Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election

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This is a list of nominated candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election. [1]

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Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Avalon Scott Andrews M Conception Bay South Municipal Councillor14,86645.3%1st
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Scott Simms incumbent MPM Bishop's Falls Parliamentarian20,08970.3%1st
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Gerry Byrne incumbent MPM Corner Brook Parliamentarian17,95668.2%1st
Labrador Todd Russell incumbent MPM Happy Valley-Goose Bay Parliamentarian5,42670.3%1st
Random—Burin—St. George's Judy Foote Former MHA for Grand Bank F St. John's Parliamentarian12,55753.7%1st
St. John's East Walter Noel Former MHA for Virginia Waters M St. John's Economist5,21112.6%2nd
St. John's South—Mount Pearl Siobhán Coady F St. John's Business Executive14,92043.3%1st

Prince Edward Island - 4 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Cardigan Lawrence MacAulay incumbent MPM Midgell Farmer10,10552.8%1st
Charlottetown Shawn Murphy incumbent MPM Charlottetown Parliamentarian8,89350.1%1st
Egmont Keith Milligan Former Premier of Prince Edward Island M Tyne Valley Teacher8,05543.6%2nd
Malpeque Wayne Easter incumbent MPM North Wiltshire Farmer8,31244.2%1st

Nova Scotia - 11 seats

RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Cape Breton—Canso Rodger Cuzner incumbent MPM Glace Bay Parliamentarian17,44748.1%1st
Central Nova NONENo candidate due to deal between Stéphane Dion and Green Party leader Elizabeth May not to run candidates in each other's ridings.
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Tracy ParsonsFormer leader of the Progressive Canadian Party M Bible Hill V.P. Sales3,3448.5%4th
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Michael Savage incumbent MPM Dartmouth Parliamentarian16,01639.5%1st
Halifax Catherine MeadeCofounder of the Gay and Lesbian International Sports AssociationF Halifax Lawyer12,45827.6%2nd
Halifax West Geoff Regan incumbent MPM Bedford Lawyer17,12941.6%1st
Kings—Hants Scott Brison incumbent MPM Cheverie Parliamentarian16,64144.2%1st
Sackville—Eastern Shore Carolyn ScottF Eastern Passage Retired5,01812.7%3rd
South Shore—St. Margaret's Bill SmithM New Germany Chiropractor9,53623.9%3rd
Sydney—Victoria Mark Eyking incumbent MPM Millville Parliamentarian17,30349.4%1st
West Nova Robert Thibault incumbent MPM Lower Concession Administrator15,18536.1%2nd

New Brunswick - 10 seats

RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Acadie—Bathurst Odette RobichaudF Inkerman Ferry Stenographer9,85021.9%2nd
Beauséjour Dominic LeBlanc incumbent MPM Grande-Digue Parliamentarian20,05946.8%1st
Fredericton David InnesCEO of the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority and chair of the New Brunswick Aerospace and Defence AssociationM Fredericton Engineer13,31931.5%2nd
Fundy Royal Mark WrightM Sussex Sales Representative5,77317.3%3rd
Madawaska—Restigouche Jean-Claude D'Amours incumbent MPM Edmundston Parliamentarian16,26647.4%1st
Miramichi Charles Hubbard incumbent MPM Red Bank Parliamentarian10,59037.0%2nd
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe Brian Murphy incumbent MPM Moncton Lawyer17,79739.1%1st
New Brunswick Southwest Nancy MacIntoshF Hanwell Political Advisor5,86319.6%2nd
Saint John Paul Zed incumbent MPM Rothesay Lawyer13,28538.1%2nd
Tobique—Mactaquac Sally McGrathF Taymouth High School Teacher6,77321.5%2nd

