Family Coalition Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election
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The Family Coalition Party of Ontario
is a socially conservative
party in Ontario
, Canada
. The party ran fifty-one candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election
, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
This page also includes information about FCP candidates in subsequent by-election
s.
, Ontario
on February 22, 1984. A parishioner of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
. Was home-schooled. A singer-pianist in the field of Christian music
. Issued a CD entitled From The Middle of Your Wild Dream in 2002; his second CD, "Even As We Are", was released in December, 2006. As a pre-teen, served as founder and president of Youth For Life International, an anti-abortion
organization (no longer active). Also involved in youth rights and other political associations. Attended Redeemer University College
in Ancaster, Ontario
, Dominican University College
in Ottawa
, Ontario
, and Canadian Mennonite University
in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. Supported allowing non-Christian students into Redeemer programs. As of 2005, maintains a website for St. Barnabas Apostle and Martyr Traditional Anglican Church. Received 434 votes (0.9%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Ted McMeekin
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
marketing firm. Has lived in Barrie
since 1993, works in the local Out-of-the-Cold program. A member of a work team aiding orphans in Kenya
. Received 411 votes (0.72%), finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph Tascona
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Brampton West—Mississauga
Micelli lives in Mississauga, Ontario and works in Iko Industries, a recycling organization. Has been a member of the FCP since 1999, and as of 2005 serves as executive vice-president and regional director for the "905" area around Toronto
. He received 1122 votes (1.79%) in the 1999 election, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Vic Dhillon
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
He later ran against Progressive Conservative
leader John Tory
in a March 17, 2005 by-election
in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
. During this campaign, he claimed that Tory was so far to the left on social issues as to be indistinguishable from the Liberals. He also opposed the Liberal government's "Greenbelt" legislation. He received 488 votes (1.7%), finishing fifth out of eight candidates. Micelli claimed he was surprised at the strength of Tory's victory in this by-election.
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Born February 6, 1948 in Kitchener, Ontario
. Now lives in Walkerton, Ontario
. Active in the local Farm Safety Association and Catholic Women's League. Longtime FCP activist, and was chosen vice-president of the party in 1999. First ran for the FCP in the 1990 provincial election
, and received a total of 3,639 votes (11.9%) in Bruce. Still finished fourth in a field of four candidates; the winner was Murray Elston
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Ran for the FCP again in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 1,494 votes in Huron—Bruce
, again finishing fourth in a field of four candidates. The winner was Helen Johns
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. Received 1,086 votes (2.42%) in 2003; the winner was Bill Murdoch
of the Progressive Conservatives.
Burlington
Was eighteen years old at the time of the election. A graduate of Lord Elgin High School. Father is Emidio Corvaro, a former FCP candidate. Received 523 votes (1.12%), finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Cam Jackson
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Cambridge
Attaining local notoriety in 1999, after an unfavourable newspaper report concerning his views on same-sex couples. Has campaigned for the FCP in Cambridge three times. Received 1,690 votes in the 1995 election
, 1,494 in the 1999 election
, and 1,001 votes in 2003, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner on all three occasions was Gerry Martiniuk
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Don Valley East
Born in British Columbia
in 1977. Moved to Ontario in 1985 and was raised in a rural area around Georgian Bay
. Works in the computer software industry in Toronto, and has assisted recent immigrants with English-language skills. Campaign website highlights Kidd's opposition to abortion
. Has also written that " [t]he public square and especially children must be protected from the advance of a radical homosexual agenda seeking public approval for same-gender "sex"."http://www.ryankidd.com/vote2003/html/0018.html Has criticized public schools for promoting secular humanism, and "choosing to ignore God".http://www.ryankidd.com/vote2003/html/0015.html Also supports the privatization of Ontario Hydro
and the deregulation of the automobile insurance industry. Regional FCP director for Toronto East. Conducts home Bible study sessions. First ran in Don Valley East in the 1999 provincial election
, finishing fifth in a field of ten candidates with 153 votes. He finished over 20,000 votes behind the winner, David Caplan
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Received 460 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of six candidates. Caplan again won the riding.
Kidd has also campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
on two occasions. He received 212 votes in Don Valley East in the federal election of 2000
, and 351 in the 2004
. On the first occasion, he appeared on the ballot as an independent because the CHP had been de-registered. The winner in 2000 was David Collenette
, and Yasmin Ratansi
won the seat in 2004; both are Liberals.
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
A farmer. Campaigned in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey for the Reform Party of Canada
in the 1997 federal election
, and lost to Liberal
Murray Calder
by over 6,000 votes. Received 14,760 votes for a second-place finish. Ran for the FCP against Progressive Conservative
leader Ernie Eves
in a May 2, 2002 by-election
, and finished fifth out of six candidates with 1,205 votes (3.12%). Lost to Eves again in 2003, receiving 1,202 votes and finishing last in a field of five candidates. According to one witness, Davies made the following comment during the 2003 campaign while justifying his opposition to same-sex marriage
: "love can come and go, but your responsibilities in the marriage have to remain. Gays don't see it that way."http://heresthescoop.net/ADHS2004News.html Could not run against John Tory in a 2005 by-election because business engagements kept him out of the country.
Erie—Lincoln
Retired farmer and holticulturalist. Worked for Rosaflora Greenhouse Ltd. for nineteen years. Retired in 2000. A Sunday School
teacher, was president of the Sunday School Teachers Federation of Ontario for three years. Director and president of the Haldimand Association for the Developmentally Challenged. Also director of the Dunnville and District Right to Life committee. Received 666 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tim Hudak
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. Later campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
, of which he is a life member.
Other candidacies:
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
A Roman Catholic, and a member of the Cursillo
movement. Received 480 votes (1.08%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurel Broten
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Etobicoke North
Graduate of York University
, with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in History. Works part-time from her home. Received 1,275 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Shafiq Qaadri
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
. Former locomotive engineer and operations officer with the Canadian National Railway
. Was a Derrick Boom operator with Dexler Construction Inc. at the time of the election. Was a councillor in Guelph
-Eramosa Township in 1999-2000, and served as a trustee on the Wellington
Catholic District School Board for three years. Received 914 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Liz Sandals
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Attended Ontario Agricultural College
and the University of Guelph
. Has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Agriculture. A biologist. Has worked in the Distance Education department of Nova Southeastern University
since 1993. Previously a research associate in the Department of Zoology at Guelph. Also served as director of Faun Aquatics Canada Ltd. from 1979 to 1996. Member of the Spiritan Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group and the Cursillo
movement. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
, and finished fourth out of six candidates with 584 votes. Received 548 in 2003, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was Toby Barrett
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. Also ran for the Christian Heritage Party
in Brant
in the 2004 federal election
, and finished fifth out of six candidates with 570 votes. The winner was Lloyd St. Amand
of the Liberal Party of Canada
. Husband John Gots has also campaigned for both the FCP and CHP.
. Roman Catholic, strongly opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion. No political experience before 2003, ran because the FCP was unable to find a candidate in the riding. Supported a boycott of Canadian Tire
, because of its plan to permit advertising for the television show "My Fabulous Gay Wedding". Has referred to Stephen Harper
as an "opportunistic phoney" on social issues, and has expressed similar views about Stockwell Day
and Tom Wappel
. Received 663 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Halton
Party leader. See his biography page for further details. Received 1,123 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates.
