Abolitionist Party of Canada candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election
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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. Party Programs may be found at http://www.cyberclass.net/turmel/abprogs.htm
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[edit] Ontario
[edit] Linda Kruschel (Eglinton—Lawrence)
Kruschel was listed as a homemaker. She did not campaign actively, and acknowledged that she was unfamiliar with the policies of the Abolitionist Party. When asked why she was running for office, Kruschel responded, "I don't know, to be honest with you.".[1] She received 124 votes (0.31%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent Joseph Volpe.
[edit] Thomas Earl Pennington (Parkdale—High Park)
A resident of Toronto, Pennington was unemployed at the time of the election and did not campaign actively. He called for a reform of Canada's monetary system, advocating the creation of local currenices and employment/bartering exchanges (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). He received 60 votes (0.15%), finishing tenth against Liberal incumbent Jesse Flis.
[edit] Kevin Doucet (St. Catharines)
Doucet was unemployed at the time of the election. He received 86 votes (0.18%), finishing sixth against Liberal candidate Walt Lastewka.
[edit] Marion Velma Joyce (St. Paul's)
Joyce was a telemarketer and student, and did not campaign actively during the election (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). She received 17 votes (0.03%), finishing eleventh against Liberal candidate Barry Campbell. She should not be confused with a different Marion Joyce, who was murdered in Kingston, Ontario in 2002.
[edit] Alfred Morton (Scarborough Southwest)
Morton was listed as a mechanical engineering draftsman. He called for the creation of a social system under which "the poor get rich, the rich get richer and no one will be able to take advantage of anyone else" (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). He received 40 votes (0.10%), finishing eighth against Liberal incumbent Tom Wappel.
[edit] Richard Lionel Gouin (Sudbury)
Gouin listed himself as a bookbinder.[2] He received 86 votes (0.20%), finishing ninth against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Eglinton-Lawrence", Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, 17.
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Sudbury (1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 12 April 2008. Note that the results on this page are not entirely accurate.