Quebec - 75 seats

RidingCandidateNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes %Rank
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Mark CanadaM Rivière-Héva Entrepreneur5,10818.4%3rd
Abitibi—Témiscamingue Gilbert Barrette former MPM La Sarre Retired9,05520.7%2nd
Ahuntsic Eleni Bakopanos former MPF Montreal Political Counsellor18,39238.6%2nd
Alfred-Pellan Wilson SaintelmyM Laval Businessman15,59429.3%2nd
Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel André RobertM Saint-André-Avellin Secretary of the Treasury Board9,98418.2%2nd
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Ghislaine CournoyerFRetired7,98716.28%3rd
Beauce René RoyM Saint-Jules Farmer5,27010.3%3rd
Beauharnois—Salaberry Maria LopezF Hemmingford Interviewer7,99514.9%3rd
Beauport—Limoilou Yves Picard
Berthier—Maskinongé Jean-Luc Matteau
Bourassa Denis Coderre incumbent MP
Brome—Missisquoi Denis Paradis Former MP
Brossard—La Prairie Alexandra Mendès F Sainte-Catherine Communications Agent19,10332.6%1st
Chambly—Borduas Gabriel ArsenaultM Mont-Saint-Hilaire Student10,64916.8%2nd
Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Denise Legros
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Linda SchweyF Outremont Chartered Accountant10,10418.4%2nd
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Mark Pettersen
Compton—Stanstead William Hogg
Drummond Jean Courchesne
Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Denis Gauvreau
Gatineau Michel Simard
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Nancy Charest Former MNA for Matane F Matane Lawyer11,36835.6%2nd
Hochelaga Diane Dicaire
Honoré-Mercier Pablo Rodriguez Incumbent MP
Hull—Aylmer Marcel Proulx Incumbent MP
Jeanne-Le Ber Christian Feuillette
Joliette Suzie Saint-Onge
Jonquière—Alma Marc Dupéré
La Pointe-de-l'Île Oumy Sarr
Lac-Saint-Louis Francis Scarpaleggia incumbent MP
LaSalle—Émard Lise Zarac
Laurentides—Labelle Pierre Gfeller
Laurier—Sainte-Marie Sébastien Caron
Laval Alia Haddad
Laval—Les Îles Raymonde Folco incumbent MP
Lévis—Bellechasse Pauline Côté
Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Ryan HillierM Montreal Lawyer10,92021.8%2nd
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Marie-Thérèse Hovington
Louis-Hébert Jean Beaupré
Louis-Saint-Laurent Hélène H. Leone
Manicouagan Randy Jones
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin Robert Frégeau
Mégantic—L'Érable Nicole Champagne
Montcalm David Grégoire
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Jean Bouchard
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Robert Gauthier
Mount Royal Irwin Cotler incumbent MP
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Marlene Jennings incumbent MP
Outremont Sébastien Dhavernas,MActor
Papineau Justin Trudeau Educator and son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Pierrefonds—Dollard Bernard Patry incumbent MP
Pontiac Cindy Duncan-MacMillan
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Stephan Asselin
Québec Damien Rousseau
Repentigny Robert Semegen
Richmond—Arthabaska Gwyneth Grant
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques Pierre Béland
Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Denis Joannette
Rivière-du-Nord Joao Neves
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Louise Boulanger
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Marjorie Théodore
Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Pierre DiamondM Boucherville Teacher11,75522.2%2nd
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Denise TremblayF Varennes Secretary6,64913.9%4th
Saint-Jean Claire Ste-MarieF Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Secretary of Direction9,43017.7%2nd
Saint-Lambert Roxane StannersF Montreal Lawyer12,38328.5%2nd
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Stéphane Dion Party Leader
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Massimo Pacetti incumbent MP
Saint-Maurice—Champlain Ronald St.-Onge Lynch
Shefford Bernard Demers
Sherbrooke Nathalie Goguen
Terrebonne—Blainville Eva Nassif
Trois-Rivières Marcos G. Simard
Vaudreuil—Soulanges Brigitte LegaultF Montreal Professional13,95421.3%3rd
Verchères—Les Patriotes Francois FournierM Montreal Student8,87116.3%2nd
Westmount—Ville-Marie Marc Garneau former astronaut