. Has degrees in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Toronto
, a Bachler's Degree in Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia
, and a residency in Hospital pharmacy at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
. Has been a member of the FCP since the late 1980s. A member of Hamilton Right To Life, and active in the Knights of Columbus
. A leader of Pharmacists for Life International/Canada, supporting the rights of pharmacists not to dispense or refer products to services to which they have ethical objections—particularly those involving assisted suicides, euthanasia or abortion. Opposed the approval of Preven in 1999. Received 304 votes, finishing last in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Dominic Agostino
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Hamilton Mountain
Previously worked in the field of promotional advertising. Was 81 years old at the time of the election. Supports "property rights" as well as conservative causes on social issues. Received 748 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Marie Bountrogianni
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Hamilton West: Lynne Scime
Scime received 750 votes, finishing fourth against Liberal
candidate Judy Marsales
. See her biography page for more information.
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
The editor of LifeSite News, an internet forum sponsored by The Interim and aligned with the FCP. Has a Master of Arts
degree, and lives near Ottawa
, Ontario
. Has referred to Canada as a "haven for sexual predators of children". Also opposed the spread of contraception and population control in the third world as a form of cultural imperialism, and referred to Daniel arap Moi
's support for condoms in Kenya
as an abdication of moral responsibility.http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/cwr/Jan00/Kenya.html Has also opposed American loans to the International Monetary Fund
in the absence of pro-life guarantees. Supports a total ban on in-vitro fertilization. Received 673 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Leona Dombrowsky
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
Huron—Bruce
A welder-fitter, 49 years old in 2003. Lives in Grey Township, and is a member of the Bethel Free Reformed Church in Mitchell, Ontario
. He opposes judicial activism, abortion, embryonic research and hate-crimes legislation. The 2003 race was his first provincial campaign, though he has also campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
. Received 902 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Carol Mitchell
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Other candidacies:
Kingston and the Islands
Has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Child and Youth Care from Ryerson Polytechnic College in Toronto
, and a degree from the Child and Youth Worker Program of St. Lawrence College
in Kingston, Ontario
. Works with children with socio-emotional difficulties. Writes for www.catholic-legate.com. Also involved with Albacore International, a boating organization. Has accused some writers in the Kingston Whig-Standard
of being "apologists for homosexuals" and has called for an end to "homophilia". Now lives in Ottawa
, Ontario
. First ran in Kingston and the Islands in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 546 votes for a fifth-place finish out of six candidates. In 2003, received 735 votes for a fifth-place finish out of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was John Gerretsen
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Kitchener—Waterloo
Past president of the FCP, and a member of its provincial executive. Has been a member of the FCP since 1992. Also president of Reitzel Heating and Air Conditioning in Waterloo, Ontario
. Lives in neighbouring Kitchener
. Parish Treasurer of the local Holy Name Society. Received 949 votes, finishing fifth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Elizabeth Witmer
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Previous candidacies:
. Former union leader with Retail and Printing trade unions. Has an educational assistant diploma. Was on the Local Disaster Relief Committee of the 1998 Ice Storm. Received 1,275 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Norman Sterling of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Leeds—Grenville
Mother of Michael Trolly, who was also an FCP candidate in 2003. Formerly a co-owner of "The Anchor Christian Books, Music and Gifts" in Kemptville, Ontario
. Opposed any increase in the minimum wage. Received 649 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Bob Runciman
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
London North Centre
Graduated from the University of Waterloo
with a Master's Degree
in Environmental Studies in 1999, and received a Diploma in Computer Programming from CDI College
in 2001. 29 years old at the time of the election. Computer programmer. Operates www.conservativelife.com/blog. Seems to support the Conservative Party of Canada
at the federal level, in that he has sent e-mails to several Liberal
MPs who oppose same-sex marriage, asking them to join the Conservative Party. Received 432 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb Matthews
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Markham
Works at IBM
's Canadian headquarters in Markham
. Joined the FCP in 1992, and was elected FCP vice-president in 1999. Formerly a member of the Reform Party of Canada
at the federal level. Received 697 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tony Wong of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
Mississauga Centre
No information. Received 588 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mississauga East
An employee at DailmerChrysler Canada Inc in Brampton
, Ontario
. Signed a petition against Trans fats in 2005.http://www.patmartin.ca/signatures.php?offset=300&count=25 Received 358 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Peter Fonseca
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mississauga South
A retired teacher in Mississauga, Ontario
, has worked at the elementary and secondary levels. Currently a vice-president of the FCP. Received 555 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tim Peterson
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mississauga West
No information. Received 989 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Bob Delaney
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Oakville
No information. Received 751 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Kevin Flynn of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Oshawa
Formerly the owner of durhammall.com, a charity site which was turned into a pornography
website after Chilvers sold it (Chilvers had no prior knowledge of this change). A member of The Shared Parenting Network. Received 383 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Jerry Ouellette
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Ottawa South
Pacheco received 562 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. See his biography page for more information.
Oxford
Born in Belgium
. Moved with his family to the area of Tillsonburg, Ontario
in 1948, and remains there today. Received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Physics from the University of Waterloo
in 1968, and returned to Tillsonburg to teach high school. Was a guidance counsellor as well as a classroom teacher. Retired in 1998. A member of Oxford Right to Life, and an active member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Tillsonburg. Received 689 votes, finishing fifth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Ernie Hardeman
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Previous candidacies:
Parkdale—High Park
An educational assistant at the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science from York University
. Involved in the Knights of Columbus
and the Providence Centre. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 289 votes, finishing sixth out of eight candidates. Received 591 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of eight. The winner on both occasions was Gerard Kennedy
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
He ran again in 2006, when the seat was vacated, and lost.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
No information. Received 484 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Norm Miller
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Perth—Middlesex
A resident of Stratford, Ontario
for fifty years at the time of the election. Educated in Ontario's Catholic school system. Worked as a machine setter at (note: this is not a joke) F.A.G. Bearings Ltd. for thirty years. Served as a social member of the Army Navy Air Force Veterans Association, Unit 261 for 27 years. A member of Stratford Right-to-Life and the Campaign Life coalition since 1981. Previously a member of Liberals
For Life, and campaigned for a pro-life
Liberal candidate in the 1988 federal election
. Was a delegate at the Liberal Party national convention in 1990, which elected Jean Chrétien
as party leader. Left the Liberal Party for the FCP after this time. Managed FCP candidate Gordon Maloney's election run in the 1990 provincial election
. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 1,369 votes, finishing fourth out of five candidates. Received 857 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner on the first occasion was Bert Johnson of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
; the winner on the second occasion was John Wilkinson of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Peterborough
Max Murray is a former New Democrat. During the election, he supported an increase to the minimum wage
and financial assistance for low-income families, while also expressing socially conservative
views. He ran for the Peterborough city council
in the 2003 municipal election
, which overlapped with the provincial election.
Sault Ste. Marie
55 years old at the time of the election. A conservative Catholic. Had lived in Sault Ste. Marie
for 18 years. Graduated from Northern College in Kirkland Lake as an Electronic Technologist in 1969. Formerly worked for Bell Canada
, and was president of a provincial organization called Employment Excellence (which opposed employment equity provisions introduced by the government of Bob Rae
). Served on the local executives of the Reform Party
(which he joined in 1987) and Canadian Alliance
at the federal level. In 2004, criticized Conservative
leader Stephen Harper
for hiring social moderate Hugh Segal
as an advisor and openly mused about joining the Christian Heritage Party
.http://google.com/search?q=cache:HudEKvFp-aUJ:www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D24601+%22Al+Walker%22+%22Sault+Ste.+Marie%22&hl=en Was the only FCP candidate to run in northern Ontario (ie. north of Parry Sound
). Received 606 votes, finishing fourth out of five candidates. The winner was David Orazietti
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Scarborough—Agincourt
No information. Ran in Broadview—Greenwood in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 320 votes for a last-place finish in a field of six candidates. The winner was Marilyn Churley of the New Democratic Party
. In 2003, received 550 votes and finished last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Gerald Phillips of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Scarborough Centre
Appears to be a professional figure in the culinary industry.http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/Lifestyle/2004/03/03/368366.html Opposes a social trend toward longer working hours, and supports Sunday restoring as a day of rest. Received 495 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Brad Duguid
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Has a Master's Degree
in Divinity from Greenville Presbyterian Seminary (1997). Became pastor of New Horizon Church in Scarborough
in 1996. Received 536 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Alvin Curling
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Scarborough Southwest
33 years old at the time of the election. A public school teacher, and a member of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
. Has sought to have the ETFO consider human rights issues when making investments with its pension fund. Lists William Wilberforce
as his personal hero.http://www.ray-scott.com/bio.htm President of the local FCP association. Opposed mandatory disclosure provisions for adoptees, on the grounds that these could lead pregnant mothers to seek abortions rather than give up their children for adoption. Interestingly, has described spanking children as "an archaic method of discipline", and claims that pro-lifers should avoid corporal punishment of this sort.http://www.theinterim.com/2000/feb/letters.html First ran for the FCP in a 2001 by-election
in Beaches—East York
, and finished fifth out of eight candidates with 206 votes. The winner was Michael Prue
of the New Democratic Party
. Received 586 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Lorenzo Berardinetti
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Simcoe—Grey
Resides near Markdale, Ontario
. Formerly worked in the fields of life insurance and telecommunications. Has managed a swim school and recreation centre since 1991. [www.euniceswimschool.com] In 2003, he further developed his company to build and service swimming pools, Ponds, and Hot Tubs.[www.Tayfam.ca] Has served on the executive of the Toronto Christian Home Schoolers Association since 1995. Received 801 votes, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner was Jim Wilson of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. Also ran for the Christian Heritage Party
in the 2004 federal election
in the riding of Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound, and received 982 votes for a fifth place finish. The winner was Larry Miller
of the Conservative Party of Canada
.
Simcoe North
41 years old at the time of the election. A librarian and music teacher in the Catholic School System. Joined the FCP in 2000, after being introduced to the party by a federal candidate of the Canadian Alliance
. A member of Fairvote Canada, an electoral-reform organization. Received 453 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Garfield Dunlop
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
St. Catharines
Klassen received 714, finishing fifth against Liberal
incumbent Jim Bradley. Click here
for more information.
Toronto—Danforth
Came to Canada from Afghanistan
in the early 1990s. Studied Business Administration at Seneca College
. Formerly a store manager, now owns an independent franchise. Received 217 votes, the lowest total of any FCP candidate. Finished fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Marilyn Churley of the Ontario New Democratic Party
.
Waterloo—Wellington
Holds a Bachelor of Commerce
degree in Hotel and Food Administration from the University of Guelph
, and a Master of Divinity
from the Atlantic School of Theology
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
. Opposes abortion, gambling and the Young Offender's Act. Wrote Alone: A Grandmother's Struggle for Life about Linda Gibbons, an anti-abortion demonstrator in Toronto
, Ontario. Was arrested and charged with obstruction for filming Gibbons's vigil in front of the Scott abortion clinic in 1999; he was later found not guilty. Ran in the 1999 provincial election
and received 685 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. Received 978 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five. The winner on both occasions was Ted Arnott
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Ran for the Christian Heritage Party
during the 2000 federal election
in Guelph—Wellington, and finished sixth out of eight candidates with 275 votes (Truscott appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate, as the CHP had been deregistered). The winner was Brenda Chamberlain
of the Liberal Party of Canada
.
Willowdale
An FCP member since 1995. Works for a number of women's groups in the Toronto Italian community. Fluent in both Italian and English. Served as vice-president and director of the Percy Williams Community Association and Richmond Park Community Association. Has encouraged Italian voters to leave the Ontario Liberals for the FCP. Received 442 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was David Zimmer
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
York North
A student at Trent University
in Peterborough
at the time of the election. Received 497 votes, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winner was Julia Munro
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
York South—Weston
An insurance agent. Received 475 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph Cordiano
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Whitby—Ajax
Carvalho was born on November 21, 1945 to a Roman Catholic family in India
, and attended schools in Bombay and Nagpur
. He moved to Canada on July 1, 1967, and worked as a teacher. Along with his wife, Carvalho founded the Catholicland theme park in Minesing, Ontario in 1989, and moved it to Carden
in 2003.http://www.moralparty.com/Profile.html The couple also established Unborn Park in 1993, to address "the memory of the unborn".http://www.catholicland.com/hist.html
He is a third degree Knight of Columbus
, and a veteran member of Canada's pro-life
movement.http://www.netrover.com/~fcpont/Canpags/c_carvalho.htm He campaigned for the Christian Heritage Party
federally in 2000, although he appeared on the ballot as an independent as the CHP was de-registered. He now operates the Culture-of-Life.ca and MoralParty.com websites.http://www.moralparty.com/index.html
Note: Italicized numbers refer to unofficial results.
Family Coalition Party of Ontario
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. The party ran fifty-one candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election
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, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
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Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot: Michael Trolly
Born in OshawaOshawa
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, Ontario
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on February 22, 1984. A parishioner of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
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. Was home-schooled. A singer-pianist in the field of Christian music
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. Issued a CD entitled From The Middle of Your Wild Dream in 2002; his second CD, "Even As We Are", was released in December, 2006. As a pre-teen, served as founder and president of Youth For Life International, an anti-abortion
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organization (no longer active). Also involved in youth rights and other political associations. Attended Redeemer University College
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in Ancaster, Ontario
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in Ottawa
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, and Canadian Mennonite University
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in Winnipeg
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, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. Supported allowing non-Christian students into Redeemer programs. As of 2005, maintains a website for St. Barnabas Apostle and Martyr Traditional Anglican Church. Received 434 votes (0.9%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Ted McMeekin
Ted McMeekin
Ted McMeekin is a politician residing in Flamborough Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale for the Liberal Party of Ontario...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford: Roberto Sales
Creative director in a TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
marketing firm. Has lived in Barrie
Barrie
Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
since 1993, works in the local Out-of-the-Cold program. A member of a work team aiding orphans in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. Received 411 votes (0.72%), finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph Tascona
Joseph Tascona
Joseph N. Tascona is a lawyer and former elected member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly representing the ridings of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford and Simcoe Centre for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1995 to 2007....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Brampton West—MississaugaBrampton West—MississaugaBrampton West—Mississauga was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004...
