New Democratic Party candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election

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This is a list of New Democratic Party candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election . The NDP nominated candidates in all of Canada's 282 ridings; 26 of whom were elected. Following the election, the NDP remained the third-largest party in the House of Commons.

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Alberta

Calgary

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Calgary Centre Bohdan Harasymiw4,09510.943rd
Calgary East Barry Pashak ANDP candidate for Calgary-North Hill in the 1971 Alberta provincial election Professor at Mount Royal University [1] 5,17211.123rd
Calgary North Norm Herman4,2273rd
Calgary South Cathie McCreary3,5843rd
Calgary West Jack Peters3,6948.483rd

Edmonton

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Edmonton East Lynn Fogwill5,15415.453rd
Edmonton North John Miller5,6733rd
Edmonton South Gordon Fearn5,4013rd
Edmonton—Strathcona Robert Davidson5,35212.043rd
Edmonton West Ken Nixon4,6243rd

Rural Alberta

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Athabasca Robert Godbout2,77010.173rd
Bow River Gale Burke2,2005.344th
Crowfoot Roger Milbrandt1,5294.683rd
Lethbridge–Foothills Roger Rickwood3,7208.943rd
Medicine Hat Lorne L. Burk3,0537.633rd
Peace River Earle Joseph Guertin5,80117.653rd
Pembina Norman Flach4,9533rd
Red Deer John Younie2,8566.43rd
Vegreville James Kenney3,1913rd
Wetaskiwin Alfred O. Arnston3,5879.93rd
Yellowhead Bob Ritchie3,6008.73rd

British Columbia

British Columbia Interior

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Cariboo—Chilcotin Harry Olaussen8,27327.692nd
Kamloops—Shuswap Ron H. Anderson12,19327.533rd
Kootenay East—Revelstoke Sid Parker Mayor of Revelstoke (1970–1978) [2] Train conductor11,10735.072nd
Kootenay West Lyle Kristiansen 11,50339.832nd
Okanagan North John Powell11,95123.163rd
Okanagan—Similkameen Darwin Sigurgeirson11,71527.632nd
Prince George—Bulkley Valley Archie Patrick8,52127.302nd
Prince George—Peace River Bob Simpson5,47820.502nd
Skeena Jim Fulton Probation officer [3] 10,99641.821st

Fraser Valley/Lower Mainland

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Burnaby Svend Robinson Lawyer20,60439.761st
Capilano Michael Karton6,63914.563rd
Fraser Valley East Harry W. Fontaine9,12621.382nd
Fraser Valley West Cyril Barkved15,32230.892nd
Mission—Port Moody Mark Rose Member of Parliament for Fraser Valley West (1968–1974)
Member of Coquitlam City Council (1966–1968)		Professor20,84743.831st
New Westminster—Coquitlam Pauline Jewett Member of Parliament for Northumberland (1963–1965)President of Simon Fraser University (1974–1978)19,30144.431st
North Vancouver—Burnaby Russ Hicks12,08427.893rd
Richmond—South Delta Mercia Stickney13,52424.152nd
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta Carol Langford17,9922nd
Vancouver Centre Ron Johnson13,35029.973rd
Vancouver East Margaret Anne Mitchell Social worker 13,69742.711st
Vancouver Kingsway Ian Waddell Lawyer15,92844.761st
Vancouver Quadra Alan Bush10,66524.463rd
Vancouver South Judy McManus8,80620.913rd

Vancouver Island

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Comox—Powell River Raymond Skelly Teacher22,07544.281st
Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Jim Manly BC NDP candidate for Prince Rupert in the 1969 British Columbia provincial election 17,47139.982nd
Esquimalt—Saanich Bob Cameron15,86229.032nd
Nanaimo—Alberni Ted Miller Teacher21,30443.981st
Victoria Gretchen Brewin 15,34429.932nd

Manitoba

Rural Manitoba

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Brandon-Souris David Serle8,94924.672nd
Churchill Rod Murphy Teacher12,54451.71st
Dauphin—Swan River Laverne Lewycky 11,77041.62nd
Lisgar Keith W.D. Poulson2,9203rd
Portage—Marquette Maude Lelonde6,6122nd
Provencher Richard C. Greenway8,47325.72nd
Selkirk—Interlake Terry Sargeant Policy analyst14,22542.71st

