Hamilton Port Authority director Sandy Shaw will be the NDP candidate for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas in next year's provincial election.

Shaw, who has served as the Port Authority's representative on the Hamilton Waterfront Trust Board of Trustees, will run against Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin and Conservative candidate Ben Levitt.

NDP leader and Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath spoke at the nomination Saturday afternoon.

"As an expert in corporate social responsibility and with her experience at the United Way and other progressive organizations, Sandy understands the priorities of attracting news jobs and investment in our community, and of making sure that services people count on are there for them when they need them," said Horwath in a statement.

Shaw unsuccessfully ran for council in Ward 1 and worked as director of corporate social responsibility at FirstOntario Credit Union.

She is a past winner of the Woman of Distinction Award and has worked with the Social Planning and Research Council, the United Way and Peel Region.

"Families in Hamilton deserve an MPP and a premier that will focus on the issues that really matter to them - like fixing overcrowding in our hospitals, and lowering those high hydro bills that make life tougher on families," said Shaw in a statement.