This is list of Communist Party of Canada 2008 federal election candidates by riding and province.
Alberta Calgary East - Jason Devine Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont - Naomi Rankin
British Columbia Burnaby—Douglas - George Gidora Kelowna—Lake Country - Mark Haley Newton—North Delta - Harjit Daudharia Vancouver Kingsway - Kimball Cariou
Manitoba Brandon—Souris - Lisa Gallagher Winnipeg Centre - Darrell Rankin Winnipeg North - Frank Komarniski
Ontario
Brampton—Springdale: Dimitrios (Jim) Kabitsis
Kabitsis was 76 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired real estate salesman. He joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1962.Dimitrios Kabitsis : Communist Party : Brampton-Springdale, Brampton Guardian, accessed 20 May 2009. 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."Ward 5: Aware voters demand top politicians", Toronto Star, 3 November 1980, A14. 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.Canada Votes: 2008, Brampton—Springdale, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 20 May 2009.
+ Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1980 Toronto municipal Toronto City Council, Ward Five n/a 912 3.41 5/6 Ying Hope and Ron Kanter 2008 federal Brampton—Springdale Communist 135 0.30 5/5 Ruby Dhalla, Liberal
Note: The results from 1980 are taken from the Toronto Star newspaper, 11 November 1980, A12 (146 out of 148 polls reporting).
Davenport - Miguel Figueroa Don Valley West - Cathy Holliday Guelph - Drew Garvie 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
list of candidates from meeting at Communist Party of Canada offices on September 14, 2008
External links Campaign web site