Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada. It governed the province from 1990 to 1995, and is currently the third-largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The NDP led at the time by Howard Hampton ran a full state of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election, seven of whom were elected. Three more candidates were elected in by-elections held in 2004, March 2006 and February 2007. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about other candidates may be found here.

Central Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford	John Thomson				5,641	9.26	3rd
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Mitchel Healey				3,148	6.10	4th
Durham	Teresa Williams				6,274	12.41	3rd
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock	Earl Manners				7,884	15.39	3rd
Northumberland	Murray Weppler				5,210	11.51	3rd
Peterborough	Dave Nickle				9,796	17.80	3rd
Simcoe—Grey	Leo Losereit				5,032	9.92	3rd
Simcoe North	John Niddery				5,515	10.87	3rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Guy Belle-Isle				2,544	5.80	3rd
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ross Sutherland				4,286	10.32	3rd
Kingston and the Islands	Janet Collins				5,514	11.51	3rd
Lanark—Carleton	Jim Ronson				3,554	5.87	3rd
Leeds—Grenville	Steve Armstrong				2,469	5.61	3rd
Nepean—Carleton	Liam McCarthy				3,828	6.54	3rd
Ottawa Centre	Jeff Atkinson				11,362	22.98	2nd
Ottawa—Orléans	Ric Dagenais				2,778	5.53	3rd
Ottawa South	James MacLaren				4,306	9.03	3rd
Ottawa Vanier	Joseph Zabrowski				6,507	15.70	3rd
Ottawa West—Nepean	Marlene Rivier				4,099	8.34	3rd
Prince Edward—Hastings	Jodie Jenkins				3,377	8.45	3rd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Felicite Stairs				5,092	11.66	3rd
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	Matt Sumegi				1,639	4.29	4th

Greater Toronto Area

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York (2001–2014) Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 32 Beaches—East York (1998–2001) Mayor of East York (1993–1997)		Civil servant	21,239	50.90	1st
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Cesar Martello				4,931	11.65	3rd
Brampton Centre	Kathy Pounder				4,827	12.60	3rd
Brampton West—Mississauga	Chris Moise				5,103	8.15	3rd
Burlington	David Laird				3,832	8.22	3rd
Davenport	Jordan Berger				7,243	27.33	2nd
Don Valley East	Murphy Browne				3,058	8.14	3rd
Don Valley West	Ali Naqvi				2,540	5.69	3rd
Eglinton—Lawrence	Robin Alter				4,351	10.43	3rd
Etobicoke Centre	Margaret Anne McHugh				3,400	7.61	3rd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Irene Jones	Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore (2000–2003) Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 2 Lakeshore Queensway (1998–2000) Member of Etobicoke City Council for Ward 1 (1988–1997)	Mimico		8,952	20.09	3rd
Etobicoke North	Kuldip Singh Sodhi				3,516	11.35	3rd
Halton	Jay Jackson	ONDP candidate for Halton in the 1999 provincial election			5,587	8.01	3rd
Markham	Janice Hagan	ONDP candidate for Markham in the 1999 provincial election			2,679	5.08	3rd
Mississauga Centre	Michael Miller				3,237	8.32	3rd
Mississauga East	Michael Hancock				2,479	7.23	3rd
Mississauga South	Ken Cole				3,606	9.18	3rd
Mississauga West	Arif Raza				4,196	7.64	3rd
Oak Ridges	Pamela Courtot				4,464	6.46	3rd
Oakville	Anwar Naqvi				2,858	6.35	3rd
Oshawa	Sid Ryan	President of CUPE Ontario (1992–2009)		Union leader	13,547	34.71	2nd
Parkdale—High Park	Margo Duncan				6,275	15.77	3rd
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	Vern Edwards				3,690	6.76	3rd
St. Paul's	Julian Heller				6,740	14.83	3rd
Scarborough—Agincourt	Stacy Douglas				2,209	5.86	3rd
Scarborough Centre	Michael Laxer	NDP candidate for Scarborough—Agincourt in the 2000 federal election		Small business owner	3,653	8.77	3rd
Scarborough East	Gary Dale				5,250	12.40	3rd
Scarborough—Rouge River	Jean-Paul Yovanoff				2,246	5.98	3rd
Scarborough Southwest	Barbara Warner				6,688	17.94	3rd
Thornhill	Laurie Orrett				2,616	5.73	3rd
Toronto Centre—Rosedale	Gene Lara				9,112	20.14	3rd
Toronto—Danforth	Marilyn Churley	Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (1999–2005) Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1990–1999)			18,253	47.14	1st
Trinity—Spadina	Rosario Marchese	Member of Provincial Parliament for Trinity—Spadina (1999–2014) Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999)	Toronto	Teacher	19,268	47.51	1st
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Michael Seaward	ONDP candidate for Vaughan—King—Aurora in the 1999 provincial election			4,697	7.14	3rd
Whitby—Ajax	Dan Edwards				5,155	9.1	3rd
Willowdale	Yvonne Bob				3,084	6.64	3rd
York Centre	Matthew Norrish				3,494	11.04	3rd
York North	Sylvia Gerl				4,029	7.76	3rd
York South—Weston	Brian Donlevy				6,247	19.29	2nd
York West	Garth Bobb				3,954	17.02	2nd

