- Communist Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
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This is list of Communist Party of Canada 2008 federal election candidates by riding and province.
Contents
Alberta
- Calgary East - Jason Devine
- Edmonton Mill Woods Beaumont - Naomi Rankin
British Columbia
- Burnaby Douglas - George Gidora
- Kelowna Lake Country - Mark Haley
- Newton North Delta - Harjit Daudharia
- Vancouver Kingsway - Kimball Cariou
Manitoba
- Brandon Souris - Lisa Gallagher
- Winnipeg Centre - Darrell Rankin
- Winnipeg North - Frank Komarniski
Ontario
Brampton—Springdale: Dimitrios (Jim) Kabitsis
Kabitsis was 76 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired real estate salesman. He joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1962.[1] Kabitsis ran for a seat on the Toronto City Council in 1980, calling for a reduction in the cost of the Toronto Transit Commission's Metropass, a shorter term of the Metro Toronto Chairman, and the recognition of day care as a right.[2] His 2008 election biography also indicates that he has been a municipal candidate in Orillia. He is a member of Fair Vote Canada, a group advocating electoral reform.[3]
Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1980 Toronto municipal Toronto City Council, Ward Five n/a 912 3.41 5/6 Ying Hope and Ron Kanter 2008 federal Brampton—Springdale Communist 135 0.30 5/5 Ruby Dhalla, Liberal Note: The results from 1980 are taken from the Toronto Star newspaper, 11 November 1980, A12 (146 out of 148 polls reporting).
- Davenport - Miguel Figueroa
- Don Valley West - Cathy Holliday
- Guelph - Drew Garvie
- Hamilton Centre - Ryan Sparrow
- Kitchener Centre - Martin Suter
- Kitchener Waterloo - Ramon Portillo
- Ottawa West - Alex McDonald
- St. Catharines - Sam Hammond
- Toronto Centre - Johan Boyden
- Windsor West - Elizabeth Rowley
Quebec
- Hochelaga - Marianne Fontaine
- Laurier Saine Marie - Samie Page-Quirion
- Mount Royal - Antonio Artuso
- Westmount Ville Marie - Bill Sloan
References
- ^ Dimitrios Kabitsis : Communist Party : Brampton-Springdale, Brampton Guardian, accessed 20 May 2009.
- ^ "Ward 5: Aware voters demand top politicians", Toronto Star, 3 November 1980, A14.
- ^ Canada Votes: 2008, Brampton—Springdale, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 20 May 2009.
- list of candidates from meeting at Communist Party of Canada offices on September 14, 2008
External links
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