Communist Party of Canada candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election
This is a list of Communist Party of Canada 2011 federal election candidates by riding and province.
Alberta
[edit]Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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Calgary East | Jason Devine | Candidate in this riding in the 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections | M | Calgary | Student | 246 | 0.71 | 5/5 |
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont | Naomi Rankin | Leader of the Communist Party of Alberta, perennial election candidate since 1982 | F | Edmonton | Computer Programmer | 100 | 0.22 | 6/6 |
British Columbia
[edit]Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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Burnaby—Douglas | George Gidora | Candidate in this riding in 2008 and 2006, candidate in Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam in 2004 and 2000 | M | Coquitlam | Bus Driver | 153 | 0.31 | 6/7 |
Newton—North Delta | Samuel Frank Hammond | 2008 candidate in St. Catharines and 2006 candidate in Sudbury | M | 116 | 0.25 | 6/6 | ||
Vancouver Kingsway | Kimball Cariou | 2008 and 2006 candidate in this riding, candidate in Vancouver Centre in 2004 and 2000, Independent candidate in Vancouver East in 1997 | M | Vancouver | Editor | 210 | 0.45 | 6/7 |
Manitoba
[edit]Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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Winnipeg Centre | Darrell Rankin | Former leader of the Communist Party of Ontario and current leader of the Communist Party of Manitoba, Perennial election candidate | M | Winnipeg | Organizer | 152 | 0.59 | 5/5 |
Winnipeg North | Frank Komarniski | Candidate in this riding in 2008 as well as the 2010 by-election | M | Winnipeg | Construction Worker | 118 | 0.46 | 5/5 |
Ontario
[edit]Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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Brampton—Springdale | Elizabeth Rowley | 2008 candidate in Windsor West, 2006 and 2004 candidate in Scarborough Southwest and 2000 candidate in Etobicoke North | F | Toronto | Organizer | 219 | 0.43 | 5/5 |
Davenport | Miguel Figueroa | Leader of the Communist Party of Canada, perennial candidate | M | Toronto | Political Organizer | 167 | 0.43 | 5/6 |
Don Valley West | Dimitrios "Jim" Kabitsis | 2008 candidate in Brampton—Springdale | M | Toronto | Retired | 186 | 0.35 | 5/5 |
Guelph | Drew Garvie | 2008 candidate in this riding | M | Guelph | Retail Salesman | 104 | 0.18 | 8/8 |
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | Bob Mann | 2006 and 2004 candidate in this riding, 2000 and 1997 candidate in Hamilton East (1997 as an independent) | M | Hamilton | Retired | 138 | 0.28 | 7/9 |
Kitchener Centre | Martin Suter | 2008, 2006, and 2000 Candidate in this riding | M | Kitchener | Truck Driver | 93 | 0.19 | 6/7 |
Ottawa Centre | Stuart Ryan | 2006 and 2004 candidate in this riding, 2000 candidate in Ottawa West—Nepean | M | Ottawa | Union Representative | 109 | 0.17 | 7/8 |
St. Catharines | Saleh Waziruddin | M | 91 | 0.18 | 6/6 | |||
Toronto Centre | Cathy Holliday | 2008 Candidate in Don Valley East, 2006 candidate in Etobicoke—Lakeshore | F | Toronto | Nurse | 159 | 0.29 | 6/8 |
Quebec
[edit]Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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Hochelaga | Marianne Breton Fontaine | F | 180 | 0.39 | 7/8 | |||
Laurier—Sainte-Marie | Sylvain Archambault | Archambault ran as a Communist Party candidate in the 2000 federal election against sitting prime minister Jean Chrétien. He also contested the 1998 and 2003 provincial elections as a candidate of the Communist Party of Quebec. He ran with an endorsement from the Union des forces progressistes in the latter election, appearing on the ballot as an independent candidate as the Communist Party was not officially recognized by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec.[1] | M | Retiree[2] | 137 | 0.27 | 7/9 | |
Outremont | Johan Boyden | M | 143 | 0.37 | 7/7 | |||
Westmount—Ville-Marie | William "Bill" Sloan | M | 73 | 0.18 | 7/7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "QUEBEC ELECTION -- NO SWEEPING LIBERAL VICTORY"[permanent dead link], People's Voice, 1–15 May 2003. Archambault received 223 votes (0.52%) in Saint-Maurice in 2000 for a sixth place finish. He ran in Sauvé in 1998 and received 192 votes (0.79%) for a fourth place finish; in 2003, he received 261 votes (0.79%) in Bourassa-Sauvé for a fifth-place finish.
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAURIER--SAINTE-MARIE (2011/05/02), Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 November 2013.