New Democratic Party candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election

This is a list of New Democratic Party candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election. The NDP nominated candidates in all of Canada's 282 ridings; 26 of whom were elected. Following the election, the NDP remained the third-largest party in the House of Commons.

Alberta Calgary RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCalgary CentreBohdan Harasymiw4,09510.943rdCalgary EastBarry PashakANDP candidate for Calgary-North Hill in the 1971 Alberta provincial electionProfessor at Mount Royal University5,17211.123rdCalgary NorthNorm Herman4,2273rdCalgary SouthCathie McCreary3,5843rdCalgary WestJack Peters3,6948.483rd

Edmonton RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankEdmonton EastLynn Fogwill5,15415.453rdEdmonton NorthJohn Miller5,6733rdEdmonton SouthGordon Fearn5,4013rdEdmonton—StrathconaRobert Davidson5,35212.043rdEdmonton WestKen Nixon4,6243rd

Rural Alberta RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankAthabascaRobert Godbout2,77010.173rdBow RiverGale Burke2,2005.344thCrowfootRoger Milbrandt1,5294.683rdLethbridge–FoothillsRoger Rickwood3,7208.943rdMedicine HatLorne L. Burk3,0537.633rdPeace RiverEarle Joseph Guertin5,80117.653rdPembinaNorman Flach4,9533rdRed DeerJohn Younie2,8566.43rdVegrevilleJames Kenney3,1913rdWetaskiwinAlfred O. Arnston3,5879.93rdYellowheadBob Ritchie3,6008.73rd

British Columbia British Columbia Interior RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCariboo—ChilcotinHarry Olaussen8,27327.692ndKamloops—ShuswapRon H. Anderson 12,19327.533rdKootenay East—RevelstokeSid ParkerMayor of Revelstoke (1970–1978)Train conductor11,10735.072ndKootenay WestLyle Kristiansen11,50339.832ndOkanagan NorthJohn Powell11,95123.163rdOkanagan—SimilkameenDarwin Sigurgeirson11,71527.632ndPrince George—Bulkley ValleyArchie Patrick8,52127.302ndPrince George—Peace RiverBob Simpson5,47820.502ndSkeenaJim FultonProbation officer10,99641.821st

Fraser Valley/Lower Mainland RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBurnabySvend RobinsonLawyer20,60439.761stCapilanoMichael Karton6,63914.563rdFraser Valley EastHarry W. Fontaine9,12621.382ndFraser Valley WestCyril Barkved 15,32230.892ndMission—Port MoodyMark Rose Member of Parliament for Fraser Valley West (1968–1974) Member of Coquitlam City Council (1966–1968)Professor20,84743.831stNew Westminster—CoquitlamPauline JewettMember of Parliament for Northumberland (1963–1965)President of Simon Fraser University (1974–1978)19,30144.431stNorth Vancouver—BurnabyRuss Hicks12,08427.893rdRichmond—South DeltaMercia Stickney 13,52424.152ndSurrey—White Rock—North DeltaCarol Langford17,9922ndVancouver CentreRon Johnson 13,35029.973rdVancouver EastMargaret Anne MitchellSocial worker13,69742.711stVancouver KingswayIan WaddellLawyer15,92844.761stVancouver QuadraAlan Bush10,66524.463rdVancouver SouthJudy McManus8,80620.913rd

Vancouver Island RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankComox—Powell RiverRaymond SkellyTeacher22,07544.281stCowichan—Malahat—The IslandsJim ManlyBC NDP candidate for Prince Rupert in the 1969 British Columbia provincial election17,471 39.982ndEsquimalt—SaanichBob Cameron15,86229.032ndNanaimo—AlberniTed MillerTeacher21,30443.981stVictoriaGretchen Brewin15,34429.932nd

Manitoba Rural Manitoba RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBrandon-SourisDavid Serle8,94924.672ndChurchillRod MurphyTeacher12,54451.71stDauphin—Swan RiverLaverne Lewycky11,77041.62ndLisgarKeith W.D. Poulson2,9203rdPortage—MarquetteMaude Lelonde6,6122ndProvencherRichard C. Greenway8,47325.72ndSelkirk—InterlakeTerry SargeantPolicy analyst14,22542.71st

