This is a list of articles about members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the
Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP),
social democratic political parties in
Ontario,
Canada.
Articles on current and former CCF/NDP members of the Ontario legislature
First elected in 1934
The CCF won one of the 90 seats available in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the
1934 provincial election:
- Samuel Lawrence ; Hamilton East elected 1934, def. 1937, Mayor of Hamilton 1944-1949
In the 1937 election no CCFers were elected.
First elected in 1943
The CCF won 34 of the 90 seats available in the
1943 election:
First elected in 1945
The CCF won 8 of the 90 seats available in the
1945 election:
First elected in 1948
The CCF won 21 of the 90 seats available in the
1948 election:
First elected in 1951
The CCF won two of the 90 seats available in the
1951 election:
First elected in 1955
The CCF won 3 of the 90 seats available in the
1955 election:
First elected in 1959
The CCF won five of the 98 seats available in the
1959 election:
First elected in 1963
The NDP won 7 of the 108 seats available in the
1963 election:
- Stephen Lewis; Scarborough West 1963-1967-1971-1975-1977-1978by (retired, NDP won)
- Fred Young; Yorkview (North York) 1963-1967-1971-1975-1977-1981, United Church Minister, former North York Alderman
First elected in 1964
The NDP won a seat available in a 1964 by-election:
First elected in 1967
The NDP won 20 of the 117 seats available in the
1967 election:
- John L. Brown; Beaches-Woodbine 1967-1971
- Mitro Makarchuk - Brantford 1967-1971, 1975-1977-1981
- William Ferrier; Cochrane South 1967-1971-1975-1977
- Morton Shulman; High Park 1967-1971-1975 (retired, NDP won)
- Patrick Lawlor; Lakeshore 1967-1971-1975-1977-1981
- Clifford George Pilkey; Oshawa 1967-1971
- Walter Pitman; former MP ; Peterborough 1967-1971, NDP MP for Peterborough 60-62, & former Ontario NDP leadership candidate
- Margaret Renwick; Scarborough Centre 1967-1971
- Elie Martel; Sudbury East 1967-1971-1975-1977-1981-1985-1987 (retired, NDP won)
- John Edward Stokes; Thunder Bay 1967-1971-1975, Lake Nipigon 1975-1977-1981-1985 (retired, NDP won)
- Ian Deans; Wentworth 1967-1971-1975-1977-1979by, NDP MP for Hamilton Mountain 1984-1986
- Frederick Burr; Sandwich-Riverside 1967-1975, Windsor Riverside 1975-1977 (retired, NDP won)
- Hugh Peacock; Windsor West 1967-1971 (retired, NDP won)
First elected in 1969
The NDP won a seat available in a 1969 by-election:
First elected in 1971
The NDP won 19 of the 117 seats available in the
1971 election:
- Floyd Laughren; Nickel Belt 1971-1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1990-1995-1998by (retired, NDP won)
- Michael Cassidy; Ottawa Centre 1971-1975-1977-1981-1984by (ran federally, NDP won),
- Jan Dukszta; Parkdale 1971-1975-1977-1981 (ran, NDP defeated)
- James Francis Foulds; Port Arthur 1971-1975-1977-1981-1985-1987
- Bud Germa; former MP; Sudbury 1971-1975-1977-1981, former NDP MP 1967-1968 for Sudbury
- Ted Bounsall; Windsor West 1971-1975, Windsor Sandwich 1975-1977-1981
First elected in 1974
The NDP won a seat available in a 1974 by-election:
- George Samis; Stormont 1974by-1975, Cornwall 1975-1977-1981-1985
First elected in 1975
The NDP won 38 of the 125 seats available in the
1975 election:
- Bud Wildman; Algoma 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1990-1995-1999 (retired, NDP lost)
- Marion Bryden; Beaches-Woodbine 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1990 (retired, NDP won)
- Ross McClellan; Bellwoods 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987
- Monty Davidson; Cambridge 1975-1977-1981
- Evelyn Gigantes; Carleton East 1975-1977-1981, Ottawa Centre 1984by-1985-1987, 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Antonio Lupusella; Dovercourt 1975-1977-1981-1985-1986 (lost NDP Nomination, became a Liberal, MPP till 1990)
- Odoardo Di Santo; Downsview 1975-1977-1981-1985 (ran, NDP lost),
- Douglas Moffatt; Durham East 1975-1977
- Charles Godfrey; Durham West 1975-1977
- Edward Philip; Etobicoke 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987, Etobicoke-Rexdale 1987-1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Iain Angus; Fort William 1975-1977
- Michael Norman Davison; Hamilton Centre 1975-1977-1981 (ran, NDP lost), 1984by-1985 (ran, NDP lost)
- Bob Warren Mackenzie; Hamilton East 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1990-1995 (retired, NDP lost)
- Ed Ziemba; High Park-Swansea 1975-1977-1981 (ran, NDP lost)
- Anthony Grande; Oakwood 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987 (ran, NDP lost)
- Michael Breaugh; Oshawa 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1990 (ran Federally, NDP won), former NDP MP for Oshawa 1990-1993
- Gillian Sandeman; Peterborough 1975-1977
- David Warner; Scarborough Ellesmere 1975-1977-1981, 1985-1987, 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Robert Bain; Timiskaming 1975-1977
- Melvin Swart; Welland-Thorold 1975-1977-1981-1985-1987-1988by (?, NDP won)
First elected in 1977
The NDP won 33 of the 125 seats available in the
1977 election:
- Brian Charlton; Hamilton Mountain 1977-1981-1985-1987-1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Dave Cooke; Windsor Riverside 1977-1981-1985-1987-1990-1995-1998by (retired, NDP won)
First elected in 1979
The NDP won two seat in a 1979 by-elections:
First elected in 1981
The NDP won 21 of the 125 seats available in the
1981 election.
