New Democratic Party candidates in the 2025 Canadian federal election

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the upcoming 2025 Canadian federal election.

Alberta

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Airdrie—Cochrane	Sarah Zagoda	NDP candidate for Banff—Airdrie in the 2021 federal election	Airdrie	IT professional
Calgary Centre	Beau Shaw		Calgary	Technology professional
Calgary Confederation	Keira Gunn	NDP candidate for Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2021 federal election	Calgary	University lecturer
Calgary McKnight	Arlington Antonio Santiago	Vice-president of the University of Calgary Students' Union (2023–2024)	Calgary	Business consultant
Calgary Midnapore	Austin Mullins		Calgary
Calgary Shepard	Tory Tomblin	ABNDP candidate for Calgary-Hays in the 2019 Alberta general election	Calgary	Union official
Edmonton Centre	Trisha Estabrooks	Edmonton Public Schools Trustee for Ward D (2017–2025) [1]	Edmonton	Journalist
Edmonton Griesbach	Blake Desjarlais	Member of Parliament for Edmonton Griesbach (2021–present)	Edmonton
Edmonton Manning	Lesley Thompson		Edmonton
Edmonton Riverbend	Susan Cake	2021 candidate for president of the Alberta Federation of Labour [2]	Edmonton	Professor at Athabasca University
Edmonton Strathcona	Heather McPherson	Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona (2019–present)	Edmonton
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Chris Jones		Sherwood Park	Pipefitter [3]
St. Albert—Sturgeon River	Dot Anderson		St. Albert
Yellowhead	Avni Soma		Canmore

British Columbia

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Abbotsford—South Langley	Dharmasena Yakandawela	NDP candidate for Abbotsford in the 2021 federal election		Lawyer [4]
Cloverdale—Langley City	Vanessa Sharma	NDP candidate for the 2024 Cloverdale—Langley City federal by-election		Union official
Courtenay—Alberni	Gord Johns	Member of Parliament for Courtenay—Alberni (2015–present)	Port Alberni	Small business owner
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	Laura Dupont	NDP candidate for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the 2021 federal election Member of Port Coquitlam City Council (2014–2022) [5]	Port Coquitlam
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	Alistair MacGregor	Member of Parliament for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (2015–present)	Duncan	Executive assistant
Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	Maja Tait	Mayor of Sooke (2014–present) Member of Sooke District Council (2008–2014)	Sooke
Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford	Jules Côté		Abbotsford	University student
Nanaimo—Ladysmith	Lisa Marie Barron	Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith (2021–present) Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools District Trustee (2018–2021)		Social worker [6]
New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville	Peter Julian	Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby (2004–present)	New Westminster
North Island—Powell River	Tanille Johnston	Member of Campbell River City Council (2022–present)	Campbell River	Social worker
North Vancouver—Capilano	Tammy Bentz		North Vancouver	Filmmaker/actor [7] [8]
Port Moody—Coquitlam	Bonita Zarrillo	Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam (2021–present) Member of Coquitlam City Council (2013–2021)	Coquitlam	Computer programmer/data analyst
Saanich—Gulf Islands	Colin Plant	Member of Saanich District Council (2014–present)	Saanich
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Taylor Bachrach	Member of Parliament for Skeena—Bulkley Valley (2019–present) Mayor of Smithers (2011–2019)	Smithers	Small business owner
Vancouver Centre	Avi Lewis	NDP candidate for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the 2021 federal election		Documentary filmmaker/broadcaster
Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby	Manoj Bhangu		Vancouver	Small business owner [9]
Vancouver Kingsway	Don Davies	Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway (2008–present)	Vancouver	Lawyer
Victoria	Laurel Collins	Member of Parliament for Victoria (2019–present) Member of Victoria City Council (2018–2019)	Victoria	Professor at the University of Victoria

Manitoba

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Niki Ashton	Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (2008–present)	Thompson	Researcher/instructor at the University College of the North
Elmwood—Transcona	Leila Dance	Member of Parliament for Elmwood—Transcona (2024–present)	Winnipeg	Charitable organization executive
Kildonan—St. Paul	Emily Clark	NDP candidate for Kildonan—St. Paul in the 2021 federal election	Winnipeg	Sales manager
Portage—Lisgar	Lisa Tessier-Burch		Portage la Prairie [10]	Teacher
St. Boniface—St. Vital	Thomas Linner		Winnipeg	Communications professional
Winnipeg Centre	Leah Gazan	Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre (2019–present)	Winnipeg	Lecturer at the University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg South	Joanne Bjornson		Winnipeg	Sales manager

New Brunswick

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Acadie—Bathurst	Ty Boulay	NBNDP candidate for Belle-Baie-Belledune in the 2024 New Brunswick general election	Dalhousie
Moncton—Dieppe	Serge Landry	NDP candidate for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the 2021 federal election	Moncton	Union leader

Newfoundland and Labrador

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
St. John's East	Mary Shortall	President of the New Democratic Party (2023–present) President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (2013–2022) NDP candidate for St. John's East in the 2021 federal election NDP candidate for Gander—Grand Falls in the 1997 federal election	St. John's

Nova Scotia

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Halifax	Lisa Roberts	Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham (2016–2021)	Halifax
Halifax West	Rae Tench

Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Cambridge	José De Lima		Cambridge	Social worker
Dufferin—Caledon	Viktor Karklins		Orangeville	Professor at Conestoga College/Business consultant
Guelph	Janice Folk-Dawson	Vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (2019–2023)	Guelph
Hamilton Centre	Matthew Green	Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre (2019–present) Member of Hamilton City Council (2014–2018)
Hamilton Mountain	Monique Taylor	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Hamilton Mountain (2011–2025)	Hamilton
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Roberto Henriquez	NDP candidate for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the 2021 federal election	Hamilton	Lawyer
Humber River—Black Creek	Matias de Dovitiis	Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 4 (Humber River–Black Creek) (2022–present)
Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk	Nicole Fortier Levesque	Mayor of Moonbeam (2018–2024) [11]		Teacher
Kingston and the Islands	Daria Juüdi-Hope		Kingston	Nurse
Kitchener South—Hespeler	Lorne Bruce	NDP candidate for Cambridge in the 2021 federal election and Kitchener South—Hespeler in the 2015 federal election	Kitchener	Retail manager [12]
London—Fanshawe	Lindsay Mathyssen	Member of Parliament for London—Fanshawe (2019–present)
London West	Shinade Allder	President of Unifor Local 6005 [13]	London	Union leader
Mississauga East—Cooksville	Khawar Hussain	Candidate for Ward 3 in the 2018 Mississauga municipal election	Mississauga	Public health inspector [14]
Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ehab Mustapha			Fintech professional
Mississauga—Lakeshore	Julia Kole	NDP candidate for the 2022 Mississauga—Lakeshore federal by-election ONDP candidate for Mississauga—Lakeshore in the 2022 Ontario general election	Mississauga
Mississauga—Malton	Inderjeetsingh Ailsinghani		Mississauga	Business analyst
Niagara South	Chantal McCollum		Welland	Lawyer
Oakville East	Hailey Ford		Oakville	University student
Orléans	Oulai Bertrand Goué	NDP candidate for Montcalm in the 2021 federal election	Ottawa	Teacher
Ottawa Centre	Joel Harden [15]	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Ottawa Centre (2018–2025)	Ottawa	Researcher/educator
Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester	Tristan Oliff		Ottawa
Ottawa West—Nepean	Josh Bizjak		Ottawa	Executive Director of the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation
Oxford	Matthew Chambers	NDP candidate for Oxford in the 2021 and 2019 federal election	Ingersoll	Custodian [16]
Peterborough	Heather Ray		Douro-Dummer	Farmer [17]
Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong	Lo-Anne Chan		Sarnia	Small business owner [18]
Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park	Kingsley Kwok	Ontario NDP candidate for Markham—Stouffville in the 2022 and 2018 provincial elections		Respiratory therapist
Spadina—Harbourfront	Norm Di Pasquale	Candidate for Ward 11 University—Rosedale in the 2022 Toronto municipal election NDP candidate for Spadina—Fort York in the 2021 federal election Toronto Catholic District School Board Trustee for Ward 9 (2018–2022)	Toronto	IT professional
Sudbury	Nadia Verrelli	NDP candidate for Sudbury in the 2021 federal election	Sudbury	Professor at Laurentian University
Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt	Andréane Chénier	Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario Trustee for Area 10 (2022–present) NDP candidate for Nickel Belt in the 2021 federal election	Hanmer	Union official
Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park	Bhutila Karpoche	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Parkdale—High Park (2018–2025)	Toronto
Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Yuk-Sem Won	Candidate for Neebing in the 2022 Thunder Bay municipal election NDP candidate for Thunder Bay—Rainy River in the 2021 and 2019 federal election	Thunder Bay	Instructor at Confederation College/Artist
Toronto Centre	Clare Hacksel	NDP candidate for Toronto—Danforth in the 2021 federal election	Toronto	Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto—Danforth	Samantha Green		Physician/Professor at the University of Toronto
Whitby	Kevin Goswell		Whitby	Correctional officer
Windsor West	Brian Masse	Member of Parliament for Windsor West (2002–present) Member of Windsor City Council (1997–2002)
York Centre	Sinan Ulukanligil			Translator

Prince Edward Island

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Cardigan	Lynne Thiele	NDP candidate for Cardigan in the 2021 and 2019 federal election	Stratford
Egmont	Carol Rybinski		Tyne Valley	Small business owner

Quebec

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Beauport—Limoilou	Raymond Côté [19]	Member of Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou (2011–2015)
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Raphaël Émond		Laterrière	University student
Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est	Julie Girard-Lemay		Montreal	Lawyer
Hull—Aylmer	Pascale Matecki		Gatineau	Lecturer at the University of Ottawa
Jonquière	Lisa Garon		Lamarche
Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Nimâ Machouf	NDP candidate for Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the 2021 and 2019 federal election Projet Montréal candidate in the 2009 and 2005 Montreal municipal election	Montreal	Epidemiologist
Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Yu-Ti Eva Huang	NDP candidate for Louis-Saint-Laurent in the 2021 federal election		Teacher
Mirabel	Albert Batten		Mirabel	Union leader
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Malcolm Lewis-Richmond			Union official
Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi	Gilbert Whiteduck	Chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (2008–2015)	Maniwaki	Educator
Québec Centre	Tommy Bureau		Quebec City	Union official
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Alexandre Boulerice [20]	Member of Parliament for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (2011–present) Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party (2019–present)	Montreal	Journalist
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Marwan El-Attar		Montreal	Lawyer

Saskatchewan

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake	William Petryk		North Battleford	Accountant
Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Cheryl Loadman		Vanscoy	Professor at the University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon South	Jacob Gadzella		Saskatoon	Communications professional
Saskatoon West	Rachel Loewen Walker		Saskatoon	Professor at the University of Saskatchewan

The Territories

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Northwest Territories	Kelvin Kotchilea [21]	NDP candidate for the Northwest Territories in the 2021 federal election Independent candidate for the 2021 Monfwi territorial by-election	Yellowknife
Nunavut	Lori Idlout	Member of Parliament for Nunavut (2021–present)	Igloolik	Lawyer/Non-profit executive

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