Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election

This is a list of nominated candidates for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election.[1] The party nominated 307 out of a possible 308 candidates, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier was the only riding not to field a Conservative candidate.

Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats

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Riding
Candidate's Name Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Avalon Fabian Manning incumbent MP M St. Bride's Parliamentarian 11,542 35.2% 2nd
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Andrew House M Gander Lawyer 4,354 15.2% 2nd
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Lorne Robinson M Pasadena Financial Planner 2,799 10.6% 3rd
Labrador Lacey Lewis F Ottawa Office Assistant 615 8.0% 3rd
Random—Burin—St. George's Herb Davis M Gatineau Policy Advisor 4,791 20.5% 3rd
St. John's East Craig Westcott M Conception Bay South Journalist 3,836 9.3% 3rd
St. John's South—Mount Pearl Merv Wiseman M North Harbour Maritime Search & Rescue Coordinator 4,324 12.6% 3rd
Riding Candidate Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Cardigan Sid McMullin M Georgetown Human Resource Officer 5,661 29.6% 2nd
Charlottetown Thomas L. DeBlois M Charlottetown Business Manager 5,704 32.1% 2nd
Egmont Gail Shea Former Provincial MLA F Tignish Former Civil Servant 8,110 43.9% 1st
Malpeque Mary Crane F Kensington Educator 7,388 39.3% 2nd

Allan R. Murphy

Peter MacKay, incumbent MP and Minister of National Defence

Joel Bernard

Wanda Webber

Ted Larsen

Rakesh Khosla

Rosemary Segado

David K. Montgomery

Gerald Keddy, incumbent MP

Kristen Rudderham

Greg Kerr

Jean-Guy Dubé

Omer Léger, former provincial cabinet minister under Richard Hatfield

Keith Ashfield, former provincial cabinet minister under Bernard Lord

Rob Moore - Incumbent MP

Jean-Pierre Ouellet former provincial cabinet minister under Richard Hatfield

Tilly Gordon

Daniel Allain, CEO of Downtown Moncton Centre-Ville.

Greg Thompson - Incumbent MP and Minister of Veteran Affairs

Rodney Weston, former provincial cabinet minister under Bernard Lord

Mike Allen - Incumbent MP

Quebec - 75 seats

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Riding Candidate's Name Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Réjean Bériault Bériault was born in March 1961 in Lachine. He holds a diploma in public administration from HEC Montréal, a certificate in law from the University of Montreal, and a Bachelor's Degree in legal sciences at the University of Quebec in Montreal.[2] M 8,904 18.15 2nd
Brome—Missisquoi Mark Quinlan Quinlan was born in Cowansville. He has bachelor's degrees in civil law and finance and a graduate diploma from Université de Sherbrooke in notarial law.[3] He joined the Canadian Alliance in 2000, ran for the party in that year's federal election, and was later employed by the party as a press secretary. A Stockwell Day loyalist, he was dismissed from office when Stephen Harper succeeded Day as party leader in March 2002.[4] After the Conservatives formed a minority government in 2006, he was hired as a press secretary for Justice Minister Vic Toews, and later followed Toews to a new posting at the Treasury Board of Canada.[5] He became the press secretary for Christian Paradis later in the same year and continued to serve with Paradis after the 2008 election.[6] Quinlan's mother, Pauline Quinlan, is the mayor of Bromont.[7][8] M 9,309 18.66 3rd
Outremont Lulzim Laloshi Laloshi was thirty-two years old at the time of the election and was described as the leader of Quebec's Albanian Community in Montreal.[9] M Computer Specialist[10] 3,820 10.53 4th
Shefford Jean Lambert Lambert was born and raised in Granby and has worked in public relations and advertising in Granby, Montreal, and Quebec City.[11] He was at one time a vice-president of Groupaction and testified before the Gomery Commission on the firm's activities.[12][13] M 9,927 19.63 3rd

Jean-Maurice Matte Abitibi

Pierre Grandmaitre

Jean Précourt

Alexandre Salameh

Scott Pearce

Maxime Bernier, incumbent MP.