Ontario - 106 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Ajax—Pickering Mark Holland incumbent MP
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Brent St. Denis Incumbent MP
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Arlene MacFarlane
Barrie Rick Jones
Beaches—East York Maria Minna Incumbent MP
Bramalea—Gore—Malton Gurbax Singh Malhi
Brampton—Springdale Ruby Dhalla Incumbent MP
Brampton West Andrew Kania Incumbent MP
Brant Lloyd St. Amand incumbent MP
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Thomas Noble
Burlington Paddy Torsney
Cambridge Gord Zeilstra
Carleton—Mississippi Mills Justin MacKinnon
Chatham-Kent—Essex Matt Daudlin
Davenport Mario Silva incumbent MP
Don Valley East Yasmin Ratansi incumbent MP
Don Valley West Rob Oliphant
Dufferin—Caledon Rebecca Finch
Durham Bryan Ransom
Eglinton—Lawrence Joe Volpe incumbent MP
Elgin—Middlesex—London Suzanne von Bommel
Essex Susan Whelan former MP
Etobicoke Centre Borys Wrzesnewskyj Incumbent MP
Etobicoke—Lakeshore Michael Ignatieff Incumbent MP and Deputy Leader
Etobicoke North Kirsty Duncan
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Dan Boudria
Guelph Frank Valeriote
Haldimand—Norfolk Eric Hoskins
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Marlene White
Halton Garth Turner incumbent MP
Hamilton Centre Helen Wilson
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Larry Di Ianni Former Mayor of Hamilton M
Hamilton Mountain Tyler BanhamThe youngest federal Liberal candidate in Ontario
Huron—Bruce Greg McClinchey
Kenora Roger Valley incumbent MP
Kingston and the Islands Peter Milliken Incumbent MP & Current Speaker of the House of Commons
Kitchener Centre Karen Redman incumbent MP
Kitchener—Conestoga Orlando da Silva
Kitchener—Waterloo Andrew Telegdi incumbent MP
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Jeff Wesley
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington David Remington
Leeds—Grenville Marjory Jean Loveys
London—Fanshawe Jacquie Gauthier
London North Centre Glen Pearson Incumbent MP
London West Sue Barnes incumbent MP
Markham—Unionville John McCallum incumbent MP
Mississauga—Brampton South Navdeep Bains incumbent MP
Mississauga East—Cooksville Albina Guarnieri incumbent MP
Mississauga—Erindale Omar Alghabra incumbent MP
Mississauga South Paul Szabo incumbent MP
Mississauga—Streetsville Bonnie Crombie
Nepean—Carleton Ed Mahfouz
Newmarket—Aurora Tim JonesFormer mayor of Aurora
Niagara Falls Joyce Morocco
Niagara West—Glanbrook Heather Carter
Nickel Belt Louise Portelance
Nipissing—Timiskaming Anthony Rota Incumbent MP
Northumberland—Quinte West Paul Macklin former MPM
Oak Ridges—Markham Lui Temelkovski Incumbent MP
Oakville Bonnie Brown Incumbent MP
Oshawa Sean Godfrey
Ottawa Centre Penny Collenette
Ottawa—Orléans Marc Godbout
Ottawa South David McGuinty Incumbent MP & brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
Ottawa—Vanier Mauril Bélanger incumbent MP
Ottawa West—Nepean David Pratt Former MP
Oxford Martha Dennis
Parkdale—High Park Gerard Kennedy Former Ontario MPP & Minister of Education
Parry Sound-Muskoka Jamie McGarvey
Perth Wellington Sandra Gardiner
Peterborough Betsy McGregorF Peterborough veterinarian, researcher18,41731.602nd
Pickering—Scarborough East Dan McTeague incumbent MP
Prince Edward—Hastings Ken Cole
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Carole Devine
Richmond Hill Bryon Wilfert incumbent MP
St. Catharines Walt Lastewka former MP
St. Paul's Carolyn Bennett incumbent MP, Former Cabinet minister and liberal leadership candidate
Sarnia—Lambton Tim Fugard
Sault Ste. Marie Paul BichlerM Sault Ste. Marie
Scarborough—Agincourt Jim Karygiannis incumbent MP
Scarborough Centre John Cannis incumbent MP
Scarborough-Guildwood John McKay incumbent MP
Scarborough—Rouge River Derek Lee
Scarborough Southwest Michelle Simson
Simcoe—Grey Andrea Matrosovs
Simcoe North Steve Clarke
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry Denis Sabourin
Sudbury Diane Marleau Incumbent MPF Sudbury
Thornhill Susan Kadis incumbent MP
Thunder Bay—Rainy River Ken Boshcoff incumbent MP
Thunder Bay—Superior North Don McArthur
Timmins-James Bay Paul Taillefer
Toronto Centre Bob Rae incumbent MP & Former Premier of Ontario
Toronto—Danforth Andrew Lang
Trinity—Spadina Christine Innes
Vaughan Maurizio Bevilacqua incumbent MP and Liberal leadership candidate
Welland John Maloneyincumbent MP
Wellington—Halton Hills Bruce Bowser
Whitby—Oshawa Brent Fullard
Willowdale Martha Hall Findlay Incumbent MP and Liberal leadership candidate in 2006
Windsor—Tecumseh Steve Mastroianni
Windsor West Larry Horwitz
York Centre Ken Dryden Incumbent MP, Liberal leadership candidate, former cabinet minister, and only sitting MP who is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
York—Simcoe Judith Moses
York South—Weston Alan Tonks incumbent MP
York West Judy Sgro incumbent MP

