Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election
The Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist (CPC (M-L)) ran fifty-one candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
List of candidates
[edit]| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Jeanne Gatley | Gatley was active with Toronto's peace movement and in aboriginal rights issues.[1] The 1993 election was her fourth campaign.[2] | F | Graphic artist[3] | 138 | 0.35 | 7th | |
| Mississauga East | Yvon Turgeon | Turgeon had previously been active in student politics[4] and had contested Verdun—Saint-Paul in the 1988 Canadian federal election, appearing on the ballot as a non-affiliated candidate as the CPC (M-L) was not an established party at the time. | M | Pre-Press Operator[5] | 73 | 0.14 | 8th | |
| Ottawa—Vanier | Serge Lafortune | Lafortune campaigned against the Charlottetown Accord with party leader Hardial Bains in 1992.[6] He ran in five federal elections in total.[7] | M | Administrative Secretary[8] | 141 | 0.29 | 9th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Eglinton-Lawrence," Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A7.
- ^ Gatley's electoral record is as follows:
Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1979 federal Ottawa—Vanier M-L 78 7/7 Ron Ritchie, Progressive Conservative 1980 federal York East M-L 49 6/6 David Collenette, Liberal 1988 federal Etobicoke Centre N/A (M-L) 62 8/8 Michael Wilson, Progressive Conservative 1993 federal Eglinton—Lawrence M-L 138 0.35 6/7 Joe Volpe, Liberal - ^ EGLINTON--LAWRENCE (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867], Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.
- ^ Nicolaas van Rijn, Kym Adams, Patty Winsa and Cathy Telfer, "Meet your federal election candidates," Toronto Star, 21 September 1993, MS2.
- ^ MISSISSAUGA EAST (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.
- ^ "UPDATE ON REFERENDUM COMMITTEES -2-," Canada NewsWire, 19 October 1992.
- ^ Lafortune's electoral record was as follows:
Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1979 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 159 4/4 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal 1980 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 100 6/6 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal 1988 federal Hull—Aylmer N/A (Marxist-Leninist) 134 6/6 Gilles Rocheleau, Liberal 1993 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 141 0.29 9/10 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal federal by-election, 13 February 1995 Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 61 0.31 8/0 Mauril Belanger, Liberal - ^ OTTAWA--VANIER (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.