Winnipeg

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Saint Boniface Grant Wichenko11,45523.73rd
Winnipeg—Assiniboine Robert Johannson7,0673rd
Winnipeg—Birds Hill Bill Blaikie United Church minister 25,49250.161st
Winnipeg—Fort Garry Vivian Rachlis8,17617.873rd
Winnipeg North David Orlikow Member of Parliament for Winnipeg—Birds Hill (1962–1988)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns (1958–1962)
Member of Winnipeg City Council (1951–1958)		22,41752.71st
Winnipeg North Centre Stanley Knowles Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Centre (1962–1984 & 1942–1958)
Vice President of the Canadian Labour Congress (1958–1962)
Member of the Winnipeg City Council (1941–1942)		 United Church minister 15,1211st
Winnipeg—St. James J. Frank Syms11,7472nd

New Brunswick

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Carleton—Charlotte Ed Gaunce3,97113.33rd
Fundy—Royal Bruce E. Halpin7,74619.143rd
Gloucester Kevin O'Connell3,3669.453rd
Madawaska—Victoria James Aucoin1,6206.33rd
Moncton Gregory Murphy8,93618.493rd
Northumberland—Miramichi Jerry Dunnett4,65317.233rd
Restigouche Gail Walsh4,71817.83rd
Saint John Eldon Richardson6,35818.93rd
Westmorland—Kent René Vannieuwenhuizen4,60914.923rd
York—Sunbury Phillip Booker5,66514.363rd

Newfoundland and Labrador

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Bonavista-Trinity-Conception W.A. Bill Parsons7,44830.152nd
Burin-St. George's Ross Senior3,9432nd
Gander—Twillingate Wallace Bown4,4603rd
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Bryan Blackmore12,53842.372nd
Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe Fonse Faour Member of Parliament for Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe (1978–1979)Lawyer [4] 15,8721st
St. John's East Stratford G. Canning6,68419.273rd
St. John's West Tom Mayo9,0333rd

Nova Scotia

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Annapolis Valley—Hants Bob Levy8,00819.963rd
Cape Breton—East Richmond Andrew Hogan Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—East Richmond (1974–1980) Roman Catholic priest 15,2691st
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso William J. Woodfine4,6573rd
Cape Breton—The Sydneys Ed Murphy10,3103rd
Central Nova Gary A. Chambers4,52113.533rd
Cumberland—Colchester Hayden Trenholm5,66213.833rd
Dartmouth—Halifax East Frederick Turley7,11616.173rd
Halifax Alexa McDonough Social worker 7,59018.533rd
Halifax West Dennis Theman8,26517.183rd
South Shore John Yates3,98810.923rd
South West Nova Ian MacPherson4,21711.363rd

Ontario

Central Ontario

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Durham—Northumberland Fred McLaughlin8,39320.453rd
Grey—Simcoe Bill Proud5,5763rd
Northumberland Hugh Jenney5,1503rd
Peterborough Cyril Carter8,45116.93rd
Simcoe North Fayne Bullen11,28427.02nd
Simcoe South Gaye Lamb8,3073rd
Victoria–Haliburton Patrick Daniel6,87215.13rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Paul De Broeck4,16410.03rd
Hastings—Frontenac Kevin Arseneault5,6913rd
Kingston and the Islands Stephen Foster8,47219.03rd
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Gord Gilhuly5,7493rd
Leeds—Grenville Mildred Smith6,55115.423rd
Nepean—Carleton Marnie Girvan7,81012.73rd
Ottawa—Carleton Jill Vickers Professor at Carleton University 8,2343rd
Ottawa Centre John Smart10,21320.693rd
Ottawa—Vanier Paul H. Michaud7,02315.853rd
Ottawa West Abby Pollonetsky7,0513rd
Prince Edward—Hastings Donald Wilson5,83314.73rd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Don Breault7,13317.33rd

Greater Toronto Area

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Beaches Neil Young Candidate for Ward 9 (The Beaches) in the 1976 Toronto municipal election Machinist12,32233.12nd
Brampton—Georgetown David Moulton11,5843rd
Broadview–Greenwood Bob Rae 13,18739.721st
Burlington Danny Dunleavy8,42114.72nd
Davenport Ed Brown5,57924.42nd
Don Valley East Saul Paton6,59512.33rd
Don Valley West Jean Smith5,57210.63rd
Eglinton—Lawrence Leo Heaps7,36816.403rd
Etobicoke Centre Dan Shipley6,23710.23rd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Terry Meagher14,04430.93rd
Etobicoke North Adrian Dorn12,01723.23rd
Halton Doug Black7,83814.53rd
Mississauga North John McGuigan11,0023rd
Mississauga South Colin Baynes8,86916.23rd
Ontario Geoff Rison11,5103rd
Oshawa Ed Broadbent Leader of the New Democratic Party (1975–1989)
Member of Parliament for Oshawa (1968–1990)		29,09051.31st
Parkdale—High Park Doug Little9,53923.53rd
Rosedale Ron B. Thomson6,90217.543rd
St. Paul's James Lockyer Lawyer5,77913.303rd
Scarborough Centre Tom Lyons9,53322.23rd
Scarborough East Sid Dunkley8,1903rd
Scarborough West John Paul Harney Member of Parliament for Scarborough West (1972–1974)Professor at York University 13,43731.23rd
Spadina John Foster8,7652nd
Trinity Manuel Azevedo5,5042nd
Willowdale Chris Thurrott7,12814.33rd
York Centre Vince Del Buono10,46425.72nd
York East Kay MacPherson NDP candidate for York East in the 1974 federal election 8,6513rd
York North Bruce Searle7,5913rd
York—Peel Wally Gustar7,7253rd
York—Scarborough Frank Lowery10,9783rd
York South—Weston Vito Cautillo10,45128.22nd
York West Elio Costa9,71224.83rd

