Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1975 Ontario provincial election

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This is a list of candidates for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1975 Ontario general election.

[[Central Ontario]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Dufferin–Simcoe

|Ian Perkins

|

|

|

|3,317

|11.61

|3rd

Hastings—Peterborough

|Bob Thompson

|

|

|

|2,961

|13.08

|3rd

Northumberland

|John Taylor

|

|

|

|6,259

|

|3rd

Peterborough

|Gillian Sandeman

|NDP candidate for Peterborough in the 1974 federal election{{cite news |title=How the party candidates fared across the country |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=1974-07-09 |page=A12}}

|

|

|16,169

|

|1st

Simcoe Centre

|Paul Wessenger

|

|

|

|11,623

|

|2nd

Simcoe East

|Roger Pretty

|

|

|

|10,396

|

|2nd

Victoria—Haliburton

|F. McLaughlin

|

|

|

|3,718

|

|3rd

[[Eastern Ontario]]/[[Ottawa]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Carleton

|Gordon Kritsch

|

|

|

|7,769

|

|3rd

Carleton East

|Evelyn Gigantes

|

|

|Radio/television broadcaster

|11,981

|36.02

|1st

Carleton—Grenville

|Reg Willis

|

|

|

|5,741

|24.94

|2nd

Cornwall

|George Samis

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1974–1985){{cite news |last=Prager |first=Bill |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=31IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4811,995912&dq=george+samis+guy+leger+1974&hl=en |title=Premier Davis 'in Trouble in Stormont' |work=Windsor Star |location=Windsor |date=1974-10-18 |access-date=2025-02-16}}

|

|Teacher

|11,927

|51.11

|1st

Frontenac—Addington

|Bill Barnes

|

|

|

|3,379

|14.57

|3rd

Kingston and the Islands

|Lars Thompson

|

|

|

|6,134

|24.54

|3rd

Lanark

|George Murray

|

|

|

|3,066

|15.05

|3rd

Leeds

|John Fielding

|

|

|

|5,721

|23.95

|2nd

Ottawa Centre

|Michael Cassidy

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Cornwall (1971–1984)
Member of Ottawa City Council (1970–1972)

|Ottawa

|Journalist

|10,658

|38.92

|1st

Ottawa East

|Robert Cournoyer

|

|

|

|4,543

|18.59

|3rd

Ottawa South

|Eileen Scotton

|

|

|

|11,099

|32.43

|2nd

Ottawa West

|Sue Findlay

|

|

|

|8,871

|

|3rd

Prescott and Russell

|R. DesRochers

|

|

|

|5,027

|

|3rd

Prince Edward—Lennox

|Jan Nicol

|

|

|

|3,250

|

|3rd

Quinte

|C. McLaughlan

|

|

|

|4,744

|

|3rd

Renfrew North

|Robert Cox

|

|

|

|5,938

|

|3rd

Renfrew South

|Lawrence Smith

|

|

|

|3,479

|

|3rd

Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry

|Gerard Lussier

|

|

|

|2,801

|

|3rd

[[Greater Toronto Area]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Armourdale

|M. Mocciola

|

|

|

|6,255

|18.57

|3rd

Beaches—Woodbine

|Marion Bryden

|

|Toronto

|Researcher{{cite web |title=Marion Bryden Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=marion-bryden&pid=163149773#fbLoggedOut |website=Legacy.com |access-date=2025-02-16 |date=2013-02-18 |location=Toronto}}

