New Democratic Party candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election

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The New Democratic Party ran a full slate of candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election, and won 32 seats to remain the third-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Information about the party's candidates may be found here.

Alberta

Calgary

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Calgary Centre David Jones 2,994 9.23 3rd
Calgary East Barry Pashak NDP candidate for Calgary East in the 1979 federal election
ANDP candidate for Calgary-North Hill in the 1971 Alberta provincial election		 4,490 10.28 3rd
Calgary North Dave Hammond 3,180 3rd
Calgary South Cathie McCreary NDP candidate for Calgary South in the 1979 federal election 2,812 3rd
Calgary West Bob Ritchie 3,107 7.68 3rd

Edmonton

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Edmonton East Jo Evans 4,763 17.30 3rd
Edmonton North John Younie 5,107 3rd
Edmonton South Gordon Fearn NDP candidate for Edmonton South in the 1979 federal election 4,772 3rd
Edmonton—Strathcona Doug Trace 4,837 12.01 3rd
Edmonton West Jerome N. Slavik 3,886 3rd

Rural Alberta

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Athabasca Harry W. Daniels 4,218 15.07 3rd
Bow River David Radke 2,802 7.05 3rd
Crowfoot Roger Milbrandt NDP candidate for Crowfoot in the 1979 federal election 1,912 6.24 3rd
Lethbridge–Foothills Dave Porteous 3,974 9.98 3rd
Medicine Hat Agnes Wiley 3,453 9.37 3rd
Peace River Earle Joseph Guertin NDP candidate for Peace River in the 1979 federal election 5,436 17.02 3rd
Pembina Martin Davis 5,260 3rd
Red Deer Ethel Taylor 3,345 7.9 3rd
Vegreville Henry Mandelbaum 3,172 3rd
Wetaskiwin Lyle B. Bleich 3,673 10.3 3rd
Yellowhead Laird Mitchell 4,562 11.3 3rd

British Columbia

British Columbia Interior

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Cariboo—Chilcotin Harry Olaussen NDP candidate for Cariboo—Chilcotin in the 1979 federal election 10,292 33.95 2nd
Kamloops—Shuswap Nelson Riis Member of Kamloops City Council (1973–1978) Professor at Cariboo College 17,896 39.10 1st
Kootenay East—Revelstoke Sid Parker Mayor of Revelstoke (1970–1978)[1] Train conductor 13,299 39.87 1st
Kootenay West Lyle Kristiansen 12,232 43.04 1st
Okanagan North John Powell NDP candidate for Okanagan North in the 1979 federal election 14,944 29.13 2nd
Okanagan—Similkameen Darwin Sigurgeirson NDP candidate for Okanagan—Similkameen in the 1979 federal election 19,058 39.24 2nd
Prince George—Bulkley Valley Archie Patrick NDP candidate for Prince George—Bulkley Valley in the 1979 federal election 10,226 31.94 2nd
Prince George—Peace River Bob Simpson NDP candidate for Prince George—Peace River in the 1979 federal election 6,835 26.20 2nd
Skeena Jim Fulton Member of Parliament for Skeena (1979–1993) Probation officer 13,280 49.52 1st

Fraser Valley/Lower Mainland

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Burnaby Svend Robinson Member of Parliament for Burnaby (1979–1988) Lawyer 21,587 42.43 1st
Capilano Andy J. Krawczyk 6,495 14.64 3rd
Fraser Valley East Harry W. Fontaine NDP candidate for Fraser Valley East in the 1979 federal election 10,695 24.18 2nd
Fraser Valley West Joe Leclair 16,568 32.55 2nd
Mission—Port Moody Mark Rose Member of Parliament for Fraser Valley West (1968–1974)
Member of Coquitlam City Council (1966–1968)		 Professor 23,224 47.19 1st
New Westminster—Coquitlam Pauline Jewett Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Coquitlam (1979–1988)
Member of Parliament for Northumberland (1963–1965)		 President of Simon Fraser University (1974–1978) 19,498 46.42 1st
North Vancouver—Burnaby Jack Woodward Lawyer 11,820 26.85 3rd
Richmond—South Delta Mercia Stickney NDP candidate for Richmond—South Delta in the 1979 federal election 13,606 24.23 2nd
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta Carol Langford NDP candidate for Surrey—White Rock—North Delta in the 1979 federal election 19,051 2nd
Vancouver Centre Ron Johnson NDP candidate for Vancouver Centre in the 1979 federal election 14,830 31.77 2nd
Vancouver East Margaret Anne Mitchell Member of Parliament for Vancouver East (1979–1993) Social worker 14,245 43.91 1st
Vancouver Kingsway Ian Waddell Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway (1979–1988) Lawyer 16,928 46.85 1st
Vancouver Quadra Alan Bush NDP candidate for Vancouver Quadra in the 1979 federal election 9,907 21.75 3rd
Vancouver South Judy McManus NDP candidate for Vancouver South in the 1979 federal election 8,896 21.27 3rd

