New Democratic Party candidates, 1980 Canadian federal election

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 Canadian House of Commons. Information about the party's candidates may be found here.

Ontario

Don Gray (Hamilton East)

Gray was a steelworker and an alderman in Hamilton, representing the city's fourth ward. He held several positions on city council, including chair of the Finance Committee,^[1] chair of the Hamilton Harbour Committee,^[2] chair the management committee responsible for the construction of Copps Coliseum, and chair of a committee that drafted a 1981 freedom-of-information by-law.^[3] Gray was an early opponent of highway construction in the Red Hill Valley, and voted against the measure in September 1979.^[4] He lost his council seat in the 1985 municipal election.

Federal electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1974 federal	Hamilton Mountain	New Democratic Party	10,304		3/5	Gus MacFarlane, Progressive Conservative
1979 federal	Hamilton East	New Democratic Party	11,783		2/5	John Munro, Liberal
1980 federal	Hamilton East	New Democratic Party	12,627		2/6	John Munro, Liberal

References

1. ^ Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Hansard, 28 April 1985, accessed 3 November 2006.
2. ^ "Funds for new NHL arenas have priority, Munro says", Globe and Mail, 7 February 1979, P24.
3. ^ Paul Patton, "Burst of civic pride greets sport facility", Globe and Mail, 8 November 1985, D11. "Groups see curb in bylaw on data", Globe and Mail, 15 October 1981, P11.
4. ^ Dick Beddoes, "Come road, hawk gone", Globe and Mail, 20 September 1979, P8.