# New Democratic Party candidates in the 2025 Canadian federal election

This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the upcoming 2025 Canadian federal election.

## Alberta
### Calgary

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Calgary Centre | Beau Shaw | | South Calgary | Technology professional |
| Calgary Confederation | Keira Gunn | NDP candidate for Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2021 federal election | Varsity, Calgary | University lecturer |
| Calgary McKnight | Arlington Antonio Santiago | Vice-president of the University of Calgary Students' Union (2023–2024) | Falconridge, Calgary | Business consultant |
| Calgary Midnapore | Austin Mullins | Green Party candidate for Banff—Airdrie in the 2019 federal election | Shawnessy, Calgary | |
| Calgary Shepard | Tory Tomblin | ABNDP candidate for Calgary-Hays in the 2019 Alberta general election | Douglasdale, Calgary | Union official (United Nurses of Alberta) |
| Calgary Skyview | Rajesh Angral | ABNDP candidate for Calgary-North in the 2019 Alberta general election | Calgary | |

### Edmonton

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Edmonton Centre | Trisha Estabrooks | Edmonton Public Schools Trustee for Ward D (2017–2025) | Edmonton | Journalist |
| Edmonton Griesbach | Blake Desjarlais | Member of Parliament for Edmonton Griesbach (2021–present) | Griesbach, Edmonton | |
| Edmonton Manning | Lesley Thompson | | Cy Becker, Edmonton | Media producer |
| Edmonton Riverbend | Susan Cake | 2021 candidate for president of the Alberta Federation of Labour | Bulyea Heights, Edmonton | Professor at Athabasca University |
| Edmonton Strathcona | Heather McPherson | Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona (2019–present) | Argyll, Edmonton | |
| Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan | Chris Jones | | Sherwood Park | Pipefitter |

### Rural Alberta

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Airdrie—Cochrane | Sarah Zagoda | NDP candidate for Banff—Airdrie in the 2021 federal election | Airdrie | IT professional |
| Bow River | Luisa Gwin | | | |
| Grande Prairie | Jennifer Villebrun | NDP candidate for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie in the 2021 federal election NDP candidate for Peace River—Westlock in the 2019 federal election NDP Peace River in the 2011 federal election Green Party candidate for Peace River in the 2008 federal election | Valleyview | Teacher/lawyer |
| Lethbridge | Nathan Svoboda | | Lethbridge | Paramedic |
| Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | Jocelyn Johnson | | | |
| St. Albert—Sturgeon River | Dot Anderson | | St. Albert | |
| Yellowhead | Avni Soma | | Canmore | |

## British Columbia
### British Columbia Interior

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Kelowna | Trevor McAleese | | | |
| Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies | Kallee Lins | | Nelson | |
| Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay | Linda Sankey | | | |
| Skeena—Bulkley Valley | Taylor Bachrach | Member of Parliament for Skeena—Bulkley Valley (2019–present) Mayor of Smithers (2011–2019) | Smithers | Small business owner |

### Fraser Valley/Lower Mainland

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Abbotsford—South Langley | Dharmasena Yakandawela | NDP candidate for Abbotsford in the 2021 federal election | | Lawyer |
| Cloverdale—Langley City | Vanessa Sharma | NDP candidate for the 2024 Cloverdale—Langley City federal by-election | | Union official (CLC) |
| Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam | Laura Dupont | NDP candidate for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the 2021 federal election Member of Port Coquitlam City Council (2014–2022) | Port Coquitlam | |
| Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford | Jules Côté | | Abbotsford | University student |
| New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville | Peter Julian | Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby (2004–present) | New Westminster | |
| North Vancouver—Capilano | Tammy Bentz | NDP candidate for North Vancouver in the 2021 federal election | Upper Lonsdale, North Vancouver | Filmmaker/actor |
| Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge | Daniel Heidenreich | | | |
| Port Moody—Coquitlam | Bonita Zarrillo | Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam (2021–present) Member of Coquitlam City Council (2013–2021) | Coquitlam | Computer programmer/data analyst |
| Richmond Centre—Marpole | Martin Li | | Richmond | |
| Vancouver Centre | Avi Lewis | NDP candidate for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the 2021 federal election | | Documentary filmmaker/broadcaster |
| Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby | Manoj Bhangu | | Vancouver | Small business owner |
| Vancouver Kingsway | Don Davies | Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway (2008–present) | Kensington–Cedar Cottage, Vancouver | Lawyer |
| West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | Jäger Rosenberg | | | |

### Vancouver Island

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Courtenay—Alberni | Gord Johns | Member of Parliament for Courtenay—Alberni (2015–present) | Port Alberni | Small business owner |
| Cowichan—Malahat—Langford | Alistair MacGregor | Member of Parliament for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (2015–present) | Duncan | Executive assistant |
| Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke | Maja Tait | Mayor of Sooke (2014–present) Member of Sooke District Council (2008–2014) | Sooke | |
| Nanaimo—Ladysmith | Lisa Marie Barron | Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2021–present) Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools District Trustee (2018–2021) | | Social worker |
| North Island—Powell River | Tanille Johnston | Member of Campbell River City Council (2022–present) | Campbell River | Social worker |
| Saanich—Gulf Islands | Colin Plant | Member of Saanich District Council (2014–present) | Saanich | Teacher |
| Victoria | Laurel Collins | Member of Parliament for Victoria (2019–present) Member of Victoria City Council (2018–2019) | James Bay, Victoria | Professor at the University of Victoria |

## Manitoba
### Rural Manitoba

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | Niki Ashton | Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (2008–present) | Thompson | Researcher/instructor at the University College of the North | | | |
| Portage—Lisgar | Lisa Tessier-Burch | | Portage la Prairie | Teacher | | | |

### Winnipeg

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Elmwood—Transcona | Leila Dance | Member of Parliament for Elmwood—Transcona (2024–present) | Canterbury Park, Winnipeg | Charitable organization executive |
| Kildonan—St. Paul | Emily Clark | NDP candidate for Kildonan—St. Paul in the 2021 federal election | Winnipeg | Sales manager |
| St. Boniface—St. Vital | Thomas Linner | | Windsor Park, Winnipeg | Communications professional |
| Winnipeg Centre | Leah Gazan | Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre (2019–present) | Wolseley, Winnipeg | Lecturer at the University of Winnipeg |
| Winnipeg South | Joanne Bjornson | | River Park South, Winnipeg | Sales manager |

## New Brunswick

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Acadie—Bathurst | Ty Boulay | NBNDP candidate for Belle-Baie-Belledune in the 2024 New Brunswick general election | Dalhousie | |
| Fredericton—Oromocto | Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane | NBNDP candidate for Fredericton South-Silverwood in the 2024 New Brunswick general election | | Librarian |
| Madawaska—Restigouche | Daisy Petersen | | | |
| Moncton—Dieppe | Serge Landry | NDP candidate for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the 2021 federal election | Moncton | Union official (CLC) |
| Saint John—St. Croix | Andrew Hill | | Charters Settlement | |

## Newfoundland and Labrador

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| St. John's East | Mary Shortall | President of the New Democratic Party (2023–present) President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (2013–2022) NDP candidate for St. John's East in the 2021 federal election NDP candidate for Gander—Grand Falls in the 1997 federal election | St. John's | Union leader | | | |

## Nova Scotia

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Central Nova | Jesiah MacDonald | | Pictou County | |
| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | Keith Morrison | Candidate for District 3 in the 2024 Halifax municipal election | | |
| Halifax | Lisa Roberts | Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham (2016–2021) | Convoy Place, Halifax | |
| Halifax West | Rae Tench | | | Bank manager/financial planner |

## Ontario
### Central Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Peterborough | Heather Ray | | Douro-Dummer | Farmer | | | |

### Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga | Ava Duffy | | Marmora | |
| Kingston and the Islands | Daria Juüdi-Hope | | Kingston | Nurse |
| Orléans | Oulai Bertrand Goué | NDP candidate for Montcalm in the 2021 federal election | Ottawa | Teacher |
| Ottawa Centre | Joel Harden | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Ottawa Centre (2018–2025) | Old Ottawa South | Researcher/educator |
| Ottawa South | Hena Masjedee | | Blossom Park, Ottawa | Policy analyst |
| Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester | Tristan Oliff | | Forbes, Ottawa | Communications professional |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Josh Bizjak | | Ottawa | Executive Director of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation |
| Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | Mario Leclerc | | Cornwall | Paralegal |