|10,500

|45.67

|1st

Bellwoods

|Ross McClellan

|

|

|Social worker

|4,921

|38.15

|1st

Brampton

|John Deamer

|

|

|

|10,793

|28.53

|2nd

Burlington South

|Bill Brown

|

|

|

|8,859

|23.90

|3rd

Don Mills

|Bob Sherwood

|

|

|

|8,216

|27.45

|2nd

Dovercourt

|Tony Lupusella

|

|Toronto

|

|5,748

|41.84

|1st

Downsview

|Odoardo Di Santo

|

|

|Journalist/paralegal

|8,090

|36.97

|1st

Durham East

|Doug Moffatt

|

|Scugog

|Teacher

|12,824

|41.96

|1st

Durham North

|Lesley Griffin

|

|

|

|6,189

|21.73

|3rd

Durham West

|Charles Godfrey

|

|

|Physician{{cite news |last=Alberga |first=Hannah |date=2022-08-03 |title='Renowned' Ontario doctor who worked until 102 dies |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/renowned-ontario-doctor-who-worked-until-102-dies/ |location=Toronto |publisher=CTV News |access-date=2025-02-16}}

|11,539

|39.16

|1st

Eglinton

|Eileen Elmy

|

|

|

|4,713

|14.28

|3rd

Etobicoke

|Ed Philip

|

|Rexdale

|Educator{{cite news |author= |date=September 12, 1975 |title=123 candidates seeking Metros 29 seats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-123-candidates-seeking/145322939/ |work=Toronto Star |location=Toronto|page=A8 |access-date=2025-02-16}}

|8,995

|37.66

|1st

Halton—Burlington

|Bill Johnson

|

|

|

|6,644

|23.51

|3rd

High Park—Swansea

|Ed Ziemba

|Candidate for Toronto City Council in the 1974 Toronto municipal election{{cite news |date=1974-12-03 |title=Election '74: Voting results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-voting-results/143061857/ |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto |page=A11 |access-date=2025-02-16}}

|Toronto

|

|10,215

|39.98

|1st

Humber

|Bob Curran

|

|

|

|7,639

|19.28

|3rd

Lakeshore

|Patrick Lawlor

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Lakeshore (1967–1981)

|Toronto

|Lawyer

|14,271

|51.01

|1st

Mississauga East

|Larry Taylor

|

|

|

|6,435

|

|3rd

Mississauga North

|David Busby

|

|

|

|10,787

|

|2nd

Mississauga South

|Danny Dunleavy

|

|

|

|7,102

|

|3rd

Oakville

|Doug Black

|

|

|

|5,969

|

|3rd

Oakwood

|Tony Grande

|

|Toronto

|Teacher{{cite news |title=123 candidates seeking Metro's 29 seats |newspaper=Toronto Star |location=Toronto |date=1975-09-12 |page=A8}}

|7,388

|39.25

|1st

Oriole

|Ken Crooke

|

|

|

|7,409

|23.3

|3rd

Oshawa

|Michael Breaugh

|

|Oshawa

|Teacher

|14,442

|

|1st

Parkdale

|Jan Dukszta

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale (1971–1981)

|

|Psychiatrist{{cite news |last=Coyle |first=Jim |title=Suffered nervous breakdown, New Democrat tries comeback |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=1982-08-06 |page=5 |location=Toronto}}

|7,158

|41.71

|1st

Riverdale

|Jim Renwick

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1964–1984)
President of the New Democratic Party (1967–1969)

|

|Lawyer

|9,133

|50.3

|1st

Scarborough Centre

|Dave Gracey

|

|

|

|5,595

|26.28

|2nd

Scarborough East

|Ann Marie Hill

|

|

|

|7,271

|20.9

|3rd

Scarborough—Ellesmere

|David Warner

|NDP candidate for York—Scarborough in the 1974 and 1972 federal elections

|

|Teacher

|9,452

|39.2

|1st

Scarborough North

|Guy Beaulieu

|

|

|

|7,268

|19.1

|3rd

Scarborough West

|Stephen Lewis

|Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1970–1978)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough West (1963–1978)

