Communist Party of Canada candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election

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The Communist Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1984 federal election , none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

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Nancy (Nan) McDonald (Eglinton—Lawrence)

McDonald was a frequent candidate for public office, campaigning for the Communist Party and the federal, provincial and municipal levels. She was a social worker in private life, and was the Central Women's organizer for the Communist Party in 1979.

In 1986, she was listed a representative of the organization Consumers Against Rising Prices. [1] During the same year, she criticized the mainstream Canadian press for not publishing the details of a peace initiative launched by Union of Soviet Socialist Republics leader Mikhail Gorbachev. [2]

Electoral record
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes %PlaceWinner
1974 federal Hamilton Mountain Communist 1704/5 Gus MacFarlane, Liberal
1975 provincial Port Arthur Communist 2474/5 Gus MacFarlane, Liberal
1976 Toronto municipal School Trustee Ward Fiven/a2,6143/5 Judith Major and Jim Lemon
1979 federal Thunder Bay—Nipigon Communist 1744/5 Bob Andras, Liberal
1980 federal York West Communist 855/6 Jim Fleming, Liberal
1981 provincial Oakwood Communist 6243.184/4 Tony Grande, New Democratic Party
1982 Toronto municipal Ward Three Counciln/a1,4154/4 Richard Gilbert and Joseph Piccininni
1984 federal Eglinton—Lawrence Communist 2196/6 Roland de Corneille, Liberal

Please note: The 1982 municipal totals are taken from the Globe and Mail, newspaper, 9 November 1982 (90 out of 91 polls reporting).

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References

  1. ↑ Charlotte Montgomery, "Tories attacked over refusal to join economic conference", Globe and Mail, 14 January 1986, A8.
  2. ↑ Nan McDonald, "Soviet peace plan", Globe and Mail, 8 March 1986, A7.
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