Anne C. McBride (born Nova Scotia) was a perennial candidate in Canadian federal and provincial elections and by-elections in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. McBride was an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal Christian denomination.
At various times, McBride ran for mayor of Toronto, was leader of the Social Credit Party of Ontario and sought the leadership of the federal Social Credit Party of Canada at the 1982 Social Credit leadership convention.[1] She also tried to form her own United Party of Canada in the early 1980s.
Her last election bid may have been in the 1993 federal election, when she garnered 144 votes as an independent candidate in the Scarborough—Agincourt riding.
| Election | Riding | Designation | Votes | % of total | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 by-election | York—Scarborough | Unknown | 564 | 0.65% | 4th of 5 | Paul McCrossan, PC, 55,455 votes |
| 1979 federal election | York—Scarborough | Independent | 242 | 0.29% | 5th of 6 | Paul McCrossan, PC, 36,718 votes |
| 1980 federal election | York—Scarborough | Independent | 384 | 0.46% | 4th of 6 | Paul Cosgrove, Liberal, 39,208 votes |
| 1981 by-election | Spadina | Independent | 84 | 0.38% | 6th of 8 | Dan Heap, NDP, 7,586 votes |
| 1983 by-election | Central Nova | Independent | 287 | 0.91% | 4th of 6 | Brian Mulroney, PC, 18,882 votes |
| 1984 federal election | York--Scarborough | Independent | 70 | 0.70% | 5th of 6 | Paul McCrossan, PC, 48,809 votes |
| 1988 federal election | Scarborough—Agincourt | No affiliation | 442 | 1.01% | 4th of 5 | Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, 19,549 votes |
| 1993 federal election | Scarborough—Agincourt | Independent | 247 | 0.60% | 6th of 9 | Jim Karygiannis, Liberal, 24,739 votes |