Winnipeg RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankSaint BonifaceGrant Wichenko11,45523.73rdWinnipeg—AssiniboineRobert Johannson7,0673rdWinnipeg—Birds HillBill BlaikieUnited Church minister25,49250.161stWinnipeg—Fort GarryVivian Rachlis8,17617.873rdWinnipeg NorthDavid OrlikowMember of Parliament for Winnipeg—Birds Hill (1962–1988) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns (1958–1962) Member of Winnipeg City Council (1951–1958)22,417 52.71stWinnipeg North CentreStanley KnowlesMember of Parliament for Winnipeg North Centre (1962–1984 & 1942–1958) Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress (1958–1962) Member of the Winnipeg City Council (1941–1942)United Church minister15,1211stWinnipeg—St. JamesJ. Frank Syms11,7472nd

New Brunswick RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCarleton—CharlotteEd Gaunce3,97113.33rdFundy—RoyalBruce E. Halpin7,74619.143rdGloucesterKevin O'Connell 3,3669.453rdMadawaska—VictoriaJames Aucoin1,6206.33rdMonctonGregory Murphy8,936 18.493rdNorthumberland—MiramichiJerry Dunnett4,65317.233rdRestigoucheGail Walsh 4,71817.83rdSaint JohnEldon Richardson6,35818.93rdWestmorland—KentRené Vannieuwenhuizen4,60914.923rdYork—SunburyPhillip Booker 5,66514.363rd

Newfoundland and Labrador RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBonavista-Trinity-ConceptionW.A. Bill Parsons7,44830.152ndBurin-St. George'sRoss Senior3,9432ndGander—TwillingateWallace Bown4,4603rdGrand Falls—White Bay—LabradorBryan Blackmore12,53842.372ndHumber—Port au Port—St. BarbeFonse FaourMember of Parliament for Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe (1978–1979)Lawyer15,8721stSt. John's EastStratford G. Canning6,68419.273rdSt. John's WestTom Mayo9,0333rd

Nova Scotia RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankAnnapolis Valley—HantsBob Levy8,00819.963rdCape Breton—East RichmondAndrew HoganMember of Parliament for Cape Breton—East Richmond (1974–1980)Roman Catholic priest15,2691stCape Breton Highlands—CansoWilliam J. Woodfine4,6573rdCape Breton—The SydneysEd Murphy10,3103rdCentral NovaGary A. Chambers4,52113.533rdCumberland—ColchesterHayden Trenholm5,66213.833rdDartmouth—Halifax EastFrederick Turley7,11616.173rdHalifaxAlexa McDonoughSocial worker7,59018.533rdHalifax WestDennis Theman8,26517.183rdSouth ShoreJohn Yates3,98810.923rdSouth West NovaIan MacPherson4,21711.363rd

Ontario Central Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankDurham—NorthumberlandFred McLaughlin8,39320.453rdGrey—SimcoeBill Proud5,5763rdNorthumberlandHugh Jenney5,1503rdPeterboroughCyril Carter8,45116.93rdSimcoe NorthFayne Bullen 11,28427.02ndSimcoe SouthGaye Lamb8,3073rdVictoria–HaliburtonPatrick Daniel6,87215.13rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankGlengarry—Prescott—RussellPaul De Broeck4,16410.03rdHastings—FrontenacKevin Arseneault5,6913rdKingston and the IslandsStephen Foster8,47219.03rdLanark—Renfrew—CarletonGord Gilhuly5,7493rdLeeds—GrenvilleMildred Smith6,55115.423rdNepean—CarletonMarnie Girvan7,81012.73rdOttawa—CarletonJill VickersProfessor at Carleton University8,2343rdOttawa CentreJohn Smart10,21320.693rdOttawa—VanierPaul H. Michaud7,02315.853rdOttawa WestAbby Pollonetsky7,0513rdPrince Edward—HastingsDonald Wilson5,83314.73rdRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeDon Breault7,13317.33rd