### Greater Toronto Area

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Beaches—East York | Shannon Devine | | | |
| Burlington North—Milton West | Naveed Abdul Ahmed | | Milton | |
| Davenport | Sandra Sousa | | Davenport | Data engineer |
| Etobicoke North | Benjamin Abis | | Etobicoke | |
| Humber River—Black Creek | Matias de Dovitiis | Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 4 (Humber River–Black Creek) (2022–present) | Jane and Finch, Toronto | |
| Mississauga East—Cooksville | Khawar Hussain | Candidate for Ward 3 in the 2018 Mississauga municipal election | Mississauga | Public health inspector |
| Mississauga—Erin Mills | Ehab Mustapha | | | Fintech professional |
| Mississauga—Lakeshore | Julia Kole | NDP candidate for the 2022 Mississauga—Lakeshore federal by-election ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Lakeshore in the 2022 Ontario general election | Mississauga | |
| Mississauga—Malton | Inderjeetsingh Ailsinghani | | Meadowvale, Mississauga | Business analyst |
| Mississauga—Streetsville | Bushra Asghar | | | |
| Oakville East | Hailey Ford | | Oakville | University student |
| Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park | Kingsley Kwok | Ontario NDP candidate for Markham—Stouffville in the 2022 and 2018 provincial elections | Malvern, Toronto | Respiratory therapist |
| Scarborough North | Karishma Manji | | | |
| Spadina—Harbourfront | Norm Di Pasquale | Candidate for Ward 11 University—Rosedale in the 2022 Toronto municipal election NDP candidate for Spadina—Fort York in the 2021 federal election Toronto Catholic District School Board Trustee for Ward 9 (2018–2022) | Toronto | IT professional |
| Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park | Bhutila Karpoche | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Parkdale—High Park (2018–2025) | Toronto | |
| Toronto Centre | Clare Hacksel | NDP candidate for Toronto—Danforth in the 2021 federal election | Toronto | Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Toronto—Danforth | Samantha Green | | Cabbagetown, Toronto | Physician/Professor at the University of Toronto |
| Toronto—St. Paul's | Bruce Levy | Former Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives | Toronto | Diplomat/small business owner |
| University—Rosedale | Serena Purdy | | | |
| Vaughan—Woodbridge | Ali Bahman | | | Policy analyst |
| Whitby | Kevin Goswell | | Whitby | Correctional officer |
| York Centre | Sinan Ulukanligil | | Scarborough | Translator |

### Hamilton/Niagara

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Hamilton Centre | Matthew Green | Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre (2019–present) Member of Hamilton City Council (2014–2018) | Hamilton | |
| Hamilton Mountain | Monique Taylor | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Hamilton Mountain (2011–2025) | Hamilton | |
| Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas | Roberto Henriquez | NDP candidate for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the 2021 federal election | Hamilton | Lawyer |
| Niagara South | Chantal McCollum | | Welland | Lawyer |
| St. Catharines | Karen Orlandi | | St. Catharines | United Church minister |

### Northern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk | Nicole Fortier Levesque | Mayor of Moonbeam (2018–2024) | Moonbeam | Teacher |
| Kenora—Kiiwetinoong | Tania Cameron | NDP candidate for Kenora in the 2011 and 2008 federal elections | | Senior care home executive |
| Nipissing—Timiskaming | Valerie Kennedy | | Englehart | Librarian |
| Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma | Laura Mayer | | Blind River | |
| Sudbury | Nadia Verrelli | NDP candidate for Sudbury in the 2021 federal election | Sudbury | Professor at Laurentian University |
| Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt | Andréane Chénier | Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario Trustee for Area 10 (2022–present) NDP candidate for Nickel Belt in the 2021 federal election | Hanmer | Union official (CUPE) |
| Thunder Bay—Rainy River | Yuk-Sem Won | Candidate for Neebing in the 2022 Thunder Bay municipal election NDP candidate for Thunder Bay—Rainy River in the 2021 and 2019 federal election | Thunder Bay | Instructor at Confederation College/Artist |