Vancouver Island

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Comox—Powell River Raymond Skelly Member of Parliament for Comox—Powell River (1979–1988) Teacher 25,007 48.97 1st
Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Jim Manly NDP candidate for Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands in the 1979 federal election
BC NDP candidate for Prince Rupert in the 1969 British Columbia provincial election		 22,154 48.16 1st
Esquimalt—Saanich Bob Cameron NDP candidate for Esquimalt—Saanich in the 1979 federal election 19,115 34.48 2nd
Nanaimo—Alberni Ted Miller Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Alberni (1979–1984) Teacher 24,082 49.20 1st
Victoria Robin Blencoe 17,088 34.32 2nd

Manitoba

Rural Manitoba

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Brandon-Souris David Serle NDP candidate for Brandon-Souris in the 1979 federal election 8,509 24.8 3rd
Churchill Rod Murphy Member of Parliament for Churchill (1979–1993) Teacher 10,319 43.3 1st
Dauphin—Swan River Laverne Lewycky NDP candidate for Dauphin—Swan River in the 1979 federal election 12,960 44.8 1st
Lisgar Herman Rempel 3,353 3rd
Portage—Marquette Maude Lelonde NDP candidate for Portage—Marquette in the 1979 federal election 7,221 2nd
Provencher Richard Rattai 9,281 28.4 2nd
Selkirk—Interlake Terry Sargeant Member of Parliament for Selkirk—Interlake (1979–1984) Policy analyst 15,055 45.7 1st

Winnipeg

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Saint Boniface Marc Boily 11,191 25.2 3rd
Winnipeg—Assiniboine Max Melnyk 7,304 3rd
Winnipeg—Birds Hill Bill Blaikie Member of Parliament for Winnipeg—Birds Hill (1979–1988) United Church minister 24,672 54.27 1st
Winnipeg—Fort Garry Brad McKenzie 7,293 18.08 3rd
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)		 18,561 50.5 1st
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 12,637 1st
Winnipeg—St. James Cyril Keeper 11,078 1st

New Brunswick

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Carleton—Charlotte Arthur Slipp 4,680 15.2 3rd
Fundy—Royal George Little 8,668 21.06 3rd
Gloucester Kevin O'Connell NDP candidate for Gloucester in the 1979 federal election 4,484 12.84 3rd
Madawaska—Victoria James Aucoin NDP candidate for Madawaska—Victoria in the 1979 federal election 2,943 11.3 3rd
Moncton Gregory Murphy NDP candidate for Moncton in the 1979 federal election 7,791 16.71 3rd
Northumberland—Miramichi Jerry Dunnett NDP candidate for Northumberland—Miramichi in the 1979 federal election 4,694 17.38 3rd
Restigouche Aurele Ferlatte 4,457 16.5 3rd
Saint John David M. Brown 5,978 18.9 3rd
Westmorland—Kent René Vannieuwenhuizen NDP candidate for Westmorland—Kent in the 1979 federal election 5,255 16.31 3rd
York—Sunbury Phillip Booker NDP candidate for York—Sunbury in the 1979 federal election 5,567 14.55 3rd

