74 | 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 | | 16,690 | 57.26 | 1st |
| Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | Zaigham Butt | | Hamilton | Accountant | 9,614 | 27.34 | 2nd |
| Hamilton Mountain | Monique Taylor | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (2011–2025) | Hamilton | | 15,250 | 44.81 | 1st |
| Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas | Sandy Shaw | Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (2018–present) | Hamilton | Former Director of the Hamilton Port Authority | 18,197 | 40.42 | 1st |
| Niagara Centre | Jeff Burch | Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara Centre (2018–present) Member of St. Catharines City Council (2006–2014) | Thorold | Union leader/Instructor at Brock University | 16,360 | 39.70 | 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 | 24,207 | 48.08 | 1st |
| Niagara West | Dave Augustyn | Mayor of Pelham (2006–2018) | Fenwick | Policy consultant | 8,658 | 20.71 | 2nd |
| St. Catharines | Jennie Stevens | Member of Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines (2018–present) Member of St. Catharines City Council (2003–2018) | St. Catharines | Non-profit executive | 17,128 | 39.71 | 1st |

## Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Michael Mantha | Member of Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines (2011–2025) | Elliot Lake | | 11,252 | 45.93 | 1st |
| Kenora—Rainy River | JoAnne Formanek Gustafson | | | | 3,199 | 19.92 | 2nd |
| Kiiwetinoong | Sol Mamakwa | Member of Provincial Parliament for Kiiwetinoong (2018–present) | Sioux Lookout | Healthcare advisor | 2,742 | 57.57 | 1st |
| Mushkegowuk—James Bay | Guy Bourgouin | Member of Provincial Parliament for Mushkegowuk—James Bay (2018–present) | | Union leader | 3,423 | 47.18 | 1st |
| Nickel Belt | France Gélinas | Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (2007–present) | Naughton | Physiotherapist | 15,611 | 50.77 | 1st |
| Nipissing | Erika Lougheed | | | | 8,665 | 28.26 | 2nd |
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | Erin Horvath | ONDP candidate for Parry Sound—Muskoka in the 2018 provincial election | | | 3,427 | 7.69 | 3rd |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Michele McCleave-Kennedy | ONDP candidate for Sault Ste. Marie in the 2018 provincial election | | | 10,029 | 37.30 | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Jamie West | Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury (2018–present) | | | 12,013 | 40.85 | 1st |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Judith Monteith-Farrell | Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Atikokan (2018–2022) | Thunder Bay | Union official | 8,759 | 32.93 | 2nd |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Lise Vaugeois | | Thunder Bay | Professor at Lakehead University/Musician | 8,404 | 34.12 | 1st |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | John Vanthof | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane (2011–present) | New Liskeard | | 9,735 | 42.74 | 1st |
| Timmins | Gilles Bisson | Member of Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane (2018–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999) | | Union leader | 4,271 | 29.58 | 2nd |

## Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Brantford—Brant | Harvey Bischof | President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (2017–2021) | | Teacher | 13,283 | 28.29 | 2nd |
| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Karen Gventer | ONDP candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the 2018 and 2014 provincial elections NDP candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the 2011 federal election | Hepworth | Public health official | 5,817 | 13.91 | 3rd |
| Cambridge | Marjorie Knight | ONDP candidate for Cambridge in the 2018 provincial election | Cambridge | Social worker | 8,745 | 22.19 | 2nd |
| Chatham-Kent—Leamington | Brock McGregor | Member of Chatham-Kent Municipal Council for Ward 6–Chatham (2014–present) | Chatham | Healthcare professional | 11,163 | 30.28 | 2nd |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London | Andy Kroeker | | London | Healthcare professional | 7,973 | 18.21 | 2nd |
| Essex | Ron Leclair | Greater Essex County District School Board Trustee for Lasalle and Amherstburg (2014–present) | Lasalle | Police officer | 13,793 | 28.28 | 2nd |
| Guelph | James Parr | | Guelph | Business operations analyst | 4,402 | 8.06 | 4th |
| Haldimand—Norfolk | Sarah Lowe | | Caledonia | Union official | 6,311 | 13.89 | 3rd |
| Huron—Bruce | Laurie Hazzard | | Bayfield | Nurse/Educator | 7,679 | 16.38 | 3rd |
| Kitchener Centre | Laura Mae Lindo | Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre (2018–2023) | | | 15,789 | 40.59 | 1st |
| Kitchener—Conestoga | Karen Meissner | Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee for Wellesley–Woolwich (2018–2022) | Elmira | Small business owner | 10,851 | 28.87 | 2nd |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler | Joanne Weston | Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee for Kitchener (2018–present) | Kitchener | | 9,118 | 26.43 | 2nd |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Vanessa Benoit | | | Librarian | 7,987 | 18.84 | 2nd |
| London—Fanshawe | Teresa Armstrong | Member of Provincial Parliament for London—Fanshawe (2011–present) | London | Insurance professional | 16,123 | 47.20 | 1st |
| London North Centre | Terence Kernaghan | Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre (2018–present) | London | Teacher | 17,082 | 39.65 | 1st |
| London West | Peggy Sattler | Member of Provincial Parliament for London West (2013–present) | London | Policy analyst | 22,510 | 45.13 | 1st |
| Oxford | Lindsay Wilson | | Alvinston | Librarian | 9,504 | 21.44 | 2nd |
| Perth—Wellington | Jo-Dee Burbach | Member of Stratford City Council (2018–present) | Stratford | Small business owner/Graphic designer | 9,170 | 22.04 | 2nd |
| Sarnia—Lambton | Dylan Stelpstra | | Sarnia | Child protection worker | 9,489 | 23.62 | 2nd |
| Waterloo | Catherine Fife | Member of Provincial Parliament for Waterloo (2012–present) | Waterloo | Researcher | 20,615 | 45.89 | 1st |
| Wellington—Halton Hills | Diane Ballantyne | Member of Wellington County Council for Ward 6 (2018–present) ONDP candidate in Wellington—Halton Hills for the 2018 provincial election | Fergus | Teacher | 7,724 | 15.61 | 2nd |
| Windsor—Tecumseh | Gemma Grey-Hall | | Windsor | Educator | 11,551 | 29.96 | 2nd |
| 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 | 13,395 | 42.19 | 1st |