Manitoba - 14 Seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Brandon—Souris Martha Jo WillardF Winnipeg Physician2,8368.3%4th
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Bob FriesenM Winnipeg Agricultural Consultant8,51421.2%2nd
Churchill Tina Keeper incumbent MPF Winnipeg Parliamentarian5,28928.7%2nd
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Wendy MenziesF Neepawa Teacher/Musician4,12814.0%3rd
Elmwood—Transcona Wes PennerM Winnipeg Owner/Manager2,0796.63%3rd
Kildonan—St. Paul Lesley HughesLost the party's endorsement on September 26 and ran as an independent, [2] but was still listed on the ballot as the riding's Liberal candidate, as the withdrawal deadline had passed. [3] F Winnipeg Journalist3,0098.1%3rd
Portage—Lisgar Ted KlassenM Altona Teacher (retired)4,37413.6%2nd
Provencher Shirley HiebertF Steinbach Health Care Consultant4,53112.6%3rd
Saint Boniface Raymond Simard Incumbent MPM Winnipeg Parliamentarian14,72835.1%2nd
Selkirk—Interlake Kevin WalshM Winnipeg Foster Parent/Support Worker3,2038.3%3rd
Winnipeg Centre Daniel HurleyM Winnipeg University Administrator3,92215.6%3rd
Winnipeg North Marcelle MarionF Winnipeg Lawyer2,0759.2%3rd
Winnipeg South John Loewen Former MLA M Winnipeg Businessman14,22134.8%2nd
Winnipeg South Centre Anita Neville Incumbent MPF Winnipeg Parliamentarian16,43842.3%1st

Saskatchewan - 14 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Battlefords—Lloydminster Greg NyholtM North Battleford Farmer2,1408.2%3rd
Blackstrap Deb EhmannF Saskatoon Human Resource Manager5,50914.3%3rd
Cypress Hills—Grasslands Duane FilsonM Woodrow Farmer3,69113.3%3rd
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River David Orchard Progressive Conservative candidate in 2000 in Prince Albert, Former PC leadership contender M Borden Farmer5,81630.3%2nd
Palliser Calvin JohnstonFormer Chief of Police for ReginaM Regina Former Police Chief5,48917.1%3rd
Prince Albert Lou DoderaiM Prince Albert Realtor2,2898.0%3rd
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Monica LysackF Regina Early Childhood Educator4,66814.9%3rd
Regina—Qu'Appelle Rod FlamanM Edenwold Farmer2,80910.4%3rd
Saskatoon—Humboldt Karen ParharF Saskatoon Sessional Lecturer4,13512.0%3rd
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Roy BluehornM Saskatoon Case Review Officer1,1884.4%4th
Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Patricia ZipchenF Saskatoon Nurse4,02012.4%3rd
Souris—Moose Mountain Marlin Belt 2000 Candidate in Cypress Hills—Grasslands M Regina Project Manager1,8346.7%3rd
Wascana Ralph Goodale incumbent MPM Regina Business Person17,02846.1%1st
Yorkton—Melville Bryan BellM Regina Manager1,5785.4%4th

