Communist Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
This is list of Communist Party of Canada 2008 federal election candidates by riding and province.
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]
| 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
- Kitchener Centre - Martin Suter
- Kitchener—Waterloo - Ramon Portillo
- Ottawa West—Nepean - Alex McDonald
- St. Catharines - Sam Hammond
- Toronto Centre - Johan Boyden
- Windsor West - Elizabeth Rowley
Quebec
- Hochelaga - Marianne Fontaine
- Laurier—Sainte-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