The National Party of Canada ran a number of candidates in the 1993 federal election , none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
Papadopoulos was twenty-seven years old at the time of the election. He was a graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, and was an unemployed teacher (Kingston Whig-Standard, 3 October 1993). He received 1,768 votes (3.08%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Peter Milliken.
Bergson was a university student living in Thornhill. [1] He received 973 votes (1.26%), finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Jag Bhaduria. Years later, Bergson changed his name to Above Znoneofthe and since 2016 has run in several by-elections as an independent or member of other minor parties.
Brian Woods described himself as a businessman. [2] He received 346 votes (0.78%), finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Ray Bonin.
Biega described himself as a small-business consultant and entrepreneur, said he was running to restore "integrity, openness, accountability and real democracy in government", and spoke of preserving the distinctive community in his riding (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). He received 1,320 votes (3.21%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Jesse Flis.
John Marshall identified as a systems programmer. [3] He received 581 votes (1.26%), finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Andy Mitchell. [4]
Godlewski worked as a teacher at Park Public School in Toronto (Toronto Star, 16 January 1988), and served as vice-president of the Toronto Teachers Federation (Globe and Mail, 26 June 1980). Also a human rights activity, Godlewski called for a national cultural strategy in the 1993 campaign (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). He received 1,259 votes (2.46%), finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Barry Campbell.
Obach worked in farm equipment sales. [5] He received 336 votes (0.91%), for a sixth-place finish against Liberal candidate Glen McKinnon.
Christian was a businessman in Stonewall. He received 935 votes (2.62%), finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Jon Gerrard. In 1995, he spoke against a private-sector effort to harmonize customs and immigration laws between Canada and the United States of America. [6]
Christian and Phyllis Abbe delivered a presentation before the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1999, supporting sustained funding for Canadian culture and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [7]
Loewen is the wife of Bill Loewen, a prominent Winnipeg businessman and former president of the National Party (Globe and Mail, 4 September 1993). She is herself a prominent community figure, having served as school board chairman in the Seine River district of Winnipeg during the 1980s (Globe and Mail, 5 July 1986). The Loewens were named as Winnipeg's arts supporters of the year in May 1993, following significant financial donations to the city's cultural community (Winnipeg Free Press, 27 May 1993).
Shirley Loewen was 56 years old at the time of the election, and campaigned on a platform of preserving social programs and abrogating Canada's Free Trade Agreement with the United States (Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1993). She received 2,512 votes (4.80%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate Reg Alcock.
The National Party split in 1994, and the Loewens led a splinter group that recognized Richard Loeb as party leader. At one stage in this dispute, Shirley Loewen, along with two other dissident members, were escorted out of the building by security officers, after making a scene while entering the office tower lobby where the national executive were holding a meeting. This split contributed to the party's disintegration later in 1994, despite efforts by both sides to affect a reconciliation (Winnipeg Free Press, 7 December 1994).
The Loewens continued their philanthropic work after the National Party's collapse. In 1999, they were recognized for preserving Manitoba's French Canadian and Metis heritage (Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 1999). Shirley Loewen has recently served as president of the St. Norbert Arts Centre. She was at the centre of controversy in 2003 when she laid off all of the centre's employees, choosing to adopt a fee-for-service system with local artists. Loewen defended her decision in a letter to the editor, noting that the centre has historically had a low percentage of public funding (Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 2003).
She donated $700 to New Democratic Party candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis's federal campaign in 2004 (Winnipeg Free Press, 13 June 2004).
Backed by an active Constituency Association, Reid had a strong showing in the 1993 federal election taking 3.9% of the vote in the St. James riding. Following the election Reid was elected to the National Council of the party as a Member-at-Large at a raucous and divisive national convention in Vancouver.
During a National Council meeting in Toronto, which was attended by many interested Party members, it was clear that a faction led by Daniel Whetung sought to take control of the party from the elected members and oust several members of the Executive and Council. A strong supporter of proper democratic procedure within the party, Reid sided with the majority of the party's Executive. Whetung and others of his faction threatened several members of the National Council with lawsuits should they fail to support the faction. As it was clear that the National Party was divided, a motion to dissolve the party was raised. Reid gave his primary reason for voting for the dissolution of the party as his refusal to ask members to fund a party whose primary activity would be defending itself in court.
With the resignation of Mel Hurtig from the Leadership, Reid was named Leader of the party. Elections Canada accepted Reid as Leader which resulted in a series of lawsuits in the Federal Court by Whetung et al. against the Chief Electoral Officer, Reid and William Stephenson the party's president. The Whetung challenge failed and the actions of the legitimate Executive were upheld. Reid carried out the wishes of the National Council and formally requested of the Chief Electoral Officer the removal of the party from the federal registry.
Johnston was an articling law student. She said that she agreed to run for the National Party to "offer voters an alternative and begin building a base of support in the riding". [8] She received 900 votes (2.18%), finishing fifth against New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie.
See Main article about Mel Hurtig, party leader.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 federal | Edmonton West | Liberal | 21,040 | 35.6 | 2/4 | Marcel Lambert, Progressive Conservative |
| 1993 federal | Edmonton Northwest | National | 4507 | 12.8 | 3/8 | Anne McLellan, Liberal |
Russell had previously campaigned for the Alberta Liberal Party in the 1986 provincial election. She is a dental hygienist in private life. [9] During the mid-2000s, she began working to provide dental services to Calgary's homeless population. [10]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 provincial | Calgary-Fish Creek | Liberal | 1,553 | ? | 3/3 | Bill Payne, Progressive Conservative |
| 1993 federal | Calgary Southwest | National | 910 | 1.34 | 5/9 | Preston Manning, Reform |
McNeil was a 25-year-old student at Mount Royal College in Calgary during the election (Calgary Herald, 7 October 1993). She received 1,068 votes (1.85%), finishing fifth against Reform Party candidate Stephen Harper.
The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2004 federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.
One member of the Manitoba Liberal Party was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Canadian Action Party fielded a number of candidates in the 1997 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Twelve candidates of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada were elected in the 2000 federal election, making the party the fifth-largest in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The New Democratic Party won thirteen seats in the 2000 federal election, emerging as the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information on others may be found here.
The Reform Party of Canada fielded candidates in every Canadian province except Quebec in the 1993 federal election. Fifty-two candidates were elected. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The governing Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of 295 candidates in the 1993 federal election, and lost official party status in the House of Commons of Canada by winning only two seats. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Abolitionist Party of Canada ran 80 candidates, one more than the Greens, in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information on these candidates may be found here.
The Natural Law Party of Canada ran several candidates in the 1997 federal election, none of whom were elected.
The Canadian Alliance fielded several candidates in the 2000 federal election, and won sixty-six seats to become the Official Opposition party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 20 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fifth largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Reform Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 60 seats out of 301 to form the Official Opposition. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1993 federal election, and won nine seats out of 295. This brought the NDP below official party status in the House of Commons of Canada for the first, and, to date, only time in its history.
The short-lived Canada Party fielded a number of candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
The Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.
The Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.
The New Democratic Party fielded a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. It won 29 seats in the election to remain the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons. Many of the New Democratic Party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Canadian Action Party fielded a number of candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
The Natural Law Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.