|

|

|15,717

|56.1

|1st

St. Andrew—St. Patrick

|B. Beardsley

|

|

|

|7,627

|34.6

|2nd

St. David

|Jim Lemon

|

|

|

|7,990

|30.5

|2nd

St. George

|Lukin Robinson

|

|

|

|5,858

|22.9

|3rd

Wilson Heights

|Howard Moscoe

|

|Toronto

|Teacher

|7,476

|

|3rd

York Centre

|Tony Snedker

|

|

|

|7,748

|21.99

|3rd

York East

|Ed Chmielewski

|

|

|

|5,918

|

|3rd

York Mills

|Allan Millard

|

|

|

|7,252

|18.5

|3rd

York North

|Robert Lewis

|

|

|

|9,263

|

|3rd

York South

|Donald C. MacDonald

|Member of Provincial Parliament for York South (1955–1982)
President of the New Democratic Party (1971–1975)
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (1953–1970)

|Toronto

|Journalist/teacher

|13,365

|48.50

|1st

York West

|Ian Barrett

|

|

|

|9,454

|26.38

|3rd

Yorkview

|Fred Young

|

|

|United Church minister

|13,406

|52.40

|1st

[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]/[[Niagara Peninsula|Niagara]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Brock

|Fred Lindal

|

|

|

|5,969

|24.40

|2nd

Erie

|Maurice Keck

|

|

|

|6,906

|33.30

|2nd

Hamilton Centre

|Mike Davison

|

|Hamilton

|

|8,778

|38.14

|1st

Hamilton East

|Robert W. Mackenzie

|NDP candidate for Hamilton—Wentworth in the 1974 and 1972 federal elections
CCF candidate for Windsor—Walkerville in the 1955 provincial election

|Hamilton

|Union leader (United Steelworkers)

|13,971

|47.83

|1st

Hamilton Mountain

|Brian Charlton

|

|Hamilton

|

|11,075

|33.77

|2nd

Hamilton West

|Ray Fazakas

|

|

|

|7,243

|25.67

|3rd

Lincoln

|Ron Leavens

|

|

|

|4,092

|19.50

|3rd

Niagara Falls

|Peter Sobol

|

|

|

|7,003

|

|3rd

Welland

|Mel Swart

|

|

|

|10,209

|

|1st

St. Catharines

|Fred Dickson

|

|

|

|9,215

|31.81

|3rd

Wentworth

|Ian Deans

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth (1967–1979)

|

|Firefighter

|14,791

|

|1st

Wentworth North

|C. Faulknor

|

|

|

|8,180

|

|3rd

[[Northern Ontario]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Algoma

|Bud Wildman

|

|Echo Bay

|Teacher

|4,962

|38.54

|1st

Algoma—Manitoulin

|Winston Baker

|

|

|

|4,352

|32.49

|2nd

Cochrane North

|René Brixhe

|

|

|

|3,728

|23.63

|2nd

Cochrane South

|Bill Ferrier

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1967–1977)

|

|United Church minister

|10,784

|46.62

|1st

Fort William

|Iain Angus

|

|Thunder Bay

|

|9,173

|36.59

|1st

Kenora

|Bill Watkins

|

|

|

|5,165

|30.25

|2nd

Lake Nipigon

|Jack Stokes

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay (1967–1975)

|

|

|6,603

|50.50

|1st

Muskoka

|Ken Cargill

|

|

|

|5,760

|

|2nd

Nickel Belt

|Floyd Laughren

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (1971–1998)

|Sudbury

|Economist/Professor at Cambrian College

|10,481

|

|1st

Nipissing

|Mike O'Hallarn

|

|

|

|5,054

|

|3rd

Parry Sound

|Larry Labine

|

|

|

|2,973

|

|3rd

Port Arthur

|Jim Foulds

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Port Arthur (1971–1987)

|Port Arthur

|Teacher

|12,213

|49.74

|1st

Rainy River

|M. Lichtenstein

|

|

|

|2,259

|

|3rd

Sault Ste. Marie

|Ron Moreau

|

|

|

|13,470

|39.67

|2nd

Sudbury

|Bud Germa

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury (1971–1981)
Member of Parliament for Sudbury (1967–1968)

|

|

|11,511

|

|1st

Sudbury East

|Elie Martel

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East (1967–1987)

|Sudbury

|Teacher

|18,650

|

|1st

Timiskaming

|Robert Bain

|

|

|Small business owner

|

|

|1st

[[Southwestern Ontario]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Riding