Newfoundland and Labrador

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Bonavista-Trinity-Conception Anne Robbins 4,619 16.63 3rd
Burin-St. George's Peter Fenwick 2,929 3rd
Gander—Twillingate Clyde West 2,338 3rd
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Ern Condon 6,582 22.32 3rd
Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe Fonse Faour Member of Parliament for Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe (1979–1980)
Member of Parliament for Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe (1978–1979)		 Lawyer[2] 9,535 2nd
St. John's East George P. Corbett 3,973 12.16 3rd
St. John's West J. Michael Maher 3,967 3rd

Nova Scotia

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Annapolis Valley—Hants Bob Levy NDP candidate for Annapolis Valley—Hants in the 1979 federal election 10,338 25.29 3rd
Cape Breton—East Richmond Andrew Hogan Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—East Richmond (1974–1980) Roman Catholic priest 12,184 2nd
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso William J. Woodfine NDP candidate for Cape Breton Highlands—Canso in the 1979 federal election 4,902 3rd
Cape Breton—The Sydneys Ed Murphy NDP candidate for Cape Breton—The Sydneys in the 1979 federal election 10,180 2nd
Central Nova Gary A. Chambers NDP candidate for Central Nova in the 1979 federal election 5,743 17.71 3rd
Cumberland—Colchester Hayden Trenholm NDP candidate for Cumberland—Colchester in the 1979 federal election 7,111 17.86 3rd
Dartmouth—Halifax East Nelson Reed 8,764 20.41 3rd
Halifax Alexa McDonough NDP candidate for Halifax in the 1979 federal election 8,009 19.67 3rd
Halifax West Dennis Theman NDP candidate for Halifax West in the 1979 federal election 10,043 20.91 3rd
South Shore John Yates NDP candidate for South Shore in the 1979 federal election 5,856 16.11 3rd
South West Nova John Lee 4,922 12.80 3rd

Prince Edward Island

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Cardigan Aubrey Cantelo 1,054 5.91 3rd
Egmont Vincent Gallant NDP candidate for Egmont in the 1979 federal election 824 5.00 3rd
Hillsborough Bob Crockett NDP candidate for Hillsborough in the 1979 federal election 1,245 8.32 3rd
Malpeque Vic Arsenault 1,216 7.19 3rd

Quebec

Central Quebec

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière None – – –
Champlain René Matte Member of Parliament for Champlain (1968–1979) Professor[3] 9,164 2nd
Joliette Jacques Trudeau NDP candidate for Joliette in the 1979 federal election 2,330 4.91 3rd
Richelieu Julian Heller 3,004 7.34 3rd
Saint-Maurice Edgar Paquette 1,963 5.50 4th
Trois-Rivières Denis Faubert 3,870 11.1 3rd

Eastern Townships/Southern Quebec

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Beauce Luc Pepin 404 0.9 5th
Beauharnois—Salaberry Michael Wiltshire 2,738 7.3 3rd
Brome—Missisquoi Gertrude Lefebvre-Brown NDP candidate for Brome—Missisquoi in the 1979 federal election 1,508 4.00 3rd
Châteauguay William W. Evans 4,203 2nd
Drummond André Lefebvre 2,305 6.4 3rd
Frontenac Jean-Denis Lavigne[4] 1,693 4th
Lotbinière Jean-Denis Lavigne NDP candidate for Lotbinière in the 1979 federal election 3,041 4th
Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Keith Taylor 1,769 4th
Richmond—Wolfe André Cardinal 1,477 3rd
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Diane Lemieux 2,257 5.4 3rd
Saint-Jean Roger Roy 5,194 12.4 2nd
Shefford Denis Boissé NDP candidate for Shefford in the 1979 federal election 3,701 7.81 3rd
Sherbrooke Yves Dubois 3,777 10.0 2nd
Verchères Chislaine Gagnon 7,015 12.8 2nd