Hamilton/Niagara

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Erie Clarence Gibson6,9853rd
Hamilton East Don GrayMember of Hamilton City Council (1972–1985)11,7832nd
Hamilton Mountain Andy Asselin12,27324.03rd
Hamilton–Wentworth David Hitchcock8,55020.203rd
Hamilton West Miriam Simpson8,5123rd
Lincoln Kenneth I. Lee13,4003rd
Niagara Falls John A. Dawson7,75719.23rd
St. Catharines Peter Elliott11,89723.53rd
Welland Robert Wright11,15125.93rd

Northern Ontario

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Algoma Jim Dinner10,98932.402nd
Cochrane North Robert Fortin11,0802nd
Kenora—Rainy River John Edmund Parry Mayor of Sioux Lookout (1978–1984)
Member of Sioux Lookout Town Council (1977–1978) [5] 		Sioux Lookout Business consultant10,8442nd
Nickel Belt John Rodriguez Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt (1972–1980)
Member of Coniston Town Council (1971–1972)
President of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (1968–1969)		Teacher17,77243.371st
Nipissing Patricia Hughes5,6813rd
Parry Sound—Muskoka Dennis Hay6,27017.13rd
Sault Ste. Marie Cyril Symes Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie (1972–1980)Teacher [6] 12,08937.261st
Thunder Bay—Atikokan Iain Angus Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort William (1975–1977)11,66734.12nd
Thunder Bay—Nipigon Bruce McKay11,28832.32nd
Timiskaming Arnold Peters Member of Parliament for Timiskaming (1957–1980)Miner [7] 11,5951st
Timmins—Chapleau Dennis Welin10,1602nd

Southwestern Ontario

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Brant Derek Blackburn Member of Parliament for Brant (1971–1993)Teacher [8] 20,90842.21st
Bruce—Grey John Giese4,72311.73rd
Cambridge Marc Sommerville11,08529.52nd
Elgin Mary Lou Weitzel4,2933rd
Essex—Kent Ralph Wensley4,7593rd
Essex—Windsor Steven W. Langdon 18,60340.42nd
Guelph Jim Finamore8,53519.733rd
Haldimand—Norfolk Joe Clark6,76214.83rd
Huron—Bruce Moira Couper2,7297.73rd
Kent Marie-France Wilkinson5,0473rd
Kitchener James Herman11,3453rd
Lambton—Middlesex Grant Reynolds4,5853rd
London East Rob Martin8,53122.23rd
London—Middlesex Bill Lloyd8,85523.83rd
London West Paddy Musson9,37815.73rd
Oxford Marjorie Lanaway5,98014.03rd
Perth John Davies4,2553rd
Sarnia—Lambton Wally Krawczyk10,14825.43rd
Waterloo Mike Makarchuk9,37518.123rd
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Jeff Koechlin4,7443rd
Windsor—Walkerville David Burr15,7442nd
Windsor West Maxine Jones11,90634.122nd

Prince Edward Island

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Cardigan George MacFarlane8925.223rd
Egmont Vincent Gallant7104.493rd
Hillsborough Bob Crockett1,4539.583rd
Malpeque Charlie Sark1,1266.803rd

Quebec

Central Quebec

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Richard Leclercq8412.24th
Champlain Denis Tousignant1,3285th
Joliette Jacques Trudeau1,3242.803rd
Richelieu Madeleine Martel1,5003.324th
Saint-Maurice Robert Deschamps9522.484th
Trois-Rivières Roland Auger1,6824.44th

Eastern Townships/Southern Quebec

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Beauce Raymond Philippe Roy2150.55th
Beauharnois—Salaberry Gilles Gagne1,8664.64th
Brome—Missisquoi Gertrude Lefebvre-Brown9912.624th
Châteauguay Ginette Bourdon2,4044th
Drummond Patricia Lamarre6391.65th
Frontenac Martin Vaillancourt4924th
Lotbinière Jean-Denis Lavigne1,1594th
Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Murray Dale Powell1,3164th
Richmond Lisa Bourgeois5514th
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Richard Sylvestre8021.84th
Saint-Jean Todd Sloan2,2045.04th
Shefford Denis Boisse1,0082.055th
Sherbrooke Roger Muller1,1802.84th
Verchères Micheline Ruelland3,6526.34th

