Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 2011 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario (Ontario NDP) is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada running in the 2011 Ontario general election.

Central Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Barrie	Myrna Clark				8,168	18.96	3rd
Dufferin—Caledon	Karen Gventer				4,200	11.06	4th
Durham	James Terry				8,027	17.59	3rd
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Donald Abel	Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth North (1990–1995)			8,517	17.31	3rd
Newmarket—Aurora	Robin Wardlaw				6,514	14.36	3rd
Northumberland—Quinte West	Kira Mees				8,589	17.73	3rd
Peterborough	Dave Nickle	ONDP candidate for Peterborough in the 2007, 2003, and 1999 provincial elections			12,460	25.61	3rd
Simcoe—Grey	David Matthews				6,839	14.66	3rd
Simcoe North	Doris Middleton				7,710	16.96	3rd
York—Simcoe	Megan Tay				6,607	17.07	3rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Liam Duff				6,371	11.31	3rd
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Bonnie Jean-Louis				5,721	14.24	3rd
Kingston and the Islands	Mary Rita Holland				10,241	23.79	2nd
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Dave Parkhill				8,104	18.09	3rd
Leeds—Grenville	David Lundy				5,822	15.23	3rd
Nepean—Carleton	Ric Dagenais				8,127	14.77	3rd
Ottawa Centre	Anil Naidoo				14,715	29.13	2nd
Ottawa—Orléans	Doug McKercher				4,979	10.58	3rd
Ottawa South	Wali Farah				5,988	13.39	3rd
Ottawa Vanier	Paul Étienne Laliberté-Tipple				7,466	19.60	3rd
Ottawa West—Nepean	Wendy Byrne				6,576	14.80	3rd
Prince Edward—Hastings	Sherry Hayes				7,379	16.58	3rd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Brian Dougherty				4,277	10.97	3rd
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Elaine MacDonald				8,021	20.65	3rd

Greater Toronto Area

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ajax—Pickering	Evan Wiseman				5,951	14.37	3rd
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—East York (2001–2014) Candidate in the 2009 Ontario NDP leadership election Member of Toronto City Council for Ward 32 (Beaches—East York) (1998–2001) Mayor of East York (1993–1997)			17,807	46.61	1st
Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Jagmeet Singh			Lawyer	16,318	37.64	1st
Brampton—Springdale	Mani Singh				5,378	15.25	3rd
Brampton West	Dalbir Kathuria				8,337	18.97	3rd
Burlington	Peggy Russell				9,370	18.87	3rd
Clarington	James Terry
Davenport	Jonah Schein			Social worker	14,367	45.93	1st
Don Valley East	Bob Hilliard	Dr. Bob Hilliard is a past-president with the Canadian Paediatric Society and he has worked at various hospitals in Africa. [1]	Toronto	Staff paediatrician, Hospital for Sick Children [2] and professor of paediatrics, University of Toronto. [3]	5,953	18.61	3rd
Don Valley West	Khalid Ahmed				3,621	8.64	3rd
Eglinton—Lawrence	Gerti Dervishi				3,763	9.82	3rd
Etobicoke Centre	Ana Maria Rivero				5,099	11.98	3rd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Dionne Coley				6,713	15.45	3rd
Etobicoke North	Vrind Sharma				5,426	21.76	3rd
Halton	Nik Spohr				7,757	13.15	3rd
Markham—Unionville	P.C. Choo				4,575	12.29	3rd
Mississauga—Brampton South	Karanjit Pandher				5,420	16.02	3rd
Mississauga East—Cooksville	Waseem Ahmed				5,704	16.79	3rd
Mississauga—Erindale	Michelle Bilek				7,768	17.02	3rd
Mississauga South	Anju Sikka				4,044	10.06	3rd
Mississauga—Streetsville	Raed Ayad				5,494	15.23	3rd
Oak Ridges—Markham	Joe Whitfield				8,548	13.26	3rd
Oakville	Lesley Sprague				4,625	10.24	3rd
Oshawa	Mike Shields				14,316	36.18	2nd
Parkdale—High Park	Cheri DiNovo	Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park (2006–2017)	Toronto	United Church minister	18,365	46.20	1st
Pickering—Scarborough East	Nerissa Cariño				6,424	16.47	3rd
Richmond Hill	Adam De Vita				4,987	12.97	3rd
St. Paul's	David Hynes				7,124	16.61	3rd
Scarborough—Agincourt	Paul Choi				5,017	15.77	3rd
Scarborough Centre	Kathleen Mathurin	ONDP candidate for Scarborough Centre in the 2007 provincial election			6,876	22.01	3rd
Scarborough—Guildwood	Lorri Urban				6,194	19.42	3rd
Scarborough—Rouge River	Neethan Shan	ONDP candidate for Scarborough—Guildwood in the 2007 provincial election			13,088	35.97	2nd
Scarborough Southwest	Bruce Budd				10,404	31.45	2nd
Thornhill	Cindy Hackelberg				4,024	8.96	3rd
Toronto Centre	Cathy Crowe			Nurse	11,571	25.19	2nd
Toronto—Danforth	Peter Tabuns	Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto—Danforth (2006–present)			20,062	54.01	1st
Trinity—Spadina	Rosario Marchese	Member of Provincial Parliament for Trinity—Spadina (1999–2014) Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999)			19,870	42.36	1st
Vaughan	Paul Donofrio				5,594	11.33	3rd
Whitby—Oshawa	Maret Sadem-Thompson				7,865	15.46	3rd
Willowdale	Alexander Brown				5,556	12.85	3rd
York Centre	John Fagan				4,579	14.13	3rd
York South—Weston	Paul Ferreira	Member of Provincial Parliament for York South—Weston (2007)			13,071	42.18	2nd
York West	Tom Rakocevic			Executive assistant	7,901	34.82	2nd

