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.
| 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 |
| Riding |
Candidate's Name | Notes | Residence | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |