The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Alberta Calgary RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCalgary CentreDuncan GreenCalgaryInstructor3,0116.054thCalgary EastKaie JonesCalgaryGrocer1,9266.494thCalgary NortheastBruce PotterCalgaryTeacher1,2093.365thCalgary Nose–HillAndrea GarnierCalgaryArchivist1,8833.784thCalgary SoutheastJason NessCalgaryCook1,1762.634thCalgary SouthwestMara VogelCalgarySelf-employed1,3222.754thCalgary WestMichael KozakavichCalgaryStudent2,1053.784th
Edmonton RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankEdmonton EastHana RazgaEdmontonHuman resources professional4,09611.793rdEdmonton NorthRay MartinLeader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (1984–1994) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Norwood (1982–1993)EdmontonTeacher5,41314.873rdEdmonton SoutheastRoberta AllenEdmontonSocial worker1,8825.864thEdmonton SouthwestRichard VanderbergEdmontonProfessor2,0704.684thEdmonton–StrathconaJean McBeanEdmontonLawyer7,25114.533rdEdmonton WestDuane Good StrikerEdmontonConsultant3,3868.263rd
Rural Alberta RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankAthabascaBryan NelsonAthabascaPipefitter1,2624.694thCrowfootBill ScottenCamroseBusinessman1,6353.794thElk IslandMary Ellen VanDusenSherwood ParkAccountant2,5445.874thLakelandJohn WilliamsEdmonton1,7374.434thLethbridgeVictor LoughLethbridgeCook2,2115.474thMacleodStanley Carl KnowltonBrocketCivil servant1,4444.054thMedicine HatJim DriscollMedicine Hat1,7194.944thPeace RiverRay A. DomeijGrande PrairieUnion official2,2265.864thRed DeerJanet WalterRed DeerFarmer1,6604.04thSt. AlbertJim ConnellySt. AlbertCourier2,1724.944thWetaskiwinCliff ReidLeduc1,9404.84thWild RoseAnne WilsonCanmoreGardener1,5943.64thYellowheadDennis AtkinsonEdmonton1,7594.84th
British Columbia British Columbia Interior RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCariboo—ChilcotinTerry TateWilliams LakeMillworker4,4063rdKamloops, Thompson and Highland ValleysNelson RiisMember of Parliament for Kamloops (1988–2000) and Kamloops—Shuswap (1980–1988) Member of Kamloops City Council (1978–1980)KamloopsProfessor at Cariboo College16,1381stKelownaFred SteeleKelownaPublic relations professional3,8384thKootenay—ColumbiaGreg EdwardsRevelstokeTrain eingineer5,1333rdOkanagan—CoquihallaDavid FinnisSummerland5,4413rdOkanagan—ShuswapCalvin WhiteArmstrongTeacher5,8393rdPrince George—Bulkley ValleyMolly EicharPrince GeorgeProfessor3,9353rdPrince George—Peace RiverAlex MichalosPrince GeorgeProfessor2,9893rdSkeenaIsaac SobolNew AiyanshPhysician9,8632ndWest Kootenay—OkanaganKirk DuffCastlegar8,8692nd
Fraser Valley/Lower Mainland RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBurnaby—DouglasSvend RobinsonMember of Parliament for Burnaby—Kingsway (1988–1997), and for Burnaby (1979–1988)BurnabyLawyer19,0581stDelta—South RichmondLloyd MacDonaldDeltaResearcher4,7153rdDewdney—AlouetteMalcolm James CrockettMaple RidgeSocial worker8,2963rdFraser ValleyRob LeesChilliwackPsychologist4,6803rdLangley—AbbotsfordPaul LathamAbbotsford3,4183rdNew Westminster—Coquitlam—BurnabyDawn BlackMember of Parliament for New Westminster (1988–1993)New WestminsterExecutive assistant14,06726.062ndNorth VancouverMartin StuibleNorth VancouverTeacher5,0753rdPort Moody—CoquitlamJoy LanganMember of Parliament for Mission—Coquitlam (1988–1993)New Westminster10,44419.703rdRichmondSylvia SuretteRichmondBusinesswoman3,9643rdSouth Surrey—White Rock—LangleyJulie A. GrenierSurrey3,6163rdSurrey CentralCharan GillSurrey7,0643rdSurrey NorthJudy VilleneuveSurrey6,5793rdVancouver CentreBill SiksayVancouverExecutive assistant10,6903rdVancouver EastLibby DaviesMember of Vancouver City Council (1982–1993)VancouverHuman resources professional14,9611stVancouver KingswayVictor WongBurnabyProject manager10,6622ndVancouver QuadraDonovan T. KuehnVancouverClerk4,4864thVancouver South—BurnabyHerschel HardinWest VancouverWriter7,4673rdWest Vancouver—Sunshine CoastClark BanksPowell RiverPower engineer5,9883rd
Vancouver Island RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankEsquimalt—Juan de FucaChris MainVictoriaBusinessman10,4003rdNanaimo—AlberniBill HoldomMember of Nanaimo City Council (1986–1996)NanaimoProfessor at Malaspina University-College 11,1622ndNanaimo—CowichanGarth MirauNanaimoFisherman13,1122ndSaanich—Gulf IslandsChuck BeyerVictoriaReal estate agent8,0803rdVancouver Island NorthGilbert PopovichAlert BayBusinessman11,1522ndVictoriaCarol JuddVictoriaCommunications professional11,4193rd