Dominique Bellemare

Sylvie Boucher

Marie-Claude Godue

Michelle Allaire

Maurice Brossard

Suzanne Chartand

Daniel Petit, incumbent MP.

Pierre-Paul Routhier

Jean-Guy Maltais

Michel Gagné

André Komlosy

Darryl Gray

Denis Tassé

Jérôme Landry

Luc Labbé

Rodrigo Alfaro

Paul Fréchette

Sylvie Lavallée

Jean-Pierre Blackburn, incumbent MP and Minister of Labour

Hubert Pichet

Andrea Paine

Béatrice Guay-Pepper

Guy Joncas

Jean-Pierre Bélisle

Agop Evereklian

Steven Blaney

Jacques Bouchard

Jacques Gourde

Luc Harvey

Josée Verner

Pierre Breton

Claude Moreau

Christian Paradis

Claude Marc Boudreau

Denis Laflamme

Guy-Léonard Tremblay

Rafael Tzoubari

Carmine Pontillo

Mustague Sarker

Pierre-Olivier Brunelle

Lawrence Cannon, incumbent MP.

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Myriam Taschereau

Bruno Royer

Éric Lefebvre

Gaston Noël

Claude Carignan

Gilles Duguay

Denis Lebel

Sylvie Boulianne

Nicole Charbonneau Barron

René Vincelette

Marie-Josée Mercier

Patrick Clune

Dennis Galiatsatos

Lucie Le Tourneau

Stéphane Roof

André Bachand

Daniel Lebel

Claude Durand

Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works

Benoît Dussault

Guy Dufort

Ontario - 106 seats

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Rick Johnson

Dianne Musgrove

David Sweet

Patrick Brown

Caroline Alleslev

Stella Ambler

Parm Gill

Kyle Seeback

Phil McColeman

Larry Miller

Mike Wallace

Gary Goodyear

Gordon O'Connor, incumbent MP and Minister of National Revenue.

Dave Van Kesteren

Theresa Rodriguez

Eugene McDermott

John Carmichael

David Tilson

Bev Oda, incumbent MP.

Joe Oliver

Joe Preston

Jeff Watson

Axel Kuhn

Patrick Boyer

Bob Saroya

Pierre Lemieux

Gloria Kovach

Diane Finley, incumbent MP and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Barry Devolin

Lisa Raitt is the president and chief executive officer of the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), a Canadian federal corporation that manages commerce, transportation (including the Toronto City Centre Airport) and recreation in the Toronto harbour. She has also served as the TPA's corporate secretary and general counsel,[14] and harbourmaster. She is believed to have been the first female harbourmaster of a Canadian port.[15] She is currently on unpaid leave from the TPA for the duration of the election. Lisa Raitt's OFFICIAL Campaign Website Lisa Raitt's Campaign Blog

Leon O'Connor

Frank Rukavina

Terry Anderson

Ben Lobb

Greg Rickford

Brian Abrams

Stephen Bonner

Harold Albrecht

Peter Braid

Bev Shipley

Scott Reid

Gord Brown

Mary Lou Ambrogio

Paul Van Meerbergen

Ed Holder

Duncan Fletcher

Salma Ataullahjan is a current Canadian Senator appointed on July 9, 2010.

Melissa Bhagat

Bob Dechert

Hugh Arrison

Wajid Khan, incumbent MP.

Pierre Poilievre

Lois Brown

Rob Nicholson, incumbent MP and Minister of Justice.

Dean Allison, incumbent MP.

Ian McCracken

Joe Sinicrope

Rick Norlock

Paul Calandra

Terence Young

Colin Carrie

Brian McGarry

Royal Galipeau

Elie Salibi

Patrick Glémaud

John Baird, incumbent MP and Minister of the Environment.

Dave MacKenzie

Jilian Saweczko

Tony Clement, incumbent MP and Minister of Health.

Gary Schellenberger, incumbent MP

Dean Del Mastro, incumbent MP

George Khouri

Daryl Kramp, incumbent MP

Cheryl Gallant, incumbent MP.

