The
New Democratic Party of Ontario is one of three major political parties in
Ontario,
Canada. It governed the province from 1990 to 1995, and is currently the third-largest party in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The NDP led at the time by
Howard Hampton ran a full state of 103 candidates in the
2003 Ontario provincial election, seven of whom were elected. Three more candidates were elected in by-elections held in 2004, March 2006 and February 2007. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about other candidates may be found here.
A columnist for the
Sault Star newspaper, based in
Sault Ste. Marie. A professional outdoorsman, and has written extensively about hunting. Criticized the decision of
Mike Harris's government to cancel the spring bear hunt in Ontario, claiming the decision was not based on science. Also teaches fly-fishing. President of the Sault Ste. Marie NDP in 2004.
Received 9,459 votes (31.71%), finishing a strong second against
Liberal incumbent
Mike Brown.
An elementary school teacher, and President of the
Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers' Federation. Participated in the provincial teachers' strike against
Mike Harris's government in 1997. Hayes made education the primary issue of her campaign.
She received 5,666 votes (11.69%), finishing third against
Liberal Ted McMeekin. Hayes considered running for the Hamilton municipal...
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