: Paul Micelli
Micelli lives in Mississauga, Ontario and works in Iko Industries, a recycling organization. Has been a member of the FCP since 1999, and as of 2005 serves as executive vice-president and regional director for the "905" area around TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. He received 1122 votes (1.79%) in the 1999 election, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Vic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the constituency of Brampton West for the Ontario Liberal Party. Dhillon is one of the three Sikh Members of the Legislature, all of whom are members of the Liberal Party.-Early...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
He later ran against Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
leader John Tory
John Tory
John Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...
in a March 17, 2005 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Federal electoral district:...
. During this campaign, he claimed that Tory was so far to the left on social issues as to be indistinguishable from the Liberals. He also opposed the Liberal government's "Greenbelt" legislation. He received 488 votes (1.7%), finishing fifth out of eight candidates. Micelli claimed he was surprised at the strength of Tory's victory in this by-election.
Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundBruce—Grey—Owen SoundBruce—Grey—Owen Sound is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935....
: Linda Freiburger
Born February 6, 1948 in Kitchener, OntarioKitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. Now lives in Walkerton, Ontario
Walkerton, Ontario
Walkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
. Active in the local Farm Safety Association and Catholic Women's League. Longtime FCP activist, and was chosen vice-president of the party in 1999. First ran for the FCP in the 1990 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1990
The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received a total of 3,639 votes (11.9%) in Bruce. Still finished fourth in a field of four candidates; the winner was Murray Elston
Murray Elston
Murray John Elston is an executive and former Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1994, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Ran for the FCP again in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 1,494 votes in Huron—Bruce
Huron—Bruce
Huron—Bruce is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-History:...
, again finishing fourth in a field of four candidates. The winner was Helen Johns
Helen Johns
Helen Johns is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was born in Toronto, Ontario She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.Johns has a Bachelor of Arts degree...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. Received 1,086 votes (2.42%) in 2003; the winner was Bill Murdoch
Bill Murdoch
Bill Murdoch is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, and represents the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound as a Progressive Conservative....
of the Progressive Conservatives.
BurlingtonBurlington (electoral district)Burlington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario....
: Vic Corvaro
Was eighteen years old at the time of the election. A graduate of Lord Elgin High School. Father is Emidio Corvaro, a former FCP candidate. Received 523 votes (1.12%), finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Cam JacksonCam Jackson
Cameron "Cam" Jackson is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
CambridgeCambridge (electoral district)Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 119,140.-Geography:...
: Al Smith
Attaining local notoriety in 1999, after an unfavourable newspaper report concerning his views on same-sex couples. Has campaigned for the FCP in Cambridge three times. Received 1,690 votes in the 1995 electionOntario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, 1,494 in the 1999 election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and 1,001 votes in 2003, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner on all three occasions was Gerry Martiniuk
Gerry Martiniuk
Gerry Martiniuk is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Cambridge for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Don Valley EastDon Valley EastDon Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....
: Ryan Kidd
Born in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in 1977. Moved to Ontario in 1985 and was raised in a rural area around Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
. Works in the computer software industry in Toronto, and has assisted recent immigrants with English-language skills. Campaign website highlights Kidd's opposition to abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
. Has also written that " [t]he public square and especially children must be protected from the advance of a radical homosexual agenda seeking public approval for same-gender "sex"."http://www.ryankidd.com/vote2003/html/0018.html Has criticized public schools for promoting secular humanism, and "choosing to ignore God".http://www.ryankidd.com/vote2003/html/0015.html Also supports the privatization of Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro was the official name from 1974 of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario which was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara...
and the deregulation of the automobile insurance industry. Regional FCP director for Toronto East. Conducts home Bible study sessions. First ran in Don Valley East in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, finishing fifth in a field of ten candidates with 153 votes. He finished over 20,000 votes behind the winner, David Caplan
David Caplan
David Caplan is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Received 460 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of six candidates. Caplan again won the riding.
Kidd has also campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
on two occasions. He received 212 votes in Don Valley East in the federal election of 2000
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
, and 351 in the 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
. On the first occasion, he appeared on the ballot as an independent because the CHP had been de-registered. The winner in 2000 was David Collenette
David Collenette
David Michael Collenette, PC was a Canadian politician from 1974 to 2004, and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. A graduate from York University's Glendon College in 1969, he subsequently received his MA from in 2004...
, and Yasmin Ratansi
Yasmin Ratansi
Yasmin Ratansi is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Don Valley East in the Canadian House of Commons. She is a member of the Liberal Party. Ratansi is an Ismaili Muslim, and was the first Muslim woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.-Before politics:Born in Dar es...
won the seat in 2004; both are Liberals.
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—GreyDufferin—Peel—Wellington—GreyDufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Federal electoral district:...
: Dave Davies
A farmer. Campaigned in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey for the Reform Party of CanadaReform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
in the 1997 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, and lost to Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Murray Calder
Murray Calder
Murray Calder was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. He is a farmer by profession....
by over 6,000 votes. Received 14,760 votes for a second-place finish. Ran for the FCP against Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
leader Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
in a May 2, 2002 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, and finished fifth out of six candidates with 1,205 votes (3.12%). Lost to Eves again in 2003, receiving 1,202 votes and finishing last in a field of five candidates. According to one witness, Davies made the following comment during the 2003 campaign while justifying his opposition to same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
: "love can come and go, but your responsibilities in the marriage have to remain. Gays don't see it that way."http://heresthescoop.net/ADHS2004News.html Could not run against John Tory in a 2005 by-election because business engagements kept him out of the country.
Erie—LincolnErie—LincolnErie—Lincoln was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
: Steve Elgersma
Retired farmer and holticulturalist. Worked for Rosaflora Greenhouse Ltd. for nineteen years. Retired in 2000. A Sunday SchoolSunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
teacher, was president of the Sunday School Teachers Federation of Ontario for three years. Director and president of the Haldimand Association for the Developmentally Challenged. Also director of the Dunnville and District Right to Life committee. Received 666 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tim Hudak
Tim Hudak
Timothy Patrick "Tim" Hudak is a politician in Ontario, Canada, and the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario . He also serves as member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook.-Background:Tim Hudak was born in Fort Erie, Ontario...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. Later campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
, of which he is a life member.
Other candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1990Ontario general election, 1990The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, Brant—HaldimandBrant—HaldimandBrant—Haldimand was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.-Federal electoral district:...
, 1,520 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winning candidate: Robert NixonRobert NixonRobert Fletcher Nixon is a retired politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. The son of former Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1962 by-election following his father's death...
, Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
) - Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Brant—Haldimand, 1,340 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winning candidate: Peter PrestonPeter PrestonPeter John Preston is a British journalist and author. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford, where he edited the student paper Cherwell...
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Canadian federal election, 2004Canadian federal election, 2004The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, Haldimand—NorfolkHaldimand—NorfolkHaldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. Its Member of Parliament is Conservative Diane Finley...
, 617 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Diane FinleyDiane FinleyDiane Finley, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She serves as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Of the 12 MPs in the Priorities and Planning Committee of cabinet , known as the inner cabinet, she is the only woman...
, Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
)
Etobicoke—LakeshoreEtobicoke—LakeshoreEtobicoke—Lakeshore is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
: Ted Kupiec
A Roman Catholic, and a member of the CursilloCursillo
Cursillos in Christianity is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Church...
movement. Received 480 votes (1.08%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurel Broten
Laurel Broten
Laurel C. Broten is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore for the Ontario Liberal Party. On October 19, 2011, she was appointed Ontario Minister of Education.-Background:Prior to entering politics,...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Etobicoke NorthEtobicoke NorthEtobicoke North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It covers Rexdale, the northern part of Etobicoke, which is part of Toronto....
: Teresa Ceolin
Graduate of York UniversityYork University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in History. Works part-time from her home. Received 1,275 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Shafiq Qaadri
Shafiq Qaadri
Shafiq Qaadri is a family doctor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke North for the Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Guelph—Wellington: Alan John McDonald
Born in Ajax, OntarioAjax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
. Former locomotive engineer and operations officer with the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
. Was a Derrick Boom operator with Dexler Construction Inc. at the time of the election. Was a councillor in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
-Eramosa Township in 1999-2000, and served as a trustee on the Wellington
Wellington County, Ontario
Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat is Guelph, a city which is politically independent, but Guelph's status as the seat means it houses the county's administrative offices...
Catholic District School Board for three years. Received 914 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Liz Sandals
Liz Sandals
Liz Sandals is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Guelph for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Haldimand—Norfolk—BrantHaldimand—Norfolk—BrantHaldimand—Norfolk—Brant was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004...
: Barra L. Gots
Attended Ontario Agricultural CollegeOntario Agricultural College
The Ontario Agricultural College originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the University of Toronto...
and the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
. Has a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Agriculture. A biologist. Has worked in the Distance Education department of Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...
since 1993. Previously a research associate in the Department of Zoology at Guelph. Also served as director of Faun Aquatics Canada Ltd. from 1979 to 1996. Member of the Spiritan Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group and the Cursillo
Cursillo
Cursillos in Christianity is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Church...
movement. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and finished fourth out of six candidates with 584 votes. Received 548 in 2003, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. Also ran for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
in Brant
Brant (electoral district)
Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....
in the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, and finished fifth out of six candidates with 570 votes. The winner was Lloyd St. Amand
Lloyd St. Amand
Lloyd St. Amand is a Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brant. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
. Husband John Gots has also campaigned for both the FCP and CHP.
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock: Paul Gordon
Lives in Cannington, OntarioCannington, Ontario
Cannington is a community located in Brock Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.-History:Originally part of the original Brock Township, Cannington was first settled in 1833. It was originally known as McCaskill's Mills after a local mill-owning family...
. Roman Catholic, strongly opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion. No political experience before 2003, ran because the FCP was unable to find a candidate in the riding. Supported a boycott of Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
, because of its plan to permit advertising for the television show "My Fabulous Gay Wedding". Has referred to Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
as an "opportunistic phoney" on social issues, and has expressed similar views about Stockwell Day
Stockwell Day
Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP is a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of...
and Tom Wappel
Tom Wappel
Thomas William "Tom" Wappel is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough West and its successor riding of Scarborough Southwest. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 general election.Wappel is a...
. Received 663 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
HaltonHalton (electoral district)Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...
: Giuseppe Gori
Party leader. See his biography page for further details. Received 1,123 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates.Hamilton East: Michael Izzotti
A pharmacist in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. Has degrees in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, a Bachler's Degree in Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, and a residency in Hospital pharmacy at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Has been a member of the FCP since the late 1980s. A member of Hamilton Right To Life, and active in the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
. A leader of Pharmacists for Life International/Canada, supporting the rights of pharmacists not to dispense or refer products to services to which they have ethical objections—particularly those involving assisted suicides, euthanasia or abortion. Opposed the approval of Preven in 1999. Received 304 votes, finishing last in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Hamilton MountainHamilton MountainHamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....
: Eleanor Johnson
Previously worked in the field of promotional advertising. Was 81 years old at the time of the election. Supports "property rights" as well as conservative causes on social issues. Received 748 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Marie BountrogianniMarie Bountrogianni
Marie Bountrogianni BA, MEd, D.Ed is a psychologist, politician, and was the President and Executive Director of ROM Governors. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.Bountrogianni was born in Hamilton,...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Hamilton West: Lynne ScimeLynne ScimeLynne Scime is a veteran social conservative activist in Canada and a perennial candidate for the Family Coalition Party of Ontario.She was chosen as national president of REAL Women in 1987, and was quoted as being opposed to divorce, abortion and homosexuality...
Scime received 750 votes, finishing fourth against LiberalOntario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate Judy Marsales
Judy Marsales
Judy Marsales is a businessperson and politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the former riding of Hamilton West as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party ....
. See her biography page for more information.
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.-Description:...
: John-Henry Westen
The editor of LifeSite News, an internet forum sponsored by The Interim and aligned with the FCP. Has a Master of ArtsMaster of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree, and lives near Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Has referred to Canada as a "haven for sexual predators of children". Also opposed the spread of contraception and population control in the third world as a form of cultural imperialism, and referred to Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'...
's support for condoms in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
as an abdication of moral responsibility.http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/cwr/Jan00/Kenya.html Has also opposed American loans to the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
in the absence of pro-life guarantees. Supports a total ban on in-vitro fertilization. Received 673 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Leona Dombrowsky
Leona Dombrowsky
Leona Dombrowsky is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Hastings—PeterboroughHastings—PeterboroughHastings—Peterborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, 1,002 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winner: Harry DanfordHarry DanfordHarry Danford is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, fifth out of seven candidates (winner: Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario Liberal Party)
Huron—BruceHuron—BruceHuron—Bruce is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-History:...
: Dave Joslin
A welder-fitter, 49 years old in 2003. Lives in Grey Township, and is a member of the Bethel Free Reformed Church in Mitchell, OntarioMitchell, Ontario
Mitchell is a community in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Mitchell is located at the intersection of Highways 8 and 23, 20 km west of Stratford, and 60 km north of London, in the municipality of West Perth.-History:...
. He opposes judicial activism, abortion, embryonic research and hate-crimes legislation. The 2003 race was his first provincial campaign, though he has also campaigned federally for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
. Received 902 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Carol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the cabinet of Dalton McGuinty and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Huron—Bruce. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.Mitchell was born in...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Other candidacies:
- Canadian federal election, 1997Canadian federal election, 1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, Huron—Bruce, 781 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Paul StecklePaul StecklePaul Daniel Steckle is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. - Political positions :...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
) - Canadian federal election, 2000Canadian federal election, 2000The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
, Huron—Bruce, 429 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Paul Steckle, Liberal) [Joslin appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate, as the CHP had been deregistered before the election] - Canadian federal election, 2004Canadian federal election, 2004The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, Huron—Bruce, 958 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Paul Steckle, Liberal) - Canadian federal election, 2006Canadian federal election, 2006The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, Huron—Bruce (winner: Paul Steckle, Liberal) - Canadian federal election, 2008Canadian federal election, 2008The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
, Huron—Bruce (winner: Benjamin T. Lobb, Conservative)
Kingston and the IslandsKingston and the IslandsKingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
: Chris Beneteau
Has a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Child and Youth Care from Ryerson Polytechnic College in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and a degree from the Child and Youth Worker Program of St. Lawrence College
St. Lawrence College, Ontario
St. Lawrence College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology with three campuses in Eastern Ontario, namely Brockville , Cornwall and Kingston .-History:...
in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. Works with children with socio-emotional difficulties. Writes for www.catholic-legate.com. Also involved with Albacore International, a boating organization. Has accused some writers in the Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston Whig-Standard
The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published daily, except on Sunday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by Sun Media...
of being "apologists for homosexuals" and has called for an end to "homophilia". Now lives in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. First ran in Kingston and the Islands in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 546 votes for a fifth-place finish out of six candidates. In 2003, received 735 votes for a fifth-place finish out of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was John Gerretsen
John Gerretsen
John Philip Gerretsen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Early life:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Kitchener—WaterlooKitchener—Waterloo (provincial electoral district)Kitchener—Waterloo is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999...
