Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election

The Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist ran 51 candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

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Ontario

Jeanne Gatley (Eglinton—Lawrence)

Gatley was active with Toronto's peace movement and in aboriginal rights issues. She led a printing company's pre-press and art department in 1993.[1]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes  % Place Winner
1979 federal Ottawa—Vanier M-L 78 7/7 Ron Ritchie, Progressive Conservative
1980 federal York East M-L 49 6/6 David Collenette, Liberal
1988 federal Etobicoke Centre N/A (M-L) 62 8/8 Michael Wilson, Progressive Conservative
1993 federal Eglinton—Lawrence M-L 138 0.35 6/7 Joe Volpe, Liberal

Serge Lafortune (Ottawa—Vanier)

Lafortune described himself as a clerk and administrative assistant. He lived in Hull during the 1988 election (Ottawa Citizen, 2 November 1988), and campaigned against the Charlottetown Accord in 1992 (Citizen, 22 October 1992). Lafortune was a perennial candidate for the CPC-ML.

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes  % Place Winner
1979 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 159 4/4 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal
1980 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 100 6/6 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal
1988 federal Hull—Aylmer N/A (Marxist-Leninist) 134 6/6 Gilles Rocheleau, Liberal
1993 federal Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 141 0.29 9/10 Jean-Robert Gauthier, Liberal
federal by-election, 13 February 1995 Ottawa—Vanier Marxist-Leninist 61 0.31 8/0 Mauril Belanger, Liberal

References

  1. ^ "Eglinton-Lawrence", Toronto Star 22 October 1993, A7.