Liz White (activist)

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2021 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Danforth
Elizabeth White
Liz White - Toronto Centre.jpg
White at a debate during the 2008 Toronto Centre by-election
Leader of the Animal Protection Party of Canada
Assumed office
August 2, 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dabrusin 23,03848.41+0.58$77,319.65
New Democratic Clare Hacksel15,88133.28+0.08$94,784.85
Conservative Michael Carey6,10512.83+2.29$25,348.44
People's Wayne Simmons1,2382.59+1.49$766.61
Green Maryem Tollar 9491.99-4.51$2,899.08
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 2040.43+0.13$0.00
Animal Protection Liz White 1790.38-0.02$3,315.07
Independent Habiba Desai1250.26$510.82
Total valid votes/expense limit47,719$110,583.29
Total rejected ballots
Turnout47,71959.84
Eligible voters79,749
Source: Elections Canada [6]
2019 Canadian federal election : University—Rosedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 29,65251.7+1.90$83,556.09
New Democratic Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda12,57321.9−6.60$28,390.50
Conservative Helen-Claire Tingling9,34216.3−1.03$38,588.65
Green Tim Grant4,8618.5+5.57$33,386.65
People's Aran Lockwood5100.9none listed
Animal Protection Liz White 1590.3+0.08none listed
Communist Drew Garvie1430.2−0.02none listed
Stop Climate ChangeKarin Brothers1240.2none listed
Marxist–Leninist Steve Rutschinski270.0−0.10none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit57,391100.0
Total rejected ballots281
Turnout57,67271.6
Eligible voters80,567
Liberal hold Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2015 Canadian federal election : Etobicoke—Lakeshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal James Maloney 34,63853.70+18.60$154,037.25
Conservative Bernard Trottier 20,93232.45-7.78$114,083.23
New Democratic Phil Trotter7,03010.90-9.40$27,861.80
Green Angela Salewsky1,5072.34-1.68$2,045.10
Animal Alliance Liz White 2330.36$4,975.83
Marxist–Leninist Janice Murray1680.26-0.10
Total valid votes/expense limit64,50899.53 $233,887.62
Total rejected ballots3070.47
Turnout64,81569.04
Eligible voters93,880
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.19
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
2011 Canadian federal election : Thornhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Peter Kent 36,62961.38+12.37$85,817.95
Liberal Karen Mock 14,12523.67-15.76$89,258.36
New Democratic Simon Strelchik7,14111.97+5.35$5,397.91
Green Norbert Koehl1,5622.62-2.32$11,470.40
Animal Alliance Liz White 2150.36$7,002.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit59,672 100.00$99,784.20
Total rejected ballots275 0.46
Turnout59,947 60.98
Eligible voters 98,312
2008 Canadian federal election : Toronto Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bob Rae 27,46253.53-5.94$ 48,353.21
Conservative David Gentili9,40218.33+6.0139,290.89
New Democratic El-Farouk Khaki 7,74315.09+1.2121,305.27
Green Ellen Michelson6,08111.85-1.5623,041.16
Communist Johan Boyden1930.38432.31
Animal Alliance Liz White 1870.36-0.16685.91
Independent Gerald Derome1460.282,063.60
Marxist–Leninist Philip Fernandez920.18  
Total valid votes/Expense limit/Total Expenditures51,306100.00 $ 92,067.97 $ 135,172.35
Total rejected ballots2570.50
Turnout51,56357.39
By-election on March 17, 2008: Toronto Centre

On Bill Graham's resignation, July 2, 2007

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bob Rae 14,18759.47+7.24
New Democratic El-Farouk Khaki 3,31213.88-9.86
Green Chris Tindal 3,19913.41+8.20
Conservative Donald Meredith 2,93912.32-5.89
Animal Alliance Liz White 1230.52+0.40
Canadian Action Doug Plumb970.41
Total valid votes23,857100.00
Total rejected ballots960.40
Turnout23,95327.86
  Liberal holdSwing+8.5
2006 Canadian federal election : Toronto Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Graham 30,87452.23-4.30
New Democratic Michael Shapcott 14,03623.74-0.01
Conservative Lewis Reford10,76318.21+3.42
Green Chris Tindal 3,0805.21+1.30
Communist Johan Boyden1200.2-0.05
Independent Michel Prairie 1010.2
Animal Alliance Liz White 720.12
Marxist–Leninist Philip Fernandez660.11-0.01
Total valid votes59,112100.00
  Liberal holdSwing-2.1

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  2. Medley, Mark (October 11, 2008). "Who Are You Calling Fringe? Canadians will not wake up to an Animal Alliance Environment Voters government on Wednesday, and Liz White will most assuredly not be our prime minister. That's not stopping the Toronto-Centre candidate from giving this election everything she's got". National Post. p. TO.10.
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