Greater Montreal

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Normand J. Labrie NDP candidate for Blainville—Deux-Montagnes in the 1979 federal election 5,460 2nd
Bourassa Roderick Charters 5,144 12.7 2nd
Chambly Dominique Vaillancourt NDP candidate for Chambly in the 1979 federal election 5,868 12.48 2nd
Dollard Pierre Bourgeois NDP candidate for Dollard in the 1979 federal election 5,767 11.65 2nd
Duvernay John Shatilla NDP candidate for Duvernay in the 1979 federal election 5,069 10.62 3rd
Gamelin Mariette Caron-Denis 4,506 2nd
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Marie-Ange Gagnon-Sirois NDP candidate for Hochelaga—Maisonneuve in the 1979 federal election 2,732 2nd
Lachine Buff Norman NDP candidate for Lachine in the 1979 federal election 3,492 3rd
Lasalle Gaston Coté NDP candidate for Lasalle in the 1979 federal election 2nd
Laurier Jean-Pierre Bourdouxhe NDP candidate for Laurier in the 1979 federal election 2,216 3rd
Laval Lauraine Vaillancourt NDP candidate for Laval in the 1979 federal election 5,709 2nd
Laval-des-Rapides Martin Vaillancourt 4,699 2nd
La Prairie Jean-Claude Bohrer NDP candidate for La Prairie in the 1979 federal election 5,894 2nd
Longueuil Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt NDP candidate for Longueuil in the 1979 federal election 6,144 12.9 2nd
Montreal–Mercier Pierre Dubé 4,258 2nd
Sainte-Marie Jean-Pierre Juneau NDP candidate for Sainte-Marie in the 1979 federal election 2,443 8.73 3rd
Mount Royal David C. Winch NDP candidate for Mount Royal in the 1979 federal election 2,356 5.66 3rd
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Grendon Haines 4,482 11.55 3rd
Outremont Claire A. Brisson NDP candidate for Outremont in the 1979 federal election 3,996 12.42 2nd
Papineau Jean-Marc Dompierre 2,796 9.32 2nd
Rosemont Marcel Julien NDP candidate for Rosemont in the 1979 federal election 3,337 9.5 2nd
Saint-Henri—Westmount Claude de Mestral NDP candidate for Saint-Henri—Westmount in the 1979 federal election 3,766 3rd
Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic Frank Reiss 3,422 2nd
Saint-Léonard—Anjou Filippo Salvatore NDP candidate for Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic in the 1979 federal election 3,741 2nd
Terrebonne Gilles Bertrand 6,917 13.1 2nd
Vaudreuil Lorne Brown NDP candidate for Vaudreuil in the 1979 federal election 7,309 2nd

Northern Quebec

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Abitibi Royal Tremblay 2,553 5.9 3rd
Charlevoix Normand Laforce NDP candidate for Charlevoix in the 1979 federal election 1,273 3rd
Chicoutimi Marc St-Hilaire NDP candidate for Chicoutimi in the 1979 federal election 2,926 9.5 3rd
Jonquière Jacques Hubert NDP candidate for Jonquière in the 1979 federal election 4,444 2nd
Lac-Saint-Jean Jean-Denis Bérubé NDP candidate for Lac-Saint-Jean in the 1979 federal election 3,465 3rd
Manicouagan Roger Muller 2,111 6.7 3rd
Roberval Carol André Simard 569 1.7 3rd
Témiscamingue Marc Lord 1,586 4.39 4th

Quebec City/Gaspe/Eastern Quebec

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Bellechasse Napoléon Goupil 730 1.81 5th
Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine John Foran 1,568 3rd
Charlesbourg Etienne Tremblay 7,388 2nd
Gaspé Yvon Pipon 1,018 3rd
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup None – – –
Langelier Edith Frankel 2,811 8.1 3rd
Lévis Daniel Vachon 6,459 2nd
Louis-Hébert Robert Caron 7,392 13.98 2nd
Matapédia—Matane Thérèse Beaulieu 888 3.3 5th
Montmorency—Orléans Marcel Tremblay 3,049 7.53 3rd
Portneuf Robert Ferland 3,285 8.3 2nd
Québec-Est Maurice Vaney 3,327 2nd
Rimouski René Mcdonald 1,155 4th

Western Quebec/Laurentides/Outaouais

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Argenteuil Ida Brown 2,422 7.56 3rd
Gatineau Renée Pierre Brisson 4,792 10.63 2nd
Hull Michel Légère NDP candidate for Hull in the 1979 federal election Lawyer 10,059 24.53 2nd
Labelle Willie Kofman NDP candidate for Labelle in the 1979 federal election 2,858 3rd
Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Jean-Pierre Paillet 2,813 9.16 3rd