!Candidate's Name

!Notes

! Residence

! Occupation

! Votes

! %

! Rank

Brant—Oxford—Norfolk

|Jim Schneider

|

|

|

|4,791

|18.36

|3rd

Brantford

|Mac Makarchuk

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford (1967–1971){{cite web |url=http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5832&context=opendissertations&sei-redir=1#search=%22co-operative%20commonwealth%20federation%20jarvis%22 |title=Constituency level politics: A case study of the Co-operative Federation and New Democratic Party in Brantford, Ontario |format=PDF |author=Walter John Joseph Szmigielski |year=1977 |publisher=McMaster University |location=Hamilton, Ontario}}

|Brantford

|Journalist{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pj1Ddn4HJM8C&q=%22mac+Makarchuk%22&pg=PA143 |title=The Happy Warrior: Political Memoirs |last=MacDonald |first=Donald C. |year=1998 |publisher=Dundurn Press |location=Toronto|isbn=9781550023077 }}

|12,048

|39.05

|1st

Cambridge

|Monty Davidson

|

|

|Union leader (Textile Workers Union of America){{cite news |title=Labouring on; Fewer industries means fewer unions, but times are changing, organizers say |newspaper=Kitchener-Waterloo Record |first=Dave |last=Pink |date=2003-08-30 |page=J1}}

|11,399

|38.20

|1st

Chatham—Kent

|Ron Franko

|

|

|

|5,728

|24.67

|3rd

Essex North

|Lucien Lacasse

|

|

|

|7,678

|35.42

|2nd

Essex South

|Ralph Wensley

|

|

|

|6,058

|26.36

|3rd

Grey

|Colin L. Swan

|

|

|

|2,835

|10.98

|3rd

Grey–Bruce

|Lorne Creighton

|

|

|

|1,235

|5.18

|3rd

Haldimand—Norfolk

|Norm Walpole

|

|

|

|4,967

|15.82

|3rd

Huron—Bruce

|Donald Milne

|

|

|

|2,635

|10.48

|3rd

Huron—Middlesex

|Paul Carroll

|

|

|

|1,967

|9.02

|3rd

Kent—Elgin

|Ray McGaffey

|

|

|

|2,242

|9.92

|3rd

Kitchener

|Meg Young

|

|

|

|7,367

|25.14

|3rd

Kitchener—Wilmot

|M. Rosenberg

|

|

|

|8,184

|33.42

|2nd

Lambton

|Maurice Payne

|

|

|

|1,181

|5.52

|3rd

London Centre

|Pat Chefurka

|

|

|

|7,896

|27.46

|3rd

London North

|Mike Warren

|

|

|

|5,570

|18.05

|3rd

London South

|Edith Welch

|

|

|

|7,171

|19.88

|3rd

Middlesex

|H. Aitkenhead

|

|

|

|3,127

|

|3rd

Oxford

|Peter Klynstra

|

|

|

|4,675

|

|3rd

Perth

|Larry J. Wraith

|

|

|

|2,989

|

|3rd

Sarnia

|Ivan Hillier

|

|

|

|2,957

|10.48

|3rd

Waterloo North

|Jack Kersell

|

|

|

|6,880

|

|3rd

Wellington South

|Carl Hamilton

|

|

|

|6,833

|

|2nd

Wellington—Dufferin—Peel

|Gerry Campbell

|

|

|

|6,169

|

|3rd

Windsor—Riverside

|Fred Burr

|

|

|Teacher

|13,273

|47.85

|1st

Windsor—Sandwich

|Ted Bounsall

|Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West (1971–1975)

|Windsor

|Professor at the University of Windsor

|10,543

|

|1st

Windsor—Walkerville

|David Burr

|

|

|

|6,923

|

|2nd

References

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