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The NDP ran a full state of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario Provincial Election , seven of whom were elected. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about other candidates may be found here. PETER DENLEY ( ALGOMA—MANITOULIN ) 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 . KELLY HAYES ( ANCASTER—DUNDAS—FLAMBOROUGH—ALDERSHOT ) 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 . Made education the primary issue of her campaign. Received 5,666 votes (11.69%), finishing third against Liberal Ted McMeekin . Considered running for the Hamilton municipal council in 2004 (to replace Andrea Horwath , who had been elected as an MPP), but declined. JOHN THOMSON ( BARRIE—SIMCOE—BRADFORD ) A teacher. Received a campaign donation from the Simcoe County Elementary Teachers Federation. Appeared at a "teach-in" at Georgian College , on May 8 , 2003 . Received 5,641 votes (9.26%), finishing third against Progressive Conservative Joe Tascona . MICHAEL PRUE ( BEACHES—EAST YORK ) Elected. See his biography page for further details. CESAR MARTELLO ( BRAMALEA—GORE—MALTON—SPRINGDALE ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 2004 Federal Election . See his biography page for further details. KATHY POUNDER ( BRAMPTON CENTRE ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 2004 Federal Election . See her biography page for further details. CHRIS MOISE ( BRAMPTON WEST—MISSISSAUGA ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 2004 Federal Election . See his biography page for further details. DAVID NOONAN ( BRANT ) Born in Brantford, Ontario . Twenty-three years old at the time of the election. Noonan is an executive member and former vice-president of the United Food And Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1977. He is also a member of the Brant and District Labour Council, and works for Zehrs. Received 5,262 votes (11.84%), finishing in third place. The winner was Dave Levac of the Ontario Liberal Party . JAMES RONSON ( LANARK—CARLETON ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 1968 Federal Election . See his biography page for further details. LIAM MCCARTHY ( NEPEAN—CARLETON ) McCarthy is a staff member of the Canadian Union Of Public Employees in Ottawa, Ontario , and a member of the Voisins co-op. He supports increased political activism for co-ops in Ontario. He was previously a graduate student in Political Science at the University Of Windsor , and led a successful unionizing drive for Windsor's graduate student body in 2002 . He was 29 years old at the time of the 2003 election (''Ottawa Citizen'', 18 September 2003). McCarthy first ran for the Ontario NDP in the Sandra Pupatello , a high-profile legislator who was endorsed by the Canadian Auto Workers union. Pupatello won re-election, while McCarthy finished third with 5,762 votes (15.48%). The NDP does not have a strong presence in Nepean—Carleton, a suburban riding west of Ottawa. McCarthy finished third with 3,828 votes (6.54%). The winner was Progressive Conservative John Baird . JEFF ATKINSON ( OTTAWA CENTRE ) Raised in the rural village of Duart, Ontario . Atkinson's mother was a bank clerk, and his father worked at a local Ford Auto Assembly Plants. He had lived in Ottawa for sixteen years at the time of the election. Has a degree in Political Science from Carleton University ( 1993 ) and a diploma in public relations from Algonquin College . Worked as a security guard with Bradson Security during the 1990s, and was a shop steward in the guards's union. Organized strike activities during a lockout. Now works with the Canadian Labour Congress , and was elected as the LGBT representative on the federal New Democratic Party executive from 2003 to 2005 . Atkinson has been vocal in opposing Walmart 's labour practices. He received 11,362 votes (22.98%), finishing second to Liberal . Ironically, Atkinson once worked on Patten's riding executive when he was a member of the Liberal Party. RIC DAGENAIS ( OTTAWA—ORLéANS ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 2004 Federal Election . See his biography page for further details. JAMES MCLAREN ( OTTAWA SOUTH ) Born in Lanark County , came to Ottawa in 1995 . A physics teacher in the city. Past-president of the Heron Park Community Association. McLaren has also served on the board of Parkway House. He campaigned in Ottawa South in the 1999 Provincial Election and received 2,655 votes (5.8%), finishing third. In 2003, he improved his total to 4,306 (9.03%). The winner on both occasions was Dalton McGuinty , leader of the Ontario Liberal Party . JOSEPH ZEBROWSKI ( OTTAWA—VANIER ) Zebrowski was born in Winnipeg , Manitoba , and has a Master Of Arts degree in Political Science from Laval University . He entered the University Of Toronto as a PhD candidate in the late 1990s, and was a leader of the university's Teaching Assistant's union during a TA strike (''Ottawa Citizen'', 18 November 2000). He later moved to Ottawa , and worked first for the Public Service Alliance Of