Hamilton/Niagara

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Kelly Hayes				5,666	11.70	3rd
Brant	David Noonan				5,262	11.84	3rd
Erie—Lincoln	Julius Antal				3,950	9.41	3rd
Hamilton East	Bob Sutton				9,035	29.42	2nd
Hamilton Mountain	Chris Charlton		Hamilton		12,017	26.46	2nd
Hamilton West	Roy Adams		Hamilton	Professor at McMaster University	13,468	34.50	2nd
Niagara Centre	Peter Kormos		Welland	Lawyer	23,289	49.64	1st
Niagara Falls	Claude Sonier				4,962	12.30	3rd
St. Catharines	John Bacher				3,944	8.95	3rd
Stoney Creek	Lorrie McKibbon				5,419	10.71	3rd

Northern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Algoma—Manitoulin	Peter Denley				9,459	31.71	2nd
Kenora—Rainy River	Howard Hampton	Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1996–2009) Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River (1999–2011) Member of Provincial Parliament for Rainy River (1987–1999)		Lawyer	15,666	60.12	1st
Nickel Belt	Shelley Martel	Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1999–2007) Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1987–1999)		Insurance professional	16,567	46.52	1st
Nipissing	Terry O'Connor				2,613	7.23	3rd
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Jo-Anne Boulding				3,838	9.92	3rd
Sault Ste. Marie	Tony Martin	Member of Provincial Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie (1990–2003)	Sault Ste. Marie		11,379	32.37	2nd
Sudbury	Harvey Wyers				4,999	14.00	3rd
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	John Rafferty		Thunder Bay	Small business owner	6,582	21.62	2nd
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Bonnie Satten				4,548	15.02	2nd
Timiskaming—Cochrane	Ben Lefebvre				5,741	18.48	3rd
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson	Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999)		Union organizer	14,941	49.70	1st

Southwestern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Bruce—Grey	Colleen Purdon				4,159	9.28	3rd
Cambridge	Pam Wolf				8,513	18.09	3rd
Chatham-Kent—Essex	Derry McKeever				2,893	7.45	3rd
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Bryan Bakker				4,063	9.35	3rd
Essex	Pat Hayes				12,614	27.78	2nd
Guelph—Wellington	James Valcke				6,745	12.06	3rd
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant	Prue Steiner				4,720	10.82	3rd
Huron—Bruce	Grant Robertson				4,973	11.46	3rd
Kitchener Centre	Ted Martin				6,781	15.80	3rd
Kitchener—Waterloo	Dan Lajoie				6,084	10.94	3rd
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Joyce Jolliffe				4,523	11.01	3rd
London—Fanshawe	Irene Mathyssen				12,051	31.05	2nd
London North Centre	Rebecca Coulter				11,414	24.53	3rd
London West	Patti Dalton				7,403	14.89	3rd
Oxford	Shawn Rouse				5,318	12.56	3rd
Perth—Middlesex	Jack Verhulst				4,703	11.81	3rd
Sarnia—Lambton	Glenn Sonier				6,482	16.95	3rd
Waterloo—Wellington	Richard Walsh-Bowers	ONDP candidate for Waterloo—Wellington in the 1999 provincial election			3,970	8.62	3rd
Windsor—St. Clair	Madeleine Crnec				10,433	29.10	2nd
Windsor West	Yvette Blackburn				7,383	20.98	2nd

By-elections

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Burlington	Cory Judson
Markham	Janice Hagan
Nepean—Carleton	Laurel Gibbons
Toronto—Danforth	Peter Tabuns
Whitby—Ajax	Julie Gladman
York South—Weston	Paul Ferreira