This is list of Communist Party of Canada 2008 federal election candidates by riding and province.
Kabitsis was 76 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired real estate salesman. He joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1962. [1] Kabitsis ran for a seat on the Toronto City Council in 1980, calling for a reduction in the cost of the Toronto Transit Commission's Metropass, a shorter term of the Metro Toronto Chairman, and the recognition of day care as a right. [2] His 2008 election biography also indicates that he has been a municipal candidate in Orillia. He is a member of Fair Vote Canada, a group advocating electoral reform. [3]
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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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).
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