Alberta - 28 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Calgary Centre Heesung Kim 2006 Candidate in this ridingF Calgary Architect8,40217.9%2nd
Calgary Centre-North Doug JamesM Calgary Engineer5,69911.8%4th
Calgary East Bernie Kennedy 2006 Candidate in Macleod M Granum Businessman3,25510.2%4th
Calgary Northeast Sanam KangM Calgary Self-employed7,43320.2%2nd
Calgary—Nose Hill Anoush NewmanF Calgary Executive6,65713.2%2nd
Calgary Southeast Brad CarrollM Calgary Education Analyst4,8788.7%3rd
Calgary Southwest Marlene LaMontagne 2000 Candidate in Macleod F Calgary Retired Businesswoman4,9189.3%2nd
Calgary West Jennifer PollockF Calgary
Crowfoot Sharon HoweF
Edmonton Centre Jim WachowichM
Edmonton East Stephanie LaskoskiF
Edmonton—Leduc Donna Lynn SmithF Edmonton
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont Indira SaroyaF
Edmonton—St. Albert Samir SleimanM
Edmonton—Sherwood Park Rick SzostakM Edmonton Professor
Edmonton—Spruce Grove Chris AustinM Edmonton
Edmonton—Strathcona Claudette RoyF
Fort McMurray—Athabasca John WebbM
Lethbridge Michael CormicanM
Macleod Isabel PaynterF
Medicine Hat Beverley Botter
Peace River Liliane MaisonneuveF
Red Deer Garfield MarksM
Vegreville—Wainwright Adam CampbellM
Westlock—St. Paul Leila HouleF
Wetaskiwin Rita DillonF
Wild Rose Jenn TurcottF2,8905.7%4th
Yellowhead Mohamed El-RafihM

British Columbia - 36 seats

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Abbotsford Lionel TraverseM
British Columbia Southern Interior Brenda JagpalF
Burnaby—Douglas Bill CunninghamM
Burnaby—New Westminster Gerry LenoskiM
Cariboo—Prince George Drew AdamickM
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon Myra SweeneyF
Delta—Richmond East Dana MillerF
Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Keith Martin incumbent MPM
Fleetwood—Port Kells Brenda Locke Former provincial MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers.F
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Ken SommerfeldM
Kelowna—Lake Country Diana CabottF
Kootenay—Columbia Betty AitchisonF
Langley Jake GrayM
Nanaimo—Alberni Richard PesikM
Nanaimo—Cowichan Brian ScottM
Newton—North Delta Sukh Dhaliwal Incumbent MPM
New Westminster—Coquitlam Michelle HassenF
North Vancouver Don Bell Incumbent MPM
Okanagan—Coquihalla Valerie HallfordF
Okanagan—Shuswap Janna FrancisF
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Dan OlsonM
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam Ron McKinnonM
Prince George—Peace River Lindsay GidneyM
Richmond Raymond Chan Incumbent MPM
Saanich—Gulf Islands Briony Penn F
Skeena—Bulkley Valley Corinna MorhartF
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale Judy HigginbothamF
Surrey North Marc MuhammadM
Vancouver Centre Hedy Fry Incumbent MPF
Vancouver East Ken LowM Vancouver Professional Engineer
Vancouver Island North Geoff FleischerM
Vancouver Kingsway Wendy YuanF Vancouver Businesswoman
Vancouver Quadra Joyce Murray Former MLA and incumbent MPF
Vancouver South Ujjal Dosanjh Incumbent MPM
Victoria Anne Park ShannonF
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Ian SutherlandMayor of Squamish M

Yukon - 1 seat

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Yukon Larry Bagnell Incumbent MPM Whitehorse Parliamentarian6,71545.8%1st

Northwest Territories - 1 seat

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Western Arctic Gabrielle Mackenzie-ScottF Yellowknife Businessperson1,85813.6%3rd

Nunavut - 1 seat

Riding
Candidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Nunavut Kirt EjesiakFormer city councillor and deputy mayor in Iqaluit and principal secretary to Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik. Ran as a candidate in the Iqaluit West by-election on September 12, 2011, losing to Monica Ell-Kanayuk.M Iqaluit Businessman2,34929.1%2nd

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