Ontario

Central Ontario

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Durham—Northumberland Fred McLaughlin NDP candidate for Durham—Northumberland in the 1979 federal election 9,453 24.23 3rd
Grey—Simcoe Joan Stone 6,236 3rd
Northumberland Hugh Jenney NDP candidate for Northumberland in the 1979 federal election 5,108 3rd
Peterborough Paul Rexe 10,776 22.3 3rd
Simcoe North Fayne Bullen NDP candidate for Simcoe North in the 1979 federal election 11,139 27.3 3rd
Simcoe South Paul Wessenger Lawyer 9,474 3rd
Victoria–Haliburton Patrick Daniel NDP candidate for Victoria–Haliburton in the 1979 federal election 8,884 21.2 3rd

Eastern Ontario/Ottawa

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Claude Dion 4,781 11.6 3rd
Hastings—Frontenac Kevin Arseneault NDP candidate for Hastings—Frontenac in the 1979 federal election 5,895 3rd
Kingston and the Islands Stephen Foster NDP candidate for Kingston and the Islands in the 1979 federal election 7,830 18.0 3rd
Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Gord Gilhuly NDP candidate for Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton in the 1979 federal election 4,948 3rd
Leeds—Grenville Mildred Smith NDP candidate for Leeds—Grenville in the 1979 federal election 6,600 17.07 3rd
Nepean—Carleton Alan White 7,187 12.2 3rd
Ottawa—Carleton Don Francis 7,788 3rd
Ottawa Centre John Smart NDP candidate for Ottawa Centre in the 1979 federal election 7,529 15.96 3rd
Ottawa—Vanier Jim Stark 5,721 13.80 3rd
Ottawa West Abby Pollonetsky NDP candidate for Ottawa West in the 1979 federal election 5,955 3rd
Prince Edward—Hastings Donald Wilson NDP candidate for Prince Edward—Hastings in the 1979 federal election 6,889 18.7 3rd
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Don Breault NDP candidate for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke in the 1979 federal election 6,200 15.6 3rd

Greater Toronto Area

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Beaches Neil Young NDP candidate for Beaches in the 1979 federal election
Candidate for Ward 9 (The Beaches) in the 1976 Toronto municipal election		 Machinist 12,675 35.6 1st
Brampton—Georgetown David Moulton NDP candidate for Brampton—Georgetown in the 1979 federal election 11,978 3rd
Broadview–Greenwood Bob Rae Member of Parliament for Broadview–Greenwood(1978–1982) 12,953 40.37 1st
Burlington Danny Dunleavy NDP candidate for Burlington in the 1979 federal election 8,421 15.7 2nd
Davenport Ed Brown NDP candidate for Davenport in the 1979 federal election 5,170 22.2 2nd
Don Valley East Saul Paton NDP candidate for Don Valley East in the 1979 federal election 5,713 11.6 3rd
Don Valley West Jonathan Lomas 4,702 9.6 3rd
Eglinton—Lawrence Graham Murray 6,077 14.70 3rd
Etobicoke Centre Dan Shipley NDP candidate for Etobicoke Centre in the 1979 federal election 6,181 10.8 3rd
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Terry Meagher NDP candidate for Etobicoke—Lakeshore in the 1979 federal election 12,405 28.3 3rd
Etobicoke North Adrian Dorn NDP candidate for Etobicoke North in the 1979 federal election 10,237 20.0 3rd
Halton Doug Black NDP candidate for Halton in the 1979 federal election 8,455 16.0 3rd
Mississauga North W. George Ross 11,729 3rd
Mississauga South Neil Davis 8,711 16.8 3rd
Ontario Geoff Rison NDP candidate for Ontario in the 1979 federal election 12,812 3rd
Oshawa Ed Broadbent Leader of the New Democratic Party (1975–1989)
Member of Parliament for Oshawa (1968–1990)		 26,761 51.6 1st
Parkdale—High Park Doug Little NDP candidate for Parkdale—High Park in the 1979 federal election 8,094 21.4 3rd
Rosedale Jim Hockley 5,698 14.85 3rd
St. Paul's James Lockyer Lawyer 5,301 13.40 3rd
Scarborough Centre Michael Prue Civil servant 9,237 22.4 3rd
Scarborough East Chris Bain 8,533 3rd
Scarborough West John Paul Harney Member of Parliament for Scarborough West (1972–1974) Professor at York University 13,146 32.2 2nd
Spadina John Foster NDP candidate for Spadina in the 1979 federal election 8,232 2nd
Trinity Manuel Azevedo NDP candidate for Trinity in the 1979 federal election 5,005 2nd
Willowdale Bob Hebdon 6,889 14.7 3rd
York Centre Cris Liscio 7,696 20.3 2nd
York East Kay MacPherson NDP candidate for York East in the 1979 and 1974 federal elections 7,997 3rd
York North Bruce Searle NDP candidate for York North in the 1979 federal election 8,933 3rd
York—Peel John Hall 8,708 3rd
York—Scarborough Vinc Overend 10,939 3rd
York South—Weston Vince Del Buono NDP candidate for York Centre in the 1979 federal election 9,280 26.5 2nd
York West Elio Costa NDP candidate for York West in the 1979 federal election 8,884 23.6 3rd