: Lou Reitzel
Past president of the FCP, and a member of its provincial executive. Has been a member of the FCP since 1992. Also president of Reitzel Heating and Air Conditioning in Waterloo, OntarioWaterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
. Lives in neighbouring Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. Parish Treasurer of the local Holy Name Society. Received 949 votes, finishing fifth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Elizabeth Witmer
Elizabeth Witmer
Elizabeth Witmer is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, originally representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo for the Progressive Conservative Party.Witmer moved with her family to Ontario at a young age...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, KitchenerKitchener (electoral district)Kitchener was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, 2,111 votes, fourth out of six candidates (winner: Wayne WettlauferWayne WettlauferWayne Wettlaufer is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003....
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Kitchener—Waterloo, 919 votes, fourth out of eight candidates (winner: Wayne Wettlaufer, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario)
Lanark—Carleton: Jim Gardiner
Lives in Carleton PlaceCarleton Place, Ontario
Carleton Place is a town in the eastern portion of Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa...
. Former union leader with Retail and Printing trade unions. Has an educational assistant diploma. Was on the Local Disaster Relief Committee of the 1998 Ice Storm. Received 1,275 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Norman Sterling of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Leeds—GrenvilleLeeds—GrenvilleLeeds—Grenville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.-History:...
: Melody Trolly
Mother of Michael Trolly, who was also an FCP candidate in 2003. Formerly a co-owner of "The Anchor Christian Books, Music and Gifts" in Kemptville, OntarioKemptville, Ontario
Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Southern Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville...
. Opposed any increase in the minimum wage. Received 649 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Bob Runciman
Bob Runciman
Robert William "Bob" Runciman is a veteran Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, he held the seat continuously for Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for the next 29 years...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
London North CentreLondon North CentreLondon North Centre is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
: Craig Smith
Graduated from the University of WaterlooUniversity of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
with a Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Environmental Studies in 1999, and received a Diploma in Computer Programming from CDI College
CDI College
CDI College is a for-profit college in Canada. It offers programs in the business, technology and health care fields. There are 15 campus locations; 5 in British Columbia, 5 in Alberta, 1 in Manitoba and 4 in Quebec....
in 2001. 29 years old at the time of the election. Computer programmer. Operates www.conservativelife.com/blog. Seems to support the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
at the federal level, in that he has sent e-mails to several Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
MPs who oppose same-sex marriage, asking them to join the Conservative Party. Received 432 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb Matthews
Deb Matthews
Deborah Drake Matthews, Ph.D. is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London North Centre for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is currently the province's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in the government of...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
MarkhamMarkham (electoral district)Markham was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1986. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district that elected representatives to the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2000....
: Patrick Redmond
Works at IBMIBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's Canadian headquarters in Markham
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
. Joined the FCP in 1992, and was elected FCP vice-president in 1999. Formerly a member of the Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
at the federal level. Received 697 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tony Wong of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Markham, 1,088 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winner: David TsubouchiDavid Tsubouchiis a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.-Education:...
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Markham, 399 votes, sixth out of six candidates (winner: David Tsubouchi, Progressive Conservative)
Mississauga CentreMississauga CentreMississauga Centre was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004 an in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
: John R. Lyall
No information. Received 588 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar of the Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mississauga EastMississauga EastMississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007. It was located in the city of Mississauga.This riding was created in 1987 from...
: Gary Nail
An employee at DailmerChrysler Canada Inc in BramptonBrampton
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Signed a petition against Trans fats in 2005.http://www.patmartin.ca/signatures.php?offset=300&count=25 Received 358 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Peter Fonseca
Peter Fonseca
Peter Fonseca is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville for the Ontario Liberal Party from 2003-2011.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mississauga SouthMississauga SouthMississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
: Alfred Zawadzki
A retired teacher in Mississauga, OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, has worked at the elementary and secondary levels. Currently a vice-president of the FCP. Received 555 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tim Peterson
Tim Peterson
Tim Peterson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga South...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mississauga WestMississauga WestFor the current provincial electoral district, see Mississauga West Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario...
: Charles Montano
No information. Received 989 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Bob DelaneyBob Delaney
Bob Delaney is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville for the Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
OakvilleOakville (electoral district)Oakville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings....
: Theresa Tritt
No information. Received 751 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Kevin Flynn of the Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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OshawaOshawa (electoral district)Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
: Dave Chilvers
Formerly the owner of durhammall.com, a charity site which was turned into a pornographyPornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
website after Chilvers sold it (Chilvers had no prior knowledge of this change). A member of The Shared Parenting Network. Received 383 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Jerry Ouellette
Jerry Ouellette
Jerry J. Ouellette is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, representing the riding of Oshawa for the Progressive Conservative Party. Ouellette was Minister of Natural Resources in the government of Ernie Eves.Ouellette graduated...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Ottawa SouthOttawa South (provincial electoral district)Ottawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....
: John Pacheco
Pacheco received 562 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. See his biography page for more information.OxfordOxford (electoral district)Oxford is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election.It consists of the county of Oxford....
: Andre de Decker
Born in BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Moved with his family to the area of Tillsonburg, Ontario
Tillsonburg, Ontario
Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.Tillsonburg is a town of 14,822 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London, on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19 the closest route to Highway 401 at Ingersoll, Ontario...
in 1948, and remains there today. Received a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Physics from the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
in 1968, and returned to Tillsonburg to teach high school. Was a guidance counsellor as well as a classroom teacher. Retired in 1998. A member of Oxford Right to Life, and an active member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Tillsonburg. Received 689 votes, finishing fifth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Ernie Hardeman
Ernie Hardeman
Ernie Hardeman is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the rural riding of Oxford for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, NorfolkNorfolk (electoral district)Norfolk was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, 972 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: Toby BarrettToby BarrettToby Barrett is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party....
, Progressive Conservative) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Oxford, 875 votes, fourth out of seven candidates (winner: Ernie Hardeman, Progressive Conservative)
Parkdale—High ParkParkdale—High ParkParkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.Peggy Nash of the New Democratic Party was elected the Member of Parliament for the riding on May 2, 2011....
: Stan Grzywna
An educational assistant at the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Holds a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Political Science from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
. Involved in the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
and the Providence Centre. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 289 votes, finishing sixth out of eight candidates. Received 591 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of eight. The winner on both occasions was Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
He ran again in 2006, when the seat was vacated, and lost.
