Libertarian Party candidates, 1980 Canadian federal election
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The Libertarian Party of Canada fielded a number of candidates in the 1980 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
[edit] Ontario
[edit] Walter Belej (Broadview)
Belej first campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1974 federal election. He identified himself as a twenty-seven year old unregistered architect. Although a member of the Libertarian Party, he ran as an independent.[1] Some months after the election, he wrote a Letter to the Editor defending a dental technician who was fined for practicing without a licence. He described dentists as a "professional price-fixing gang" and argued in favour of a purely voluntary system.[2]
He campaigned as an independent again in the 1975 provincial election, and later ran as an official candidate of both the federal and provincial Libertarian parties.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 federal | Broadview | Ind. (Independent Libertarian) | 137 | 4/6 | John Gilbert, New Democratic Party | |
| 1975 provincial | Riverdale | Independent | 60 | 5/7 | Jim Renwick, New Democratic Party | |
| 1977 provincial | Riverdale | Libertarian | 196 | 5/6 | Jim Renwick, New Democratic Party | |
| 1979 federal | Broadview—Greenwood | Libertarian | 474 | 1.43 | 4/7 | Bob Rae, New Democratic Party |
| 1980 federal | Broadview—Greenwood | Libertarian | 352 | 1.10 | 4/9 | Bob Rae, New Democratic Party |
[edit] Alex Eaglesham (Etobicoke North)
Eaglesham received 153 votes (0.72%), finishing sixth against New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande. He later become leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.