Manitoba RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBrandon—SourisJennifer HowardBrandonAdministrator4,98313.44thCharleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaRupert FordeSteinbach3,92310.64thChurchillBev DesjarlaisThompsonClerk9,61641.21stDauphin—Swan RiverBetty FindlayMinnedosa7,57521.23rdPortage—LisgarGlen HallickMB NDP candidate for Morris in the 1995 Manitoba provincial electionStarbuckCivil servant2,4207.24thProvencherMartha Wiebe OwenMB NDP candidate for Tuxedo in the 1995 Manitoba provincial election NDP candidate for Provencher in the 1993 federal electionPinawa3,1378.64thSelkirk—InterlakeKathleen McCallumMB NDP candidate for St. Vital in the 1990 Manitoba provincial electionSelkirkResearcher10,74927.83rdSt. BonifacePeter CarneyWinnipegTeacher6,66318.02ndWinnipeg CentrePat MartinWinnipegCarpenter10,97940.91stWinnipeg North CentreJudy Wasylycia-LeisMember of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns (1986–1993)Winnipeg13,66350.31stWinnipeg North—St. PaulRoman YereniukWinnipeg School Division trustee (1989–1995)WinnipegProfessor at St. Andrew's College9,48726.32ndWinnipeg SouthIris TaylorWinnipegMarketing professional4,62912.24thWinnipeg South CentreSara MalabarWinnipegStudent5,71716.02ndWinnipeg—TransconaBill BlaikieMember of Parliament for Winnipeg—Transcona (1988–2004) and for Winnipeg—Birds Hill (1979–1988)WinnipegUnited Church minister16,64050.31st
New Brunswick RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankAcadie—BathurstYvon GodinBathurstUnion leader (United Steelworkers)21,11340.531stBeauséjour—PetitcodiacAngela VautourGrand-BouctoucheCivil servant18,50438.991stCharlotteRob RainerSaint AndrewsProject manager2,3977.44thFrederictonPatricia HughesFrederictonProfessor4,68913.064thFundy—RoyalLarry WashburnWirralIndustrial mechanic3,7909.414thMadawaska—RestigoucheAndré CarrierDalhousieFirefighter4,21110.413rdMiramichiAllan GoodfellowDerbyMillworker5,26315.293rdMonctonTom BarronStilesville7,51016.053rdSaint JohnLarry HanleySaint JohnConsultant3,67910.43rd
Newfoundland and Labrador RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBonavista-Trinity-ConceptionFraser MarchBlaketownConsultant12,35933.702ndBurin-St. George'sDavid A. SullivanTorbayTeacher4,7843rdGander—Grand FallsMary ShortallSt. John's3,6203rdHumber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteJoan ScottSt. John'sProfessor4,42114.603rdLabradorRandy CollinsFormer president of United Steelworkers Local 5795Labrador CityMillwright4,61537.792ndSt. John's EastTed WarrenSt. John'sJournalist12,46028.092ndSt. John's WestLee IngramSt. John's6,8663rd
Nova Scotia RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBras d'OrMichelle DockrillSydney17,57541.301stCumberland—ColchesterPeter StewartTruro6,05814.203rdDartmouthWendy LillDartmouthWriter12,32632.571stHalifaxAlexa McDonoughLeader of the New Democratic Party (1995–2003) Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (1980–1994) Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Fairview (1993–1995) and Halifax Chebucto (1981–1993)HalifaxSocial worker21,83749.021stHalifax WestGordon EarleUpper TantallonCivil servant16,01334.631stKings—HantsPhilip A. BrownSelma9,10118.973rdPictou—Antigonish—GuysboroughCharlene LongAntigonishNurse8,28419.283rdSackville—Eastern ShorePeter StofferWindsor JunctionAirline employee12,43330.371stSouth ShoreBlandford Nickerson Port JoliFisherman8,13720.723rdSydney—VictoriaPeter Mancini SydneyLawyer22,45551.11stWest NovaBrian NobleYarmouthTeacher7,86220.463rd
Ontario Central Ontario RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankBarrie—Simcoe—BradfordPeggy McCombBarrieUnion official2,5804.84thDufferin—Peel—Wellington—GreyKevin KellyOrangeville2,3554.84thDurhamColin ArgyleBowmanvilleAuto worker3,2507.14thNorthumberlandMurray WepplerGores LandingConsultant2,6785.84thPeterboroughFred BirketMillbrook4,8748.94thSimcoe—GreyMarty WilkinsonCreemoreTeacher3,0906.14thSimcoe NorthAnn BillingsMoonstone2,4884.84thYork NorthLaurie CookePefferlawAdministrator1,9963.94thVictoria—HaliburtonRick DenyerLindsay3,4566.54th
Eastern Ontario/Ottawa RidingCandidate's NameNotes Residence Occupation Votes % RankCarleton—GloucesterCindy IgnaczOrleansSales professional2,8315.594thGlengarry—Prescott—RussellFred CappuccinoKenyonChristian minister (Unitarian Universalist)2,2894thHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonRobert SnefjellaBancroft3,2554thKingston and the IslandsGary WilsonMember of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Kingston and the Islands (1990–1995)KingstonLibrarian6,4334thLanark—CarletonGail MylesKanataStudent3,0224thLeeds—GrenvilleJennifer BreakspearKemptville1,7574thNepean—CarletonCathy MartinManotick2,7884thOttawa CentreJamey HeathOttawaWriter13,6462ndOttawa SouthMarcella MunroOttawaCommunications professional4,3744thOttawa—VanierDavid GagnonOttawa5,9523rdOttawa West—NepeanWendy ByrneWest OttawaLawyer4,1634thPrince Edward—HastingsBarb DolanCorbyville2,5124thRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeBarbara ClarkePembrokeResearcher3,2424thStormont—DundasSydney GardinerCornwallSales professional2,6714th
Greater Toronto Area