Kootenay West-Revelstoke 1988–1993 (retired, NDP lost) Laverne Lewycky – executive assistant, sociology professor – NDP – Dauphin, Manitoba – MP 1980–1984 (ran, NDP lost) Cyril Keeper – city councillor – NDP – Winnipeg-St. James – MP 1980–1984 (Switched Ridings, NDP lost), Winnipeg North Centre 1984–1988 (ran, NDP lost) Neil Young – business agent – NDP – Beaches – MP 1980–1984–1988–1993 (ran, NDP lost) Ian Deans – self-employed consultant, former Ontario NDP MPP 1967–1979 for Wentworth – NDP – Hamilton Mountain – MP 1980–1984–1987 (resigned, NDP won by-election Marion Dewar) Vic Althouse – farmer – NDP – Humboldt-Lake Centre – MP 1980–1984–1988, Mackenzie 1988–1993–1997 (retired, Riding Boundaries Change, NDP lost) Doug Anguish – management consultant – NDP – the Battlefords-Meadow Lake – MP 1980–1984 (ran, NDP lost) 1981 by-election One New Democrat was elected in a by-election in 1981, giving the party a total of 33 MPs: Dan Heap clergyman, labourer, city counsellor – NDP – Spadina – MP 1981, 1984, 1988 (retired 1993, NDP lost) 1982 by-election One New Democrat was elected in a by-election in 1982, retaining the seat vacated by Bob Rae. Lynn McDonald – sociologist – NDP – Broadview-Greenwood – MP 1982, 1984 (ran 1988, NDP lost) 1984 general election The party won a total of 30 seats in the 1984 election, including six members elected for the first time: Steven W. Langdon – economist – NDP – Essex-Windsor – MP 1984, 1988 (ran 1993, NDP lost) John Parry – mayor – NDP – Kenora-Rainy River – MP 1984 (ran 1988, NDP lost) Michael Cassidy – journalist, former Ontario NDP leader 1979–1982, former Ontario NDP MPP 1971–1984 Ottawa Centre – NDP – Ottawa Centre – MP 1984 (ran 1988, NDP lost) Iain Angus – parks and recreation planner/former MPP – NDP – Thunder Bay-Atikokan – MP 1984, 1988 (ran 1993, NDP lost) Ernie Epp – history professor – NDP – Thunder Bay-Nipigon – MP 1984 (ran 1988, NDP lost) Howard McCurdy – professor – NDP – Windsor-Walkerville – MP 1984, Windsor-Lake St. Clair 1988 (ran 1993, NDP lost) 1986 floor crossing One Progressive Conservative MP crossed the floor to the NDP in 1986, giving the party a total of 31 MPs: Robert Toupin Terrebonne, Quebec – MP 1984 as a PC, crossed floor to NDP 1986, switched to independent 1987, defeated in 1988 g.e. 1987 by-elections Three New Democrats were elected in by-elections in 1987, giving the