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

The Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist (CPC (M-L)) ran fifty-one candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

List of candidates

Ontario (incomplete)
Riding Candidate's Name Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Eglinton—Lawrence Jeanne Gatley Gatley was active with Toronto's peace movement and in aboriginal rights issues.[1] The 1993 election was her fourth campaign.[2] F Graphic artist[3] 138 0.35 7th
Mississauga East Yvon Turgeon Turgeon had previously been active in student politics[4] and had contested Verdun—Saint-Paul in the 1988 Canadian federal election, appearing on the ballot as a non-affiliated candidate as the CPC (M-L) was not an established party at the time. M Pre-Press Operator[5] 73 0.14 8th
Ottawa—Vanier Serge Lafortune Lafortune campaigned against the Charlottetown Accord with party leader Hardial Bains in 1992.[6] He ran in five federal elections in total.[7] M Administrative Secretary[8] 141 0.29 9th

References
  1. "Eglinton-Lawrence," Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A7.
  2. Gatley's electoral record is as follows:
    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
  3. EGLINTON--LAWRENCE (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867], Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.
  4. Nicolaas van Rijn, Kym Adams, Patty Winsa and Cathy Telfer, "Meet your federal election candidates," Toronto Star, 21 September 1993, MS2.
  5. MISSISSAUGA EAST (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.
  6. "UPDATE ON REFERENDUM COMMITTEES -2-," Canada NewsWire, 19 October 1992.
  7. Lafortune's electoral record was as follows:
    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
  8. OTTAWA--VANIER (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 31 March 2017.
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