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Communist Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election

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This is list of Communist Party of Canada 2008 federal election candidates by riding and province.

Contents

Alberta

  • Calgary East - Jason Devine
  • Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont - Naomi Rankin

    • British Columbia

  • Burnaby—Douglas - George Gidora
  • Kelowna—Lake Country - Mark Haley
  • Newton—North Delta - Harjit Daudharia
  • Vancouver Kingsway - Kimball Cariou

    • Manitoba

  • Brandon—Souris - Lisa Gallagher
  • Winnipeg Centre - Darrell Rankin
  • Winnipeg North - Frank Komarniski

    • Brampton—Springdale: Dimitrios (Jim) Kabitsis

    Kabitsis was 76 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired real estate salesman. He joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1962. Kabitsis ran for a seat on the Toronto City Council in 1980, calling for a reduction in the cost of the Toronto Transit Commission's Metropass, a shorter term of the Metro Toronto Chairman, and the recognition of day care as a right. His 2008 election biography also indicates that he has been a municipal candidate in Orillia. He is a member of Fair Vote Canada, a group advocating electoral reform.

    Note: The results from 1980 are taken from the Toronto Star newspaper, 11 November 1980, A12 (146 out of 148 polls reporting).

  • Davenport - Miguel Figueroa
  • Don Valley West - Cathy Holliday
  • Guelph - Drew Garvie
  • Kitchener Centre - Martin Suter
  • Kitchener—Waterloo - Ramon Portillo
  • Ottawa West—Nepean - Alex McDonald
  • St. Catharines - Sam Hammond
  • Toronto Centre - Johan Boyden
  • Windsor West - Elizabeth Rowley

    • Quebec

  • Hochelaga - Marianne Fontaine
  • Laurier—Sainte-Marie - Samie Page-Quirion
  • Mount Royal - Antonio Artuso
  • Westmount—Ville-Marie - Bill Sloan

    • References

    Communist Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election Wikipedia
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