List of Ontario CCF/NDP members

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This is a list of members of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), social democratic political parties in Ontario, Canada.

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Current and former CCF/NDP members of the Ontario legislature

First elected in 1934

The CCF won one of the 90 seats available in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1934 provincial election:

In the 1937 election no CCFers were elected.

First elected in 1943

The CCF won 34 of the 90 seats available in the 1943 election:

First elected in 1945

The CCF won 8 of the 90 seats available in the 1945 election:

First elected in 1948

The CCF won 21 of the 90 seats available in the 1948 election:

First elected in 1951

The CCF won two of the 90 seats available in the 1951 election:

First elected in 1955

The CCF won 3 of the 90 seats available in the 1955 election:

First elected in 1959

The CCF won five of the 98 seats available in the 1959 election:

First elected in 1963

The NDP won 7 of the 108 seats available in the 1963 election:

First elected in 1964

The NDP won a seat available in a 1964 by-election:

First elected in 1967

The NDP won 20 of the 117 seats available in the 1967 election:

First elected in 1969

The NDP won a seat available in a 1969 by-election:

First elected in 1971

The NDP won 19 of the 117 seats available in the 1971 election:

First elected in 1974

The NDP won a seat available in a 1974 by-election:

First elected in 1975

The NDP won 38 of the 125 seats available in the 1975 election:

First elected in 1977

The NDP won 33 of the 125 seats available in the 1977 election:

First elected in 1979

The NDP won two seat in a 1979 by-elections:

First elected in 1981

The NDP won 21 of the 125 seats available in the 1981 election.

First elected in 1982

The NDP won two seats in 1982 by-elections:

First elected in 1985

The NDP won 25 of the 125 seats available in the 1985 election:

First elected in 1987

The NDP won 19 of the 130 seats available in the 1987 election:

First elected in 1988

The NDP won a seat in a 1988 by-election:

First elected in 1990

The NDP won 74 of the 130 seats available in the 1990 election:

First elected in 1995

The NDP won 17 of the 130 seats available in the 1995 election.

First elected in 1998

The NDP won two seats in 1998 by-elections:

(elected as a Liberal in 1997, he switched to the NDP in 1998 after losing nomination), Ottawa City Councillor

First elected in 1999

The NDP won 9 of the 103 seats available in the 1999 election.

First elected in 2001

The NDP won a seat in a 2001 by-election:

First elected in 2003

The NDP won 7 of the 103 seats available in the 2003 election.

First elected in 2004

The NDP won a seat in a 2004 by-election:

First elected in 2006

The NDP won a seat, and retained one that they already held, in 2006 by-elections:

First elected in 2007

The NDP picked up one seat in a by-election, but lost it in the general election. Two MPPs resigned and their seats were retained in the general election in which the NDP won 10 seats, the same number as in the 2003 election. However the size of the legislature increased in this election from 103 to 107 seats.

First elected in 2011

The NDP won 17 seats (out of 107) for a net gain of 7.

First elected in 2012

The NDP picked up 1 seat in a by-election, increasing their total to 18.

First elected in 2013

The NDP picked up 2 seats in by-election, increasing their total to 20.

First elected in 2014

The NDP picked up one seat in a by-election, which was retained in that year's general election, increasing their total to 21. In the general election, 3 seats were gained and 3 seats were lost resulting in no net change. One of the newly elected MPPs, however, resigned later the same year after just six months in office, and the party lost the resulting by-election.

First elected in 2018

The NDP picked up 22 seats to become the Official Opposition, with 40 seats

First elected in 2022

The NDP was returned as the Official Opposition, with 31 seats, nine fewer than in 2018. Three new MPPs were elected:

Prominent Ontario CCF/NDP members and organizers

1930/1940s

1950s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Prominent NDP candidates & past candidates

2011 election

2003 election

1995 election

1987 election

Prominent NDPers/CCFers at the municipal level

Toronto

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