Canada (''Ottawa Citizen'', 24 September 2003), and later for the Canadian Union Of Public Employees . Zebrowski is also an activist for affordable housing, and is vice-president of the Cooperative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario, as well as a director on the Ontario Council of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada. {Link without Title} He was a spokesperson for the Canadian Union Of Postal Workers (''Montreal Gazette'', 13 December 2005). He is also a host of the CKCU-FM weekday morning program Special Blend , (''Ottawa Citizen'', 12 November 2004) and appears as a panelist on CPAC . {Link without Title} Zebrowski campaigned federally and provincially (Ontario) for the New Democratic Party Of Canada . A report from the 2003 Ontario provincial election listed him as 34 years old (''Ottawa Citizen'', 17 September 2003). MARLENE RIVIER ( OTTAWA WEST—NEPEAN ) Defeated. Ran for the federal NDP in the 2004 Federal Election . See her biography page for further details. JOHN BACHER ( ST. CATHARINES ) Bacher is an academic and environmental activist. He received his . {Link without Title} He served on the Ontario Drainage Tribunal from 1992 to 1997 . Bacher was president of the Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society (PALS) for seven years, and has written numerous articles on the need for effective Greenbelt legislation in the Niaraga region. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Historical Society of Catharines in .[http://www.hwcn.org/link/hasc/media2.html A newspaper report lists him as 48 years old in 2003. Bacher has campaigned for the NDP at both the provincial and federal levels. MADELINE CRNEC ( WINDSOR—ST. CLAIR ) Crnec was 53 years old at the time of the election (''Windsor Star'', 23 September 2003), and won the NDP nomination without opposition. Prior to the election, she was best known in the Windsor area as the NDP representative on "Percy's Panel", a local organization. She was a member of the Community Care Access Centre in Windsor, but resigned in 2002 , to protest cutbacks. (''Windsor Star'', 25 January 2002). She was supported by the Canadian Auto Workers in the 2003 campaign. Crnec received 10,433 votes (29.10%), finishing second against Dwight Duncan . As a representation of the Windsor Chiropractic Association, Crnec protested against the provincial government's decision to de-list chiropractic and optometry visits from Ontario Health Insurance Premiums in 2004. (''Windsor Star'', 2 November 2004). YVETTE BLACKBURN ( WINDSOR WEST ) Blackburn attended the University Of Windsor , and was a member of the university's Black Students Alliance (''Windsor Star'', 6 April 1992). She received a silver medal in the women's 60-metre hurdles in 1989 , awarded by the Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association (''Windsor Star'', 6 March 1989). She became unemployed youth counsellor after graduating, and was known as a community activist. In 2003 , she was the executive secretary of the National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (''Windsor Star'', 9 October 2003). Blackburn won the NDP nomination in 2003 over Helen O'Keefe by twenty-one votes. O'Keefe had been the favoured candidate to win the nomination, and Blackburn herself acknowledged that she was surprised by her victory (''Windsor Star'', 10 March 2003). She was 36 years old at the time of the campaign (''Windsor Star'', 16 September 2003). She received 7,383 votes (20.99%), finishing second against Liberal incumbent Sandra Pupatello . BY-ELECTIONS The Ontario New Democratic Party fielded three candidates in the three By-election s that took place on March 30 th, 2006 , one of whom was elected. Information about these candidates may be found here. Peter Tabuns ( Toronto—Danforth ) Tabuns was elected over Liberal candidate Ben Chin . Laurel Gibbons ( Nepean—Carleton ) Gibbons was a Businesswoman and Entrepreneur in the Health and Wellness Industry at the time of the election. A supporter of Health Care reform, Gibbons based her election platform around the conservation of Public Healthcare , improved Education funding, and an increased use of Green Energy . She received 2489 votes (8.3%), finishing third to Progressive Conservative candidate Lisa MacLeod . Julie Gladman ( Whitby—Ajax ) Gladman was a Teacher at Sinclair Secondary School during the election. Holding a seat on the Gay Straight Alliance/Human Rights Committee, she helped establish a model for schools to address Harassment and Homophobia , and is Vice President for OSSTF District 13. Gladman was also a member of the District Bargaining Team, which developed standards for class sizes and classroom conditions. She based her platform around the conservation of Public Healthcare , lower Electricity prices, allowing tenants to have Rent Control , and putting increased funding towards GO and regional transit. She recieved 3204 votes (9.3%), finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Christine Elliott . External links
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