Hamilton/Niagara

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Erie Clarence Gibson NDP candidate for Erie in the 1979 federal election 6,848 3rd
Hamilton East Don Gray Member of Hamilton City Council (1972–1985) 12,627 2nd
Hamilton Mountain Ian Deans Member of Provincial Parliament for Wentworth (1967–1979) Firefighter 17,700 35.5 1st
Hamilton–Wentworth David Hitchcock NDP candidate for Hamilton–Wentworth in the 1979 federal election 9,392 22.33 3rd
Hamilton West Miriam Simpson NDP candidate for Hamilton West in the 1979 federal election 9,330 3rd
Lincoln Kenneth I. Lee NDP candidate for Lincoln in the 1979 federal election 13,500 3rd
Niagara Falls John A. Dawson NDP candidate for Niagara Falls in the 1979 federal election 8,167 21.2 2nd
St. Catharines Peter Elliott NDP candidate for St. Catharines in the 1979 federal election 13,006 26.5 3rd
Welland Robert Wright NDP candidate for Welland in the 1979 federal election 11,729 28.4 2nd

Northern Ontario

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Algoma Jim Dinner NDP candidate for Algoma in the 1979 federal election 11,262 32.65 2nd
Cochrane North Robert Fortin NDP candidate for Cochrane North in the 1979 federal election 10,814 2nd
Kenora—Rainy River John Edmund Parry Mayor of Sioux Lookout (1978–1984)
Member of Sioux Lookout Town Council (1977–1978)[5]		 Sioux Lookout Business consultant 14,322 2nd
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)		 Teacher 17,529 42.06 2nd
Nipissing Art Peltomaa 4,515 3rd
Parry Sound—Muskoka Dennis Hay NDP candidate for Parry Sound—Muskoka in the 1979 federal election 7,603 22.3 3rd
Sault Ste. Marie Cyril Symes Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie (1972–1980) Teacher[6] 12,542 38.94 2nd
Thunder Bay—Atikokan Iain Angus Member of Provincial Parliament for Fort William (1975–1977) 13,150 39.0 2nd
Thunder Bay—Nipigon Bruce McKay NDP candidate for Thunder Bay—Nipigon in the 1979 federal election 12,950 36.4 2nd
Timiskaming Arnold Peters Member of Parliament for Timiskaming (1957–1980) Miner[7] 10,661 2nd
Timmins—Chapleau Bill Ferrier Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane South (1967–1977) United Church minister 10,745 2nd

