Natural Law Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election

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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.

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[edit] Manitoba

[edit] Robert Roberts (Brandon—Souris)

Roberts was listed as a businessman.[1] He received 112 votes (0.30%), finishing seventh against Liberal candidate Glen McKinnon.

[edit] Geoff Danyluk (Winnipeg—Transcona)

Danyluk was a drywall contractor,[2] and participated in the Natural Law Party's "yogic flying" demonstrations.[3] He received 150 votes (0.36%), finishing seventh against New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie.

[edit] Alberta

[edit] Ida Bugmann (Calgary Southwest)

Bugmann described herself as a poet and artist, and as "a former owner of a fashion design store for women". She was sixty-eight years old in 1993, and also campaigned in the 1993 provincial election for the Natural Law Party of Alberta.[4] She responded to critics of the Natural Law philosophy at a 1993 federal debate by saying, "their consciousness is at such a low level that they aren`t open to anything new".[5]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1993 provincial Calgary Lougheed NLP 88 5/5 Jim Dinning, Progressive Conservative
1993 federal Calgary Southwest NLP 249 0.37 7/9 Preston Manning, Reform

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Brandon—Souris: 1993, Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 November 2006.
  2. ^ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=8744 History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Winnipeg—Transcona, Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 March 2007.
  3. ^ Carreen Maloney, "Natural Law party set to be rising force", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 August 1993.
  4. ^ Brock Ketcham, "Calgary-Lougheed", Calgary Herald, 3 June 1993, B6
  5. ^ Don Braid, "It sure would be nice - if it works", Calgary Herald, 16 October 1993, B1.