Liz White (activist)

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Elizabeth White
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White at a debate during the 2008 Toronto Centre by-election
Leader of the Animal Protection Party of Canada
Assumed office
August 2, 2005
Liberal Julie Dabrusin 23,03848.41+0.58
New Democratic Clare Hacksel15,88133.28+0.08
Conservative Michael Carey6,10512.83+2.29
People's Wayne Simmons1,2382.59+1.49
Green Maryem Tollar9491.99-4.51
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 2040.43+0.13
Animal Protection Liz White1790.38-0.02
Independent Habiba Desai1250.26
Total valid votes47,719
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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