Hamilton/Niagara

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Trevor Westerhoff				8,154	17.20	3rd
Hamilton Centre	Andrea Horwath	Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2009–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre (2007–2022) Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East (2004–2007) Member of Hamilton City Council for Ward 2 (1997–2004)	Hamilton		20,586	61.33	1st
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Paul Miller	Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (2007–2022) Member of Stoney Creek City Council (1994–2000)	Stoney Creek		20,442	51.72	1st
Hamilton Mountain	Monique Taylor		Hamilton	Executive assistant	20,492	45.16	1st
Niagara Falls	Wayne Redekop				12,304	26.30	3rd
Niagara West—Glanbrook	Anthony Marco				9,070	18.55	3rd
St. Catharines	Irene Lowell				8,624	20.20	3rd
Welland	Cindy Forster	Mayor of Welland (2000–2003)	Welland	Nurse	19,527	44.66	1st

Northern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Algoma—Manitoulin	Michael Mantha		Elliot Lake	Executive assistant	11,560	44.45	1st
Kenora—Rainy River	Sarah Campbell		Vermilion Bay	Executive assistant	10,752	49.62	1st
Nickel Belt	France Gélinas	Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt (2007–present)	Naughton		16,876	54.89	1st
Nipissing	Henri Giroux	ONDP candidate for Nipissing in the 2007 provincial election		Chef [4]	5,567	18.14	3rd
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Alex Zyganiuk				6,526	18.18	3rd
Sault Ste. Marie	Celia Ross	President of Algoma University (1998–2010)	Sault Ste. Marie	University professor	9,047	30.87	2nd
Sudbury	Paul Loewenberg		Sudbury	Arts promoter	13,251	40.72	2nd
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	Mary Kozorys				9,874	37.29	2nd
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Steve Mantis		Thunder Bay		9,111	34.85	2nd
Timiskaming—Cochrane	John Vanthof	ONDP candidate for Timiskaming—Cochrane in the 2011 provincial election	Earlton	Farmer	9,735	42.74	1st
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson	Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins—James Bay (1999–2018) Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1990–1999)	Timmins	Union leader	11,479	49.47	1st

Southwestern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Brant	Brian Van Tilborg				11,006	24.20	3rd
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Paul Johnstone				6,133	14.85	3rd
Cambridge	Atinuke Bankole				10,414	24.61	3rd
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Kathy Cornish				9,201	22.27	3rd
Essex	Taras Natyshak		Belle River	Union official	17,417	37.99	1st
Guelph	James Gordon		Guelph	Musician	11,150	23.88	3rd
Haldimand—Norfolk	Ian Nichols				8,048	19.42	2nd
Huron—Bruce	Grant Robertson				9,329	20.85	3rd
Kitchener Centre	Cameron Dearlove				7,385	18.82	3rd
Kitchener—Conestoga	Mark Cairns				7,165	17.57	3rd
Kitchener—Waterloo	Isabel Cisterna				8,250	16.67	3rd
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Joe Hill				8,882	20.96	3rd
London—Fanshawe	Teresa Armstrong		London	Insurance professional	13,953	40.77	1st
London North Centre	Steve Holmes				9,914	22.71	3rd
London West	Jeff Buchanan				10,757	21.72	3rd
Oxford	Dorothy Marie Eisen				5,885	15.63	3rd
Perth—Wellington	Ellen Papenburg				5,836	15.76	3rd
Sarnia—Lambton	Brian White				10,307	25.45	2nd
Wellington—Halton Hills	Dale Hamilton				6,106	14.45	3rd
Windsor—Tecumseh	Andrew McAvoy				12,228	32.84	2nd
Windsor West	Helmi Charif				10,544	30.83	2nd

By-elections

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Vaughan	Paul Donofrio	By-election on September 6, 2012, due to the resignation of Greg Sorbara.			3,647	11.38	3
Kitchener—Waterloo	Catherine Fife	By-election on September 6, 2012, due to the resignation of Elizabeth Witmer.			18,599	39.87	1
London West	Peggy Sattler	By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Chris Bentley.			15,503	41.88	1
Windsor—Tecumseh	Percy Hatfield	By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Dwight Duncan.			15,693	61.31	1
Ottawa South	Bronwyn Funiciello	By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Dalton McGuinty.			5,030	14.27	3
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	P.C. Choo	By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Laurel Broten.			2,705	7.82	3
Scarborough—Guildwood	Adam Giambrone	By-election on August 1, 2013, due to the resignation of Margarett Best.			7,010	28.37	3
Niagara Falls	Wayne Gates	By-election on February 13, 2014, due to the resignation of Kim Craitor.		Niagara Falls City Councillor	14,526	39.44	1
Thornhill	Cindy Hackelberg	By-election on February 13, 2014, due to the resignation of Peter Shurman.			1,896	6.79	3

References

1. "The doctor wants in for NDP". My Town Crier. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
2. Orr, Caitlin. "The doctor wants in for NDP". My Town Crier. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
3. "DON VALLEY EAST: Talking to the candidates". Inside Toronto. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
4. Zanusi, Rebecca (2014-06-20). "NDP's Henri Giroux hits one of two election goals". Almaguin News. Retrieved 2025-02-18.