Parry Sound—MuskokaParry Sound—MuskokaParry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
: Charlene Phinney
No information. Received 484 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Norm MillerNorm Miller
Norm Miller is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka for the Progressive Conservatives...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Perth—MiddlesexPerth—MiddlesexPerth—Middlesex was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
: Pat Bannon
A resident of Stratford, OntarioStratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
for fifty years at the time of the election. Educated in Ontario's Catholic school system. Worked as a machine setter at (note: this is not a joke) F.A.G. Bearings Ltd. for thirty years. Served as a social member of the Army Navy Air Force Veterans Association, Unit 261 for 27 years. A member of Stratford Right-to-Life and the Campaign Life coalition since 1981. Previously a member of Liberals
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
For Life, and campaigned for a pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
Liberal candidate in the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
. Was a delegate at the Liberal Party national convention in 1990, which elected Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
as party leader. Left the Liberal Party for the FCP after this time. Managed FCP candidate Gordon Maloney's election run in the 1990 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1990
The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
. First ran for the FCP in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 1,369 votes, finishing fourth out of five candidates. Received 857 votes in 2003, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner on the first occasion was Bert Johnson of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
; the winner on the second occasion was John Wilkinson of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
PeterboroughPeterborough (electoral district)Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of...
: Max Murray
Max Murray is a former New Democrat. During the election, he supported an increase to the minimum wageMinimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labour. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in a great many jurisdictions, there are differences of opinion about...
and financial assistance for low-income families, while also expressing socially conservative
Social conservatism
Social Conservatism is primarily a political, and usually morally influenced, ideology that focuses on the preservation of what are seen as traditional values. Social conservatism is a form of authoritarianism often associated with the position that the federal government should have a greater role...
views. He ran for the Peterborough city council
Peterborough, Ontario City Council
The Peterborough City Council is a city council that governs Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It consists of the mayor and ten councillors, who are elected in five two-member wards across the city. Each member serves on various city committees. The council meets on Monday evenings on a three-week...
in the 2003 municipal election
Peterborough municipal election, 2003
The 2003 Peterborough municipal election took place on November 10, 2003, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Peterborough, Ontario.Sylvia Sutherland was narrowly re-elected in the mayoral contest.-Mayor:...
, which overlapped with the provincial election.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 provincial Ontario general election, 2003 The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
Family Coalition Family Coalition Party of Ontario The Family Coalition Party is a small political party in Ontario, Canada that promotes a socially conservative ideology. It was formed in 1987 by members of the pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and has fielded candidates in every provincial election since then... |
414 | 0.75 | 5/6 | Jeff Leal Jeff Leal Jeff Leal is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He has represented Peterborough in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2003 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.-Early life and municipal career:... , Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
| 2003 municipal Peterborough municipal election, 2003 The 2003 Peterborough municipal election took place on November 10, 2003, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Peterborough, Ontario.Sylvia Sutherland was narrowly re-elected in the mayoral contest.-Mayor:... |
Council Peterborough, Ontario City Council The Peterborough City Council is a city council that governs Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It consists of the mayor and ten councillors, who are elected in five two-member wards across the city. Each member serves on various city committees. The council meets on Monday evenings on a three-week... , Ward Three |
n/a | 316 | 4.49 | 7/11 | Bernard Cahill and Bill Juby |
Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie (electoral district)Sault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, from...
: Allan Walker
55 years old at the time of the election. A conservative Catholic. Had lived in Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
for 18 years. Graduated from Northern College in Kirkland Lake as an Electronic Technologist in 1969. Formerly worked for Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
, and was president of a provincial organization called Employment Excellence (which opposed employment equity provisions introduced by the government of Bob Rae
Bob Rae
Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
). Served on the local executives of the Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
(which he joined in 1987) and Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
at the federal level. In 2004, criticized Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
leader Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
for hiring social moderate Hugh Segal
Hugh Segal
Hugh Segal, CM is a Canadian senator, political strategist, author, and commentator. Segal is credited with helping Stephen Harper become Prime Minister by moderating his image.-Life and career:...
as an advisor and openly mused about joining the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
.http://google.com/search?q=cache:HudEKvFp-aUJ:www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D24601+%22Al+Walker%22+%22Sault+Ste.+Marie%22&hl=en Was the only FCP candidate to run in northern Ontario (ie. north of Parry Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...
). Received 606 votes, finishing fourth out of five candidates. The winner was David Orazietti
David Orazietti
David Michael Orazietti is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Scarborough—AgincourtScarborough—AgincourtScarborough—Agincourt is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It covers the northwest of the Scarborough part of Toronto...
: Tony Ieraci
No information. Ran in Broadview—Greenwood in the 1999 provincial electionOntario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 320 votes for a last-place finish in a field of six candidates. The winner was Marilyn Churley of the New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
. In 2003, received 550 votes and finished last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Gerald Phillips of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Scarborough CentreScarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
: Joseph Internicola
Appears to be a professional figure in the culinary industry.http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/Lifestyle/2004/03/03/368366.html Opposes a social trend toward longer working hours, and supports Sunday restoring as a day of rest. Received 495 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Brad DuguidBrad Duguid
Brad Duguid is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Scarborough Centre and is the province's Minister of Economic Development and Innovation in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty for the Ontario Liberal...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Scarborough—Rouge RiverScarborough—Rouge RiverScarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
: Mitchell Persaud
Has a Master's DegreeMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Divinity from Greenville Presbyterian Seminary (1997). Became pastor of New Horizon Church in Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
in 1996. Received 536 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Alvin Curling
Alvin Curling
Alvin Curling is a prominent Black Canadian. He was Canada's envoy to the Dominican Republic from 2005-2006. A former politician in Ontario, Canada, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until he resigned on August 19, 2005 to accept his diplomatic appointment...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Scarborough SouthwestScarborough SouthwestScarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...
: Ray Scott
33 years old at the time of the election. A public school teacher, and a member of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of OntarioElementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario is a labour union representing all public elementary school teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario. The union has 66 local chapters in the province, and over 76,000 members...
. Has sought to have the ETFO consider human rights issues when making investments with its pension fund. Lists William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire...
as his personal hero.http://www.ray-scott.com/bio.htm President of the local FCP association. Opposed mandatory disclosure provisions for adoptees, on the grounds that these could lead pregnant mothers to seek abortions rather than give up their children for adoption. Interestingly, has described spanking children as "an archaic method of discipline", and claims that pro-lifers should avoid corporal punishment of this sort.http://www.theinterim.com/2000/feb/letters.html First ran for the FCP in a 2001 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in Beaches—East York
Beaches—East York
Beaches—East York is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
, and finished fifth out of eight candidates with 206 votes. The winner was Michael Prue
Michael Prue
Michael D. Prue is a Canadian politician, who represents the riding of Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is the New Democratic Party critic for Finance, Public Infrastructure Renewal, Community and Social Services and the Management Board of Cabinet, and for issues...
of the New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
. Received 586 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Lorenzo Berardinetti
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Lorenzo Berardinetti is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Scarborough Southwest, representing the governing Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Simcoe—GreySimcoe—GreySimcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.It consists of...
: Steven J. Taylor
Resides near Markdale, OntarioMarkdale, Ontario
Markdale is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.Markdale was first settled in 1846 and originally called East Glenelg, after a nearby township. In 1864, it was renamed Cornabus after the Islay, Scotland hometown of then-postmaster Donald MacDuffie...
