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 RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankDufferin—SimcoeEdward Robinson4,0073rdHastings—PeterboroughElmer Buchanan2,9683rdMuskoka–Georgian BayJames Maguire3,2143rdNorthumberlandBenjamin Burd2,7113rdPeterboroughJ. Paul RexeMember of Peterborough City Council (1980–1987 & 1972–1974) NDP candidate for Peterborough in the 1980 federal electionPeterboroughTeacher8,7563rdSimcoe CentreGaye Lamb4,5323rdSimcoe EastFayne Bullen9,0852ndVictoria—HaliburtonArthur Field2,4493rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCarletonJudy Wasylycia-Leis5,4463rdCarleton EastEvelyn GigantesMember of Provincial Parliament for Carleton East (1975–1981)Radio/television broadcaster11,5793rdCornwallGeorge Samis9,4841stFrontenac—AddingtonJames Maloney2,3743rdKingston and the IslandsRonald Murray3,8973rdLanarkCharles Bennett2,6593rdLeedsRobert Smith2,9403rdOttawa CentreMichael Cassidy9,3161stOttawa EastDanielle Page1,9053rdOttawa SouthChris Chilton6,1463rdOttawa WestJohn MacMillan2,3483rdPrescott and RussellClaude Dion1,8283rdPrince Edward—LennoxLorne King1,4233rdQuinteReg Pearson1,7953rdRenfrew NorthPhilip Chester1,0863rdRenfrew SouthAileen Pattinson1,1743rdStormont, Dundas, and GlengarryClifford O'Neill1,8363rd

Greater Toronto Area RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankArmourdale Robert Hebdon4,2403rdBeaches—Woodbine Marion BrydenMember of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—Woodbine (1975–1990)Researcher/statistician9,5901stBellwoods Ross McClellanMember of Provincial Parliament for Bellwoods (1975–1987)Social worker5,1111stBrampton David Moulton6,0343rdBurlington South Michael Wright4,9423rdDon Mills Michael Lee4,4873rdDovercourt Tony LupusellaMember of Provincial Parliament for Dovercourt (1975–1990)5,4911stDownsview Odoardo Di SantoMember of Provincial Parliament for Downsview (1975–1985)Paralegal8,6441stDurham East Bruce McArthur8,6482ndDurham West Hugh Peacock6,5783rdDurham—York Margaret Wilbur4,3143rdEglinton Eileen Elmy3,3243rdEtobicoke Ed PhilipMember of Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke (1975–1987)Rexdale, Toronto10,3731stHalton—Burlington Chris Cutler3,500 3rdHigh Park—Swansea Ed Ziemba8,7932ndHumber Jacquie Chic3,5833rdLakeshore Donald Sullivan9,3752ndMississauga East Douglas Bennett4,8293rdMississauga North Sylvia Weylie6,6673rdMississauga South Harry Davis4,1263rdOakville Zona Hollingsworth2,5623rdOakwood Tony GrandeMember of Provincial Parliament for Oakwood (1975–1987)Teacher10,3071stOriole Lynn McDonald4,4433rdOshawa Michael BreaughMember of Provincial Parliament for Oshawa (1975–1990)Teacher12,6861stParkdale Jan Dukszta6,0202ndRiverdale Jim RenwickLawyer6,7701stScarborough Centre Paul Rook4,8982ndScarborough East Gordon Wilson4,8263rdScarborough—Ellesmere David WarnerMember of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Ellesmere (1975–1981)Teacher9,7202ndScarborough North Jerry Daca6,5123rdScarborough West Richard JohnstonMember of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough West (1979–1990)Social worker10,0191stSt. Andrew—St. Patrick Stanley Kutz3,7093rdSt. David Tyrone Turner5,9853rdSt. George Daniel Leckie4,9992ndWilson Heights Greg Ioannou3,6233rdYork East Lois Cox4,9352ndYork Mills David Crisp3,8583rdYork South Donald C. MacDonald9,5181stYork West Pauline Durning2,8653rdYorkview Michael Morrone8,9732nd

Hamilton/Niagara RidingCandidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%RankBrock Heather Kilty4,2043rdErie Barrie MacLeod3,5863rdHamilton Centre Michael DavisonJournalist6,9302ndHamilton East Robert W. MackenzieMember of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East (1975–1995)Union leader (United Steelworkers)12,7731stHamilton Mountain Brian CharltonMember of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Mountain (1977–1995)HamiltonProperty assessor 11,0081stHamilton West Joy Warner4,2553rdLincoln Paavo Vuorinen2,0093rdNiagara Falls Richard Harrington4,6653rdSt. Catharines Donald Loucks4,9273rdWelland–Thorold Mel SwartMember 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)13,3791stWentworth Colin Isaacs9,8642ndWentworth North Johann Orr4,7023rd

Northern Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAlgoma Bud WildmanMember of Provincial Parliament for Algoma (1975–1999)Echo BayTeacher7,0961stAlgoma—Manitoulin Peter Boychuck2,3363rdCochrane North Emil Touchette4,4263rdCochrane South Clifford Simpson2,7772ndFort William Paul Lannon7,5852ndKenora Colin Wasacase4,1702ndLake Nipigon Jack Stokes7,8461stNickel Belt Floyd LaughrenMember of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998)SudburyProfessor at Cambrian College8,4511stNipissing Arthur Peltomaa1,7743rdParry Sound Arthur Davis1,4483rdPort Arthur Jim FouldsMember of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur (1971–1987)Teacher12,2581stRainy River Alan Tibbetts2,4383rdSault Ste. Marie Susan Brothers7,1623rdSudbury Bud Germa8,0522ndSudbury East Elie MartelMember of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1967–1987)SudburyTeacher13,8831stTimiskaming Robert BainFarmer6,7682nd

Southwestern Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%RankBrant—Oxford—Norfolk William Jefferies2,8993rdBrantford Mac Makarchuk9,5882ndCambridge Monty Davidson11,7482ndChatham—Kent Ronald Franko6,5082ndElgin James Campbell3,2503rdEssex North Marcel Lefebvre5,9112ndEssex South Blake Sanford4,3494thGrey Joan Stone1,6293rdGrey–Bruce Frank Butler1,4553rdHaldimand—Norfolk Lois Berry3,7443rdHuron–Bruce Tony McQuail1,9793rdHuron–Middlesex Gwendolyn Pemberton1,1703rdKent–Elgin Edward Cutler1,5913rdKitchener Ian MacFarlane4,1263rdKitchener—Wilmot Hemi Mitic3,6863rdLambton Ralph Wensley1,2763rdLondon Centre Diane Risler3,1893rdLondon North Rene Saumur3,8643rdLondon South Dale Green5,1873rdMiddlesex Larry Green2,1553rdOxford Wayne Colbran3,6733rdPerth Scott Wilson1,8813rdSarnia Charles Sullivan5,2923rdWaterloo North W. Needham3,6723rdWellington—Dufferin—Peel Mary Chambers4,6503rdWellington South Terence Crowley5,9343rdWindsor—Riverside Dave CookeMember of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—Riverside (1977–1997)WindsorSocial worker13,6261stWindsor—Sandwich Ted Bounsall7,3152ndWindsor—Walkerville Ray Simpson4,9882nd

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