First elected in 1982
The NDP won two seats in 1982 by-elections:
- Richard Alexander Allen; Hamilton West 1982by-1985-1987-1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Bob Rae; York South 1982by-1985-1987-1990-1995-1996by (retired, NDP lost)
First elected in 1985
The NDP won 25 of the 125 seats available in the
1985 election:
- Patrick Michael Hayes - Essex North 1985-1987, Essex-Kent 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- David Reville; Riverdale 1985-1987-1990 (retired, NDP won)
- Ruth Grier; Lakeshore 1985-1987, Etobicoke Lakeshore 1987-1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Gilles Pouliot; Lake Nipigon 1985-1987-1990-1995-1999 (retired, NDP lost)
- Karl Morin-Strom; Sault Ste Marie 1985-1987-1990 (retired, NDP won)
- David Ramsay; Timiskaming 1985-1986* (switched to Liberal Party in 1986, still an MPP)
First elected in 1987
The NDP won 19 of the 130 seats available in the
1987 election:
- Mike Farnan - Cambridge 1987-1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Howard Hampton; Rainy River 1987-1990-1995-1999, Kenora Rainy River 1999-2003-present
- Shelley Martel; Sudbury East 1987-1990-1995-1999, Nickle Belt 1999-2003-present,
First elected in 1988
The NDP won a seat in a 1988 by-election:
- Peter Kormos; Welland Thorold 1988by-1990-1995-1999, Niagara Centre 1999-2003-present
First elected in 1990
The NDP won 74 of the 130 seats available in the
1990 election:
- Frances Lankin - Beaches-Woodbine 1990-1995-1999, Beaches-East York 1999-2001by (retired, NDP won)
- Bradley Ward - Brantford 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Randy Hope - Chatham-Kent 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Len Wood - Cochrane North 1990-1995-1999 (ridings merged, ran in Timiskaming, NDP lost)
- Gilles Bisson - Cochrane South 1990-1995-1999, Timmins-James Bay 1999-2003-present
- Margery Ward - Don Mills 1990-1993by (died of cancer, NDP lost)
- Tony Silipo; Dovercourt 1990-1995-1999 (ran, NDP lost)
- Anthony Perruzza; Downsview 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost),
- Drummond White; Durham Centre 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Gord Mills ; Durham East 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- James Wiseman ; Durham West 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Larry O'Connor ; Durham-York 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost),
- Peter John North ; Elgin 1990-1993 (quit NDP, sat as independent till 1999)
- Rosario Marchese ; Fort York 1990-1995-1999, Trinity Spadina 1999-2003-present
- Fred Wilson ; Frontenac-Addington 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Derek Fletcher ; Guelph 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Noel Duignan ; Halton North 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- David Christopherson ; Hamilton Centre 1990-1995-1999, Hamilton West 1999-2003 (retired, NDP lost)
- Elmer Buchanan ; Hastings Peterborough 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Elaine Ziemba ; High Park-Swansea 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Paul Klopp ; Huron 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Gary Wilson ; Kingston and the Islands 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- William A. Ferguson ; Kitchener 1990-1995 (did not run, NDP lost)
- Mike Cooper ; Kitchener Wilmot 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Ron Hansen ; Lincoln 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Marion Boyd ; London Centre 1990-1995-1999 (ran, NDP lost)
- David Winninger ; London South 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Irene Mathyssen ; Middlesex 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Ellen MacKinnon ; Lambton 1990-1995 (did not run, NDP lost)
- Dan Waters ; Muskoka-Georgian Bay 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost),
- Margaret Harrington ; Niagara Falls 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Shirley Coppen ; Niagara South 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Norman Jamison ; Norfolk 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Tony Rizzo ; Oakwood 1990