### Southwestern Ontario

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Cambridge | José De Lima | | Cambridge | Social worker |
| Dufferin—Caledon | Viktor Karklins | | Orangeville | Professor at Conestoga College/Business consultant |
| Essex | Lori Wightman | | | |
| Guelph | Janice Folk-Dawson | Vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (2019–2023) | Guelph | |
| Huron—Bruce | Melanie Burrett | | | |
| Kitchener—Conestoga | Maya Bozorgzad | | | |
| Kitchener South—Hespeler | Lorne Bruce | NDP candidate for Cambridge in the 2021 federal election and Kitchener South—Hespeler in the 2015 federal election | Kitchener | Retail manager |
| London—Fanshawe | Lindsay Mathyssen | Member of Parliament for London—Fanshawe (2019–present) | London | |
| London West | Shinade Allder | President of Unifor Local 6005 | London | Union leader (Unifor) |
| Oxford | Matthew Chambers | NDP candidate for Oxford in the 2021 and 2019 federal election | Ingersoll | Custodian |
| Perth—Wellington | Kevin Kruchkywich | | Stratford | |
| Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong | Lo-Anne Chan | | Sarnia | Small business owner |
| Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore | Alex Illijoski | | Tecumseh | Ambulance communications officer |
| Windsor West | Brian Masse | Member of Parliament for Windsor West (2002–present) Member of Windsor City Council (1997–2002) | Windsor | |

## Prince Edward Island

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Cardigan | Lynne Thiele | NDP candidate for Cardigan in the 2021 and 2019 federal election | Stratford | Teacher |
| Charlottetown | Joe Byrne | Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (2018–2020) | | |
| Egmont | Carol Rybinski | PEI NDP candidate for Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke in the 2023 PEI provincial election | Tyne Valley | Small business owner |
| Malpeque | Cassie MacKay | | | |

## Quebec

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation |
| Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon | Tyler Jones | | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | |
| Beauport—Limoilou | Raymond Côté | Member of Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou (2011–2015) | Vieux-Limoilou | |
| Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis | Marie-Philippe Gagnon-Gauthier | | Trois-Pistoles | |
| Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | Raphaël Émond | | Laterrière | University student |
| Drummond | François Choquette | Member of Parliament for Drummond (2011–2019) | | Teacher |
| Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est | Julie Girard-Lemay | | Montreal | Lawyer |
| Hull—Aylmer | Pascale Matecki | | Gatineau | Lecturer at the University of Ottawa |
| Jonquière | Lisa Garon | | Lamarche | |
| Lac-Saint-Jean | Hugues Boily-Maltais | | | |
| LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | Craig Sauvé | Member of Montreal City Council for Saint-Henri-Est–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles–Griffintown (2013–present) NDP candidate in the 2024 LaSalle—Émard—Verdun by-election | Montreal | |
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie | Nimâ Machouf | NDP candidate for Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the 2021 and 2019 federal election Projet Montréal candidate in the 2009 and 2005 Montreal municipal election | Montreal | Epidemiologist |
| Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne | Yu-Ti Eva Huang | NDP candidate for Louis-Saint-Laurent in the 2021 federal election | | Teacher |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | Ali Faour | NDP candidate for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin in the 2021 and 2019 federal elections Québec solidaire candidate for Robert-Baldwin in the 2014 Quebec provincial election | | |
| Mirabel | Albert Batten | | Mirabel | Union leader (International Longshoremen's Association) |
| Mount Royal | Adam Frank | | | Teacher |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | Malcolm Lewis-Richmond | | | Union official (IAMAW) |
| Papineau | Niall Ricardo | | Montreal | |
| Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi | Gilbert Whiteduck | Chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (2008–2015) | Maniwaki | Educator |
| Québec Centre | Tommy Bureau | NDP candidate for Québec in the 2021 and 2019 federal elections | Quebec City | Union official (CSQ) |
| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | Alexandre Boulerice | Member of Parliament for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (2011–present) Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party (2019–present) | Montreal | Journalist |
| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | Marwan El-Attar | | Montreal | Lawyer |
| Sherbrooke | Jean-Pierre Fortier | | Sherbrooke | Engineer |

## Saskatchewan

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Residence | Occupation |
| Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake | William Petryk | North Battleford | Accountant |
| Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek | Cheryl Loadman | Vanscoy | Professor at the University of Saskatchewan |
| Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan | Britt Baumann | | |
| Saskatoon South | Jacob Gadzella | Buena Vista, Saskatoon | Communications professional |
| Saskatoon West | Rachel Loewen Walker | Caswell Hill, Saskatoon | Professor at the University of Saskatchewan |

## The Territories

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
| Northwest Territories | Kelvin Kotchilea | NDP candidate for the Northwest Territories in the 2021 federal election Independent candidate for the 2021 Monfwi territorial by-election | Yellowknife | | | | |
| Nunavut | Lori Idlout | Member of Parliament for Nunavut (2021–present) | Igloolik | Lawyer/Non-profit executive | | | |