The Communist Party of Canada ran several candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected.
Manitoba[edit]
Lisa Gallagher (Brandon—Souris)[edit]
Gallagher received 120 votes (0.32%), finishing seventh against Conservative incumbent Merv Tweed.
Ontario[edit]
Upali Jinadasa Wannaku Rallage (Brampton—Springdale)[edit]
Wannaku Rallage was born and raised in Sri Lanka, and later moved to Italy before coming to the Greater Toronto Area. He is a trade unionist in the service transportation industry, and a member of the Canada-Sri Lanka Patriotic National Organization.[1] He received 110 votes (0.23%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Ruby Dhalla.
Sam Hammond (Sudbury)[edit]
Hammond received 70 votes (0.15%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau.
Quebec[edit]
Evelyn Elizabeth Ruiz (Laurier—Sainte-Marie)[edit]
Evelyn Ruiz is active in Montreal's Latin American community. Ruiz received 100 votes (0.2%) finishing ninth against incumbent and Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe.[2]
Bill Sloan (Westmount—Ville-Marie)[edit]
Bill Sloan is a lawyer who specializes in the rights of political refugees. Sloan received 69 votes (0.2%) to finish seventh against the Liberal Party of Canada incumbent, Lucienne Robillard.[3]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "CTV Election 2006: Riding by Riding: Wannaku Rallage, Upali Jinadasa". CTV News. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "CTV Election 2006: Riding by Riding: Ruiz, Evelyn Elizabeth". CTV News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "CTV Election 2006: Riding by Riding: Sloan, Bill". CTV News. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-04.