Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election

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The Liberal Party of Canada fielded a full slate of 282 candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election , and won 114 seats to become the Official Opposition in parliament. The party had previously been in government since 1963.

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Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages. Information about others may be found here.

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Philipp Varelis (Broadview—Greenwood)

Varelis was born on the island Corfu, Greece, and moved to Canada in October 26, 1968. [1] He worked as an accountant in private life, [2] and first ran for the House of Commons of Canada in a 1978 by-election, in the Toronto riding of Broadview. He won the Liberal nomination with 57% over former candidate Lou Yankou, following an acrimonious nomination meeting that divided the local party organization. [3] Valeris, who was forty-one years old at the time, argued that the country's financial situation was better than it appeared from media reports. [4] He ran what the Toronto Star described as an "old-fashioned Liberal ethnic campaign", arguing that "only an immigrant can understand the problems of an immigrant". [5] He finished third against Bob Rae, who was then a member of the New Democratic Party.

Varelis lost to Rae again in the 1979 general election. During this campaign, he indicated his support for the restoration of capital punishment. [6] He planned to run a third time in 1980, but was persuaded to stand aside in favour of Philippe Gigantès. By way of a compromise, Varelis became Deane Gigantes's campaign chairman. [7]

Electoral record
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes %PlaceWinner
Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1978 Broadview Liberal 3,46617.313/4 Bob Rae, New Democratic Party
1979 federal Broadview—Greenwood Liberal 9,29027.983/7 Bob Rae, New Democratic Party

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References

  1. ↑ Julia Turner and Michael Moore, "Lone voice shouts at PM to quit during talk at Rosedale school", Globe and Mail, 7 October 1978, P4.
  2. ↑ David Humphreys, "Rivals are bullish about prospects", Globe and Mail, 13 September 1978, P8.
  3. ↑ "Liberals nominate accountant", Toronto Star, 11 April 1978, A4. The Star report indicates that Varelis won 57% of the roughly 2,000 votes cast. See also Elaine Carey, "October 16 campaign gives Metro mini-election fever", Toronto Star, 20 September 1978, A31, which indicates that Varelis won by the nomination by "signing up a lot of new members".
  4. ↑ Mary Trueman, "NDP fights right-wing mood to keep Broadview", Globe and Mail, 11 October 1978, P8.
  5. ↑ Daniel Stoffman, "The chic, the right, the ethnic battle for Broadview prize", Toronto Star, 7 October 1978, C4.
  6. ↑ "Attention all concerned citizens of Canada!" [advertisement], Toronto Star, 19 May 1979, A14.
  7. ↑ Hugh Winsor, "Backroom Diary", Globe and Mail, 24 January 1980, P9.
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