He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough East.

Frankford was educated at King's College London in England, and became a family physician before entering political life.

[3] The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Frankford lost his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Steve Gilchrist by almost 12,000 votes.

[7] In August 2009, he sought the NDP nomination for the provincial by-election in the riding of St. Paul's, but was defeated by lawyer Julian Heller.

[8] In 1995 he returned to his medical practice and became a physician at the Seaton House men's hostel, which services many poor and homeless in the city.