Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1999 Ontario provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of 103 candidates in the 1999 provincial election. Nine of these candidates were elected, making the party the third-largest in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; information on others may be found here.

This page also includes information about New Democratic Party of Ontario candidates in by-elections held between 1999 and 2003.

Central Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford	Jim Brooker				2,532	4.81	3rd
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Noel Duignan	Member of Provincial Parliament for Halton North (1990–1995)	Georgetown	Executive assistant	1,871	3.97	3rd
Durham	Jim Morrison				4,235	9.26	3rd
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock	Rick Denyer				3,786	7.40	3rd
Northumberland	Murray Weppler				2,820	6.32	3rd
Peterborough	Dave Nickle				7,058	13.00	3rd
Simcoe—Grey	Mary Hart				3,662	7.56	3rd
Simcoe North	Ann Billings				2,913	5.92	3rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Stéphane Landry
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Allan McPhail
Kingston and the Islands	Beth Pater
Lanark—Carleton	Sheila Sansome
Leeds—Grenville	Jim Murray
Nepean—Carleton	Craig Parsons
Ottawa Centre	Elisabeth Arnold
Ottawa—Orléans	Jamie Gallant
Ottawa South	James McLaren
Ottawa Vanier	David Gagnon
Ottawa West—Nepean	Alex Cullen	Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West (1997–1999) Member of Ottawa City Council for Richmond Ward (1991–1994) Ottawa Board of Education trustee (1982–1988)	Britannia, Ottawa	Economist	7,701	16.12	3rd
Prince Edward—Hastings	Bev Campbell
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Gerry Boyer
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	Maggie MacDonald		Cornwall	Playwright/musician	2,012	4.76	3rd

Greater Toronto Area

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Beaches—East York	Frances Lankin	Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches—Woodbine (1990–1999)			19,703	45.57	1st
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Vishnu Roche
Brampton Centre	Paul Schmidt
Brampton West—Mississauga	John Devries
Broadview—Greenwood	Marilyn Churley	Member of Provincial Parliament for Riverdale (1990–1999) Member of Toronto City Council (1988–1990)	Toronto		18,150	46.92	1st
Burlington	Danny Dunleavy
Davenport	Tony Silipo	Member of Provincial Parliament for Dovercourt (1990–1999) Toronto Board of Education trustee (1978–1990)	Toronto	Lawyer	8,717	31.76	1st
Don Valley East	Janaki Bala-Krishnan
Don Valley West	Geoffrey Allen
Eglinton—Lawrence	Jay Waterman
Etobicoke Centre	Bonte Minnema
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Vicki Obedkoff
Etobicoke North	Ed Philip	Member of Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke—Rexdale (1987–1995) Member of Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke (1975–1987)	Rexdale		8,166	23.92	3rd
Halton	Jay Jackson
Markham	Janice Hagan
Mississauga Centre	Gail McCabe
Mississauga East	James Kafieh
Mississauga South	Ken Cole
Mississauga West	Maxine Caron
Oak Ridges	Chris Moise				1,957	3.86	3rd
Oakville	Sean Cain
Oshawa	Colleen Twomey
Parkdale—High Park	Irene Atkinson
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	Jim Wiseman	Member of Provincial Parliament for Durham West (1990–1995)	Ajax	Teacher	2,814	5.71	3rd
St. Paul's	Larry Solway			Broadcaster/actor	3,350	7.13	3rd
Scarborough—Agincourt	Bob Frankford	Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough East (1990–1995)		Physician	1,319	3.58	3rd
Scarborough Centre	Sid Ryan	President of CUPE Ontario (1992–2009)		Union leader	8,399	19.91	3rd
Scarborough East	Terry Maley
Scarborough—Rouge River	Paulette Senior				2,138	6.10	3rd
Scarborough Southwest	Michael Yorke
Thornhill	Nathan Rotman
Toronto Centre—Rosedale	Helen Breslauer
Trinity—Spadina	Rosario Marchese	Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort York (1990–1999) Toronto District School Board trustee (1982–1990)	Toronto	Teacher	17,110	47.89	1st
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Michael Seaward
Whitby—Ajax	Betty Craig
Willowdale	Mikael Swayze
York Centre	Norm Jesin
York North	Steve Saysell
York South—Weston	Rosana Pellizzari
York West	Stephanie Payne

Hamilton/Niagara

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Jessica Brennan
Brant	David Sharpe
Erie—Lincoln	Dave Thmoas
Hamilton East	Bob Sutton
Hamilton Mountain	Chris Charlton
Hamilton West	David Christopherson
Niagara Centre	Peter Kormos
Niagara Falls	Claude Sonnier
St. Catharines	Gordon Coggins
Stoney Creek	Robert Barlow

Northern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Algoma—Manitoulin	Lynn Watson
Kenora—Rainy River	Howard Hampton
Nickel Belt	Shelley Martel
Nipissing	Wendy Young
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Dan Waters
Sault Ste. Marie	Tony Martin
Sudbury	Paul Chislett
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	Jack Drewes
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Nathalie Galesloot
Timiskaming—Cochrane	Len Wood
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson

Southwestern Ontario

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Bruce—Grey	Colleen Purdon
Cambridge	Gary Gibson
Chatham-Kent—Essex	Brian Sharp
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Dave Lapointe
Essex	Merv Richards
Guelph—Wellington	Bruce Abel
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant	Prue Steiner
Huron—Bruce	Tony McQuail
Kitchener Centre	David Brohman
Kitchener—Waterloo	Ted Martin
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Jim Lee
London—Fanshawe	Irene Mathyssen
London North Centre	Marion Boyd
London West	Sandra McNee
Oxford	Martin Donlevy
Perth—Middlesex	Walter Vernon
Sarnia—Lambton	Mark Kotanen
Waterloo—Wellington	Richard Walsh-Bowers
Windsor—St. Clair	Wayne Lessard
Windsor West	Liam McCarthy

By-elections

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Jessica Brennan	September 7, 2000			2,297		3
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	September 20, 2001			14,024		1
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Doug Wilcox	May 2, 2002			2,633		3
Nipissing	Wendy Young	May 2, 2002			1,821		3
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Joanne Bury	February 8, 2001			888		4
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Michael Seaward	June 28, 2001			708		4