Chungsen Leung

Rick Dykstra, incumbent MP

Heather Jewell

Pat Davidson, incumbent MP

Cameron Ross

Benson Lau

Roxanne James

Chuck Konkel

Jerry Bance

Greg Crompton

Helena Guergis, incumbent MP

Bruce Stanton, incumbent MP

Guy Lauzon

Sudbury: Gerry Labelle

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Gerry Labelle was born in Mattawa and raised in Sudbury. He is a businessperson and community activist in Sudbury, where he operates a consulting firm.[16] Labelle is a founding member of Music and Film in Motion and has served on the board of several non-profit organizations. At the time of the election, he was a member of the Make Poverty History committee on the city's Social Planning Council.[17]

Labelle became involved in a minor controversy during the 2008 campaign when he made statements in a French-language interview that seemed critical of the Conservative government. According to a press release from Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau, Labelle criticized Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for describing Ontario as "the last place" to invest, took issue with the government's decision to abolish the Court Challenges Program of Canada, and said that he was not impressed with the Conservative Party's environmental record. He later issued a retraction, saying that he had not expressed himself clearly and was fully supportive of the Harper government.[18] Labelle also spoke in support of the arts community and rejected arguments that his party was hostile to the arts.[19] Late in the campaign, the Sudbury Star newspaper noted that he "did not come across as a Harper Conservative".[20]

Labelle received 11,073 votes (25.79%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Glenn Thibeault. He has said that he will probably run for Conservatives again.[21]

Peter Kent

Richard Neumann

Bev Sarafin

Bill Greenberg

David Gentili

Christina Perreault

Christine McGirr

Richard Lorello

Alf Kiers

Michael Chong, incumbent MP.

Jim Flaherty, incumbent MP and Minister of Finance.

Jake Karns

Denise Ghanam

Lisa Lumley

Rochelle Wilner

Peter Van Loan, incumbent MP.

Aydin Cocelli

Kevin Nguyen

Manitoba - 14 seats

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Merv Tweed, incumbent MP.

Steven Fletcher, incumbent MP.

Wally Daudrich

Inky Mark, incumbent MP.

Thomas Steen

Joy Smith, incumbent MP.

Candice Hoeppner

Vic Toews, incumbent MP.

Shelly Glover

James Bezan, incumbent MP.

Kenny Daodu

Ray Larkin

Rod Bruinooge, incumbent MP.

Trevor Kennerd

Gerry Ritz, incumbent MP and Minister of Agriculture.

Lynne Yelich, incumbent MP.

David L. Anderson, incumbent MP.

Rob Clarke, incumbent MP.

Ray Boughen

Randy Hoback

Tom Lukiwski, incumbent MP.

Andrew Scheer, incumbent MP.

Brad Trost, incumbent MP.

Kelly Block

Maurice Vellacott, incumbent MP.

Ed Komarnicki, incumbent MP.

Michelle Hunter

Garry Breitkreuz, incumbent MP.

Alberta - 28 seats

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Lee Richardson, incumbent MP.

Jim Prentice, incumbent MP.

Deepak Obhrai, incumbent MP.

Devinder Shory

Diane Ablonczy, incumbent MP.

Jason Kenney, incumbent MP.

Stephen Harper, incumbent MP and Prime Minister of Canada.

Rob Anders, incumbent MP.

Kevin Sorenson, incumbent MP.

Laurie Hawn, incumbent MP.

Peter Goldring, incumbent MP.

James Rajotte, incumbent MP.

Mike Lake, incumbent MP.

Brent Rathgeber, former MLA for Edmonton-Calder.

Tim Uppal

Rona Ambrose, incumbent MP.

Rahim Jaffer, incumbent MP.

Brian Jean, incumbent MP.

Rick Casson, incumbent MP.

Ted Menzies, incumbent MP.

LaVar Payne

Chris Warkentin, incumbent MP.

Earl Dreeshen

Leon Benoit, incumbent MP.

Brian Storseth, incumbent MP