Southwestern Ontario

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Brant Derek Blackburn Member of Parliament for Brant (1971–1993) Teacher[8] 19,194 41.1 1st
Bruce—Grey Malcolm A. Kennett 4,391 11.3 3rd
Cambridge Mike Farnan 11,346 31.2 2nd
Elgin Gary Johnson 12,410 2nd
Essex—Kent David Wurfel 5,083 3rd
Essex—Windsor Steven W. Langdon NDP candidate for Essex—Windsor in the 1979 federal election 19,123 39.8 2nd
Guelph Jim Finamore NDP candidate for Guelph in the 1979 federal election 9,765 22.17 3rd
Haldimand—Norfolk Norm Walpole 6,937 15.7 3rd
Huron—Bruce Tony McQuail Lucknow Farmer[9] 3,864 11.1 3rd
Kent George McDermott 5,758 3rd
Kitchener James Herman NDP candidate for Kitchener in the 1979 federal election 11,494 3rd
Lambton—Middlesex Grant Reynolds NDP candidate for Lambton—Middlesex in the 1979 federal election 4,617 3rd
London East Rob Martin NDP candidate for London East in the 1979 federal election 8,055 21.7 3rd
London—Middlesex Bill Lloyd NDP candidate for London—Middlesex in the 1979 federal election 8,672 3rd
London West Paddy Musson NDP candidate for London West in the 1979 federal election 8,817 14.4 3rd
Oxford Marjorie Lanaway NDP candidate for Oxford in the 1979 federal election 6,885 16.3 3rd
Perth John Davies NDP candidate for Perth in the 1979 federal election 4,635 3rd
Sarnia—Lambton Wally Krawczyk NDP candidate for Sarnia—Lambton in the 1979 federal election 9,809 24.4 3rd
Waterloo Bob Needham 9,819 19.06 3rd
Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Cecil Chambers 5,966 3rd
Windsor—Walkerville John Moynahan 14,460 2nd
Windsor West Maxine Jones NDP candidate for Windsor West in the 1979 federal election 9,785 28.98 2nd

Saskatchewan

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Assiniboia Randy MacKenzie 9,710 3rd
Humboldt—Lake Centre Vic Althouse NDP candidate for Humboldt—Lake Centre in the 1979 federal election Farmer 13,243 1st
Kindersley—Lloydminster Wayne G. Nargang 9,589 2nd
Mackenzie Lars Elroy Bracken 10,435 2nd
Moose Jaw David H. Henley NDP candidate for Moose Jaw in the 1979 federal election 10,641 2nd
Prince Albert Stan Hovdebo Member of Parliament for Prince Albert (1979–1988) Teacher[10] 11,601 34.8 1st
Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain Mel W.R. McCorriston 7,872 2nd
Regina East Simon De Jong Member of Parliament for Regina East (1979–1988) Artist/Restaurant owner[11] 13,630 1st
Regina West Les Benjamin Member of Parliament for Regina West (1979–1988)
Member of Parliament for Regina—Lake Centre (1968–1979)		 17,353 1st
Saskatoon East Bob Ogle Member of Parliament for Saskatoon East (1979–1984) Roman Catholic priest 12,985 1st
Saskatoon West Reg Parker NDP candidate for Saskatoon West in the 1979 federal election 14,852 2nd
Swift Current—Maple Creek Ron Gates NDP candidate for Swift Current—Maple Creek in the 1979 federal election 8,338 2nd
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake Doug Anguish Consultant[12] 9,819 1st
Yorkton—Melville Lorne Nystrom Member of Parliament for Yorkton—Melville (1968–1993) Consultant/Teacher[13] 15,240 45.7 1st

The Territories

Riding
 Candidate's Name Notes Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Nunatsiaq Peter Ittinuar Member of Parliament for Nunatsiaq (1979–1984) 2,688 47.27 1st
Western Arctic Wally Firth Member of Parliament for Western Arctic (1972–1979) 3,537 33.63 2nd
Yukon Jim McCullough 1,918 19.84 3rd

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Alex (21 March 2013). "Former Revelstoke mayor and MP Sid Parker pens book on Columbia River Treaty". Revelstoke Review. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alphonsus Faour". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "René Matte, M.P." Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Due to the death of Social Credit candidate Nelson Lassard, the election in Frontenac scheduled for February 18 was postponed until March 24
  5. ↑ "John Edmund Parry, M.P." Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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