Greater Montreal

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Normand J. Labrie3,4724th
Bourassa Daniel Piotrowski1,8043.85th
Chambly Dominique Vaillancourt3,3246.434th
Dollard Pierre Bourgeois3,9493rd
Duvernay John Shatilla2,8395.484th
Gamelin Danielle Dubois2,7534th
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Marie-Ange Gagnon-Sirois1,7465th
Lachine Buff Norman2,4503rd
Lasalle Gaston Coté3,2493rd
Laurier Jean-Pierre Bourdouxhe1,9345th
Laval Lauraine Vaillancourt3,5214th
Laval-des-Rapides Pierre Ivan Laroche3,7024th
Laprairie Jean-Claude Bohrer4,1884th
Longueuil Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt3,9957.24th
Montreal–Mercier Elizabeth Chase-Chapdelaine1,8164th
Mount Royal David C. Winch2,0234.03rd
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Gus Callaghan3,6838.083rd
Outremont Claire A. Brisson4,11210.332nd
Papineau Jean A. Richard1,9135.554th
Rosemont Marcel Julien2,2385.254th
Saint-Henri—Westmount Claude de Mestral3,2973rd
Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic Filippo Salvatore2,6163rd
Saint-Léonard—Anjou Colette Lalancette-Deschamps3,1054th
Sainte-Marie Jean-Pierre Juneau1,5754.774th
Terrebonne Roland Francis3,1145.64th
Vaudreuil Lorne Brown4,5123rd

Northern Quebec

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Abitibi Maurice Vaney1,4203.05th
Charlevoix Normand Laforce6134th
Chicoutimi Marc St-Hilaire1,4354.34th
Jonquière Jacques Hubert2,7243rd
Lac-Saint-Jean Jean-Denis Bérubé1,5894th
Manicouagan Carole Noel2,1056.74th
Roberval Jacques Ouellet3851.15th
Témiscamingue Germain Boudreau1,4733.774th

Western Quebec/Laurentides/Outaouais

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Argenteuil Thérèse Gardner Pelletier1,5764.604th
Gatineau André Beaudry3,2926.913rd
Hull Michel Légère Lawyer7,17516.562nd
Labelle Willie Kofman2,1344th
Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Ida Brown1,6825.304th

Saskatchewan

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Assiniboia Bill Knight Member of Parliament for Assiniboia (1971–1974)Teacher [9] 11,1832nd
Humboldt—Lake Centre Vic Althouse Farmer [10] 12,6812nd
Kindersley—Lloydminster Alf Gleave10,2542nd
Mackenzie Dale R. Schmeichel10,3702nd
Moose Jaw David H. Henley11,1222nd
Prince Albert Stan Hovdebo Teacher [11] 11,97935.72nd
Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain George A. Hubbard7,0082nd
Regina East Simon De Jong Artist/Restaurant owner [12] 15,0221st
Regina West Les Benjamin Member of Parliament for Regina West (1979–1988)
Member of Parliament for Regina—Lake Centre (1968–1979)		19,3401st
Saskatoon East Bob Ogle Roman Catholic priest 15,2341st
Saskatoon West Reg Parker15,0942nd
Swift Current—Maple Creek Ron Gates8,7202nd
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake Eli Nesdoly10,3272nd
Yorkton—Melville Lorne Nystrom Member of Parliament for Yorkton—Melville (1968–1993)Consultant/Teacher [13] 16,67747.51st

The Territories

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Nunatsiaq Peter Ittinuar 1,96337.741st
Western Arctic Georges Erasmus 3,38529.333rd
Yukon Joe Jack2,57823.063rd

References

  1. ↑ "Leonard 'Barry' Pashak – Obituary". Edmonton Journal. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Alex (2013-03-21). "Former Revelstoke mayor and MP Sid Parker pens book on Columbia River Treaty". Revelstoke Review. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  3. ↑ Ebner, David (2008-12-22). "Jim Fulton, 57 Passionate former MP dies of cancer". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Alphonsus Faour". Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  5. ↑ "John Edmund Parry, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Reginald Cyril Symes, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  7. ↑ "William Arnold Peters, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  9. ↑ "William George Knight, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Mr. Victor Fredrich (Vic) Althouse, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Stanley John Hovdebo, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  12. ↑ "Mr. Simon Leendert de Jong, M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  13. ↑ "The Hon. Lorne Edmund Nystrom, P.C., M.P." Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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