- Allan Pilkey ; Oshawa 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Kimble Sutherland ; Oxford 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Karen Haslam ; Perth 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Jenny Carter ; Peterborough 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Paul R. Johnson ; Prince Edward-Lennox 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Shelley Wark-Martyn ; Port Arthur 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Marilyn Churley ; Riverdale 1990-1995-1999, Broadview Greenwood 1999-2003, Toronto Danforth 2003-2005 (retired, NDP won)
- Zanana Akande ; St. Andrew's-St. Patrick 1990-1994
- Christel Haeck ; St. Catharines-Brock 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Bob Huget ; Sarnia 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Tony Martin ; Sault Ste Marie 1990-1995-1999-2003 (ran, NDP lost), NDP MP Sault Ste Marie 2004-present
- Stephen Owens ; Scarborough Centre 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Robert Frankford ; doctor ; Scarborough East 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Anne Swarbrick ; Scarborough West 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost),
- Paul Wessenger ; Simcoe Centre 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Sharon Murdock ; Sudbury 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Mark Morrow ; Wentworth East 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Donald Abel ; Wentworth North 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost)
- Dennis Drainville ; Victoria-Haliburton 1990-1993by (quit, NDP lost), Anglican priest
- George Dadamo ; Windsor Sandwich 1990-1995 (did not run, NDP lost)
- Wayne Lessard ; Windsor Walkerville 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost), Windsor-Riverside 1998by-1999
- Gary Malkowski ; York East (East York) 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost),
- Giorgio Mammoliti ; Yorkview 1990-1995 (ran, NDP lost), Toronto City Councillor
First elected in 1995
The NDP won 17 of the 130 seats available in the
1995 election.
First elected in 1998
The NDP won two seats in 1998 by-elections:
- Blain Morin; Nickle Belt 1998by-1999 (Ridings Merged, Did not seek nomination)
- Alex Cullen; Ottawa West 1997by-1998*-1999
(elected as a Liberal in 1997, he switched to the NDP in 1998 after losing nomination), Ottawa City Councillor
First elected in 1999
The NDP won 9 of the 103 seats available in the
1999 election.
First elected in 2001
The NDP won a seat in a 2001 by-election:
- Michael Prue; Beaches-East York 2001by-2003-present, former mayor of East York
First elected in 2003
The NDP won 7 of the 103 seats available in the
2003 election.
First elected in 2004
The NDP won a seat in a 2004 by-election:
First elected in 2006
The NDP won a seat, and retained one that they already held, in 2006 by-elections:
First elected in 2007
Articles on prominent Ontario CCF/NDP members and organizers
1930/1940s
1960s
1970s
- Michael Lewis - organizer and provincial secretary
- Gerald Caplan - advisor to Stephen Lewis, director of research in the late 1990s
1980s
- Ian Orenstein - former Ontario NDP leadership challenger, comic book artist
1990s
- Alex Munter - long-time NDP member, former candidate, Head of Canadians for Equal Marriage,
- Sheila White - NDP strategist & candidate
- Tarek Fatah - long-time NDP member, former candidate, Host of TV show Muslim Chronicle
- Jamey Heath - organizer and candidate
Articles on prominent NDP candidates & past candidates
2003 election- Earl Manners - Head of Ontario Secondary School Teachers Union
1995 election
- Brent Hawkes - Revenend Metropolitan Community Church, gay activist
1987 election
Articles on prominent NDPers/CCFers at the municipal level
Toronto
Suburban Toronto
Eastern Ontario
- Mary Smith, Councillor (Lakefield Ward, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Twp., ON)
- Clive Doucet - Ottawa City Councillor 2000-present, Capital Ward
- Ottawa city councillor Alex Cullen (frm NDP MPP)
- Former Councillor/Conseiller Alex Munter , Kanata
- Rick Downes - former Kingston City Councillor and mayoral candidate
Niagara/Hamilton
South-Western Ontario
- Ron Jones - City Councillor Windsor Ward 2 2002by-present, Windsor School Trustee 1980-1992
- Gina Barber - London Board of Control member
- Rev.Susan Eagle - London City Councillor
- Megan Walker - former London City Councillor Ward 6, 1994-2000
- David Winninger - frm NDP MPP, London City Councillor Ward 6 2000-2006, Ward 11 2006-present
- Pam Wolf - Cambridge City Councillor
Northern Ontario
See also