. Formerly worked in the fields of life insurance and telecommunications. Has managed a swim school and recreation centre since 1991. [www.euniceswimschool.com] In 2003, he further developed his company to build and service swimming pools, Ponds, and Hot Tubs.[www.Tayfam.ca] Has served on the executive of the Toronto Christian Home Schoolers Association since 1995. Received 801 votes, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner was Jim Wilson of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. Also ran for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
in the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
in the riding of Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound, and received 982 votes for a fifth place finish. The winner was Larry Miller
Larry Miller (politician)
Larry Miller is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party....
of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.
Simcoe NorthSimcoe NorthSimcoe North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Its population was 119,400 in 2006.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 92.3% White, 5.9% Native Canadian...
: Blaine Matthew Scott
41 years old at the time of the election. A librarian and music teacher in the Catholic School System. Joined the FCP in 2000, after being introduced to the party by a federal candidate of the Canadian AllianceCanadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
. A member of Fairvote Canada, an electoral-reform organization. Received 453 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Garfield Dunlop
Garfield Dunlop
thumb|Garfield Dunlop speaks at a Literacy conference in June 2009Garfield Dunlop is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Simcoe North for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.Dunlop was educated at the...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
St. CatharinesSt. Catharines (electoral district)St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St...
: Linda Klassen
Klassen received 714, finishing fifth against LiberalOntario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
incumbent Jim Bradley. Click here
Christian Heritage Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election
The Christian Heritage Party is a minor political party in Canada. It ran 62 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Information about some of these candidates may be found here. The leader of the party at the time of the election was Ron Gray....
for more information.
Toronto—DanforthToronto—DanforthToronto—Danforth is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto....
: Masood Atchekzai
Came to Canada from AfghanistanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in the early 1990s. Studied Business Administration at Seneca College
Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a Canadian public college in the greater Toronto area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.-History:...
. Formerly a store manager, now owns an independent franchise. Received 217 votes, the lowest total of any FCP candidate. Finished fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Marilyn Churley of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
.
Waterloo—WellingtonWaterloo—WellingtonWaterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
: Gord Truscott
Holds a Bachelor of CommerceBachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. The degree is also known as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, or BCA...
degree in Hotel and Food Administration from the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
, and a Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
from the Atlantic School of Theology
Atlantic School of Theology
The Atlantic School of Theology is a Canadian ecumenical university which provides "graduate level theological education and research, and in formation for Christian ministries, lay and ordained, in church and society, primarily in Atlantic Canada". It is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and its...
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. Opposes abortion, gambling and the Young Offender's Act. Wrote Alone: A Grandmother's Struggle for Life about Linda Gibbons, an anti-abortion demonstrator in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario. Was arrested and charged with obstruction for filming Gibbons's vigil in front of the Scott abortion clinic in 1999; he was later found not guilty. Ran in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and received 685 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. Received 978 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five. The winner on both occasions was Ted Arnott
Ted Arnott
Theodore Calvin Arnott is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Wellington—Halton Hills....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
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Ran for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
during the 2000 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
in Guelph—Wellington, and finished sixth out of eight candidates with 275 votes (Truscott appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate, as the CHP had been deregistered). The winner was Brenda Chamberlain
Brenda Chamberlain
Brenda Kay Chamberlain, PC was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Guelph for the Liberal Party from 1993 until her resignation as of April, 2008....
of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.
WillowdaleWillowdale (electoral district)Willowdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.The riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton....
: Rina Morra
An FCP member since 1995. Works for a number of women's groups in the Toronto Italian community. Fluent in both Italian and English. Served as vice-president and director of the Percy Williams Community Association and Richmond Park Community Association. Has encouraged Italian voters to leave the Ontario Liberals for the FCP. Received 442 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was David ZimmerDavid Zimmer
David Zimmer is a Canadian provincial legislator in Ontario's Legislative Assembly, representing the North York area riding of Willowdale for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Scarborough North, 369 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Alvin CurlingAlvin CurlingAlvin Curling is a prominent Black Canadian. He was Canada's envoy to the Dominican Republic from 2005-2006. A former politician in Ontario, Canada, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until he resigned on August 19, 2005 to accept his diplomatic appointment...
, Liberal) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Scarborough CentreScarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
, 573 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winner: Marilyn MushinskiMarilyn MushinskiMarilyn Mushinski is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister under Mike Harris.-Background:...
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario by-electionBy-electionA by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, June 28, 2001, Vaughan—King—AuroraVaughan—King—AuroraVaughan—King—Aurora was a federal electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and was a provincial electoral riding represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
, 267 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Greg SorbaraGreg SorbaraGregory Sam "Greg" Sorbara, MPP a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Vaughan. Sorbara served as the Minister of Finance in the Ontario Liberal Party government of Premier Dalton McGuinty from 2003 to 2007.He resigned on October 11, 2005, following a police investigation involving...
, Liberal) - Ontario by-election, November 24, 2005, Scarborough—Rouge RiverScarborough—Rouge RiverScarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
, 93 votes (0.6% of total), sixth out of seven candidates (winner: Bas BalkissoonBas BalkissoonBas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...
, Liberal)
York NorthYork NorthYork North was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from Confederation in 1867 until 2004. It is also an electoral district that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 2007...
: Simone Williams
A student at Trent UniversityTrent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
in Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
at the time of the election. Received 497 votes, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winner was Julia Munro
Julia Munro
Julia Munro is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of York—Simcoe for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
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York South—WestonYork South—WestonYork South—Weston is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Electoral district:It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population...
: Mariangela Sanabria
An insurance agent. Received 475 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph CordianoJoseph Cordiano
Joseph Cordiano is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Early life:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Whitby—AjaxWhitby—AjaxWhitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and the in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
, March 30, 2006: Victor Carvalho
Carvalho was born on November 21, 1945 to a Roman Catholic family in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and attended schools in Bombay and Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
. He moved to Canada on July 1, 1967, and worked as a teacher. Along with his wife, Carvalho founded the Catholicland theme park in Minesing, Ontario in 1989, and moved it to Carden
Carden, Ontario
The Carden Plain is an important bird area which is protected by the Kawartha Field Naturalists. Click the following link for more information:Birds:*...
in 2003.http://www.moralparty.com/Profile.html The couple also established Unborn Park in 1993, to address "the memory of the unborn".http://www.catholicland.com/hist.html
He is a third degree Knight of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
, and a veteran member of Canada's pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
movement.http://www.netrover.com/~fcpont/Canpags/c_carvalho.htm He campaigned for the Christian Heritage Party
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
federally in 2000, although he appeared on the ballot as an independent as the CHP was de-registered. He now operates the Culture-of-Life.ca and MoralParty.com websites.http://www.moralparty.com/index.html
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 federal Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada.... |
Simcoe—Grey Simcoe—Grey Simcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.It consists of... |
NA (CHP) | 246 | 6/6 | Paul Bonwick Paul Bonwick Paul Bonwick, PC is a lobbyist and former politician in Canada.A businessman, sales and marketing consultant, Bonwick was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 general election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey... , Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... |
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| provincial by-election, March 30, 2006 | Whitby—Ajax Whitby—Ajax Whitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and the in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007... |
FCP | 102 | 0.30 | 7/7 | Christine Elliott Christine Elliott Christine Janice Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. Elliott was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election and came in third place behind winner Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank... , Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985... |
Note: Italicized numbers refer to unofficial results.