Greater Toronto Area RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBeachesNeil YoungCandidate for Ward 9 (The Beaches) in the 1976 Toronto municipal electionMachinist12,32233.12ndBrampton—GeorgetownDavid Moulton11,5843rdBroadview–GreenwoodBob Rae13,18739.721stBurlingtonDanny Dunleavy 8,42114.72ndDavenportEd Brown 5,57924.42ndDon Valley EastSaul Paton 6,59512.33rdDon Valley WestJean Smith5,57210.63rdEglinton—LawrenceLeo Heaps7,36816.403rdEtobicoke CentreDan Shipley6,23710.23rdEtobicoke—LakeshoreTerry Meagher14,04430.93rdEtobicoke NorthAdrian Dorn 12,01723.23rdHaltonDoug Black7,83814.53rdMississauga NorthJohn McGuigan11,0023rdMississauga SouthColin Baynes8,86916.23rdOntarioGeoff Rison11,5103rdOshawaEd BroadbentLeader of the New Democratic Party (1975–1989) Member of Parliament for Oshawa (1968–1990)29,09051.31stParkdale—High ParkDoug Little9,53923.53rdRosedaleRon B. Thomson 6,90217.543rdSt. Paul'sJames Lockyer Lawyer5,779 13.303rdScarborough CentreTom Lyons9,53322.23rdScarborough EastSid Dunkley8,1903rdScarborough WestJohn Paul Harney Member of Parliament for Scarborough West (1972–1974)Professor at York University13,43731.23rdSpadinaJohn Foster8,7652ndTrinityManuel Azevedo 5,5042ndWillowdaleChris Thurrott7,12814.33rdYork CentreVince Del Buono10,46425.72ndYork EastKay MacPhersonNDP candidate for York East in the 1974 federal election8,6513rdYork NorthBruce Searle7,5913rdYork—PeelWally Gustar7,7253rdYork—ScarboroughFrank Lowery10,9783rdYork South—WestonVito Cautillo10,45128.22ndYork WestElio Costa9,71224.83rd

Hamilton/Niagara RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankErieClarence Gibson6,9853rdHamilton EastDon GrayMember of Hamilton City Council (1972–1985)11,7832ndHamilton MountainAndy Asselin12,273 24.03rdHamilton–WentworthDavid Hitchcock8,55020.203rdHamilton WestMiriam Simpson8,5123rdLincolnKenneth I. Lee13,4003rdNiagara FallsJohn A. Dawson7,75719.23rdSt. CatharinesPeter Elliott11,89723.53rdWellandRobert Wright11,15125.93rd

Northern Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankAlgomaJim Dinner10,98932.402ndCochrane NorthRobert Fortin 11,0802ndKenora—Rainy RiverJohn Edmund ParryMayor of Sioux Lookout (1978–1984) Member of Sioux Lookout Town Council (1977–1978)Sioux LookoutBusiness consultant10,8442ndNickel BeltJohn RodriguezMember of Parliament for Nickel Belt (1972–1980) Member of Coniston Town Council (1971–1972) President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (1968–1969)Teacher17,77243.371stNipissingPatricia Hughes5,6813rdParry Sound—MuskokaDennis Hay6,27017.13rdSault Ste. MarieCyril SymesMember of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie (1972–1980)Teacher12,08937.261stThunder Bay—AtikokanIain AngusMember of Provincial Parliament for Fort William (1975–1977)11,66734.12ndThunder Bay—NipigonBruce McKay11,28832.32ndTimiskamingArnold PetersMember of Parliament for Timiskaming (1957–1980)Miner11,5951stTimmins—ChapleauDennis Welin10,1602nd

Southwestern Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBrantDerek BlackburnMember of Parliament for Brant (1971–1993)Teacher20,90842.21stBruce—GreyJohn Giese4,72311.73rdCambridgeMarc Sommerville 11,08529.52ndElginMary Lou Weitzel4,2933rdEssex—KentRalph Wensley4,7593rdEssex—WindsorSteven W. Langdon18,60340.42ndGuelphJim Finamore8,53519.733rdHaldimand—NorfolkJoe Clark6,76214.83rdHuron—BruceMoira Couper2,7297.73rdKentMarie-France Wilkinson5,0473rdKitchenerJames Herman11,3453rdLambton—MiddlesexGrant Reynolds4,5853rdLondon EastRob Martin8,53122.23rdLondon—MiddlesexBill Lloyd8,85523.83rdLondon WestPaddy Musson9,37815.73rdOxfordMarjorie Lanaway5,98014.03rdPerthJohn Davies4,2553rdSarnia—LambtonWally Krawczyk10,14825.43rdWaterlooMike Makarchuk9,37518.123rdWellington—Dufferin—SimcoeJeff Koechlin4,7443rdWindsor—WalkervilleDavid Burr15,7442ndWindsor WestMaxine Jones11,90634.122nd

Prince Edward Island RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCardiganGeorge MacFarlane8925.223rdEgmontVincent Gallant 710 4.493rdHillsboroughBob Crockett1,4539.583rdMalpequeCharlie Sark1,1266.803rd

Quebec Central Quebec RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBerthier—Maskinongé—LanaudièreRichard Leclercq8412.24thChamplainDenis Tousignant1,3285thJolietteJacques Trudeau1,3242.803rdRichelieuMadeleine Martel1,5003.324thSaint-MauriceRobert Deschamps9522.484thTrois-RivièresRoland Auger1,6824.44th

Eastern Townships/Southern Quebec