Liberal Party candidates, 2007 Ontario provincial election

The Ontario Liberal Party is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada running in the 2007 Ontario provincial election. It has governed the province since 2003, and currently forms a majority government in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The party ran a full state of 107 candidates, 71 of whom won a seat.

Elected

Bold indicates a non-incumbent, while italics indicate a candidate who defeated an incumbent of another party.

:note label|Wynne|A|A Wynne defeated John Tory, who had a seat in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey but ran in her riding, Don Valley West.

Defeated incumbents

* Caroline Di Cocco
* Mario Racco

Candidates

= Tom Teahen (Beaches—East York) =

Defeated. See his biography page for further details.

= Selwyn Hicks (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) =

= Marianne Meed Ward (Burlington) =

= Kathryn McGarry (Cambridge) =

= Betsy Hall (Dufferin—Caledon) =

= Betty Somerville (Durham) =

Betty did not win the 2007 election in her riding of Durham. She has spent many years in health care as a nurse and lives on a Scugog farm with her husband Len. Betty came second place to Durham MPP Incumbent John O'Toole.

= Megan Cornell (Carleton—Mississippi Mills) =

Cornell is a corporate lawyer, with a degree in criminology from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University. She also volunteers for "Capital Food Blitz", an organization in conjunction with the Ottawa Food Bank. Cornell bases her platform around transportation, waste disposal, the environment and improving industry.

Cornell received 16,776 votes (31.9%), finishing second to PC incumbent Norm Sterling.

= Rick Johnson (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) =

Johnson is a public servant, having previously served as a public school trustee for the Trillium Lakelands District School Board and as president of the Ontario Public School Boards Association. In his term on the OPSBA, Johnson introduced breakfast, co-op and literacy programs for his district. He has also served on the Lindsay Chamber of Commerce.

Johnson received 14,324 votes (29.5%), finishing second to Progressive Conservative incumbent Laurie Scott.

= Gary Zemlak (Halton) =

Steve Ruddick (Hamilton Centre)

= Mike Wood (Kenora—Rainy River) =

Louise Ervin (Kitchener—Waterloo)

Ian Wilson (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington)

Lori Bryden (Leeds—Grenville)

Bryden is an educator, working in various positions at the Ministry of Education and Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario since 1986. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Queen's University, and has previously written manuals for Catholic school curriculum. Bryden bases her platform around education with a focus on special education, and the environment.

Jai Aggarwal (Nepean—Carleton)

Aggarwal is a business owner and political aide to the Deputy Prime Minster, and is the first Indo-Canadian nominated to a major political party in the city of Ottawa. Nominated on July 24, 2007, Aggarwal bases his campaign around education and healthcare services for his riding.

= Mike Lostracco (Niagara West—Glanbrook) =

= Ron Dupuis (Nickel Belt) =

Christina Bisanz (Newmarket—Aurora)

= Faelyne Templer (Oshawa) =

Templer is the founder of "Avocation", a non-profit organization in Durham Region that promotes employer-unemployed relations. In addition, she is Co-Chair of the Durham Region Local Training Board and serves on the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, and the Ajax Pickering Board of Trade. Templer attended Carleton University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science both in English and in French.

Templer received 8,756 votes (21.4%), finishing third to Progressive Conservative incumbent Jerry Ouellette.

= Brian Jackson (Oxford) =

= Brenda Rhodes (Parry Sound—Muskoka) =

Sean Kelly (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke)

Laura Domsy (Simcoe North)

= Patrick Boucher (Timmins—James Bay) =

Joyce Rowlands (Toronto—Danforth)

= Marg Bently (Wellington—Halton Hills) =

Bently is a former high school teacher and current substitute teacher for the Halton District School Board. She received a B.A. degree in French and Latin and a masters degree from the University of Toronto, and taught at Georgetown District High School for thirty-two years. Bently bases her campaign around improved public education and healthcare systems, as well as environmental sustainability.

Laura Hammer (Whitby—Oshawa)

Hammer is a business owner and fundraiser for the Lakeridge Health Whitby Hospital Foundation. Prior to these positions, she served on the Board of Governors for Trafalgar Castle School, as a member of the Lakeridge Health Corporation, and as a director of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce. Nominated on May 31, Hammer bases her platform around the re-opening of Lakeridge Health Whitby as a full-service hospital, and improved transportation and police services for Whitby—Oshawa.

Hammer received 18,560 votes (36.0%), finishing second to Progressive Conservative incumbent Christine Elliott.

John Gilbank (York—Simcoe)

External links

* [http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/en/CandidateList.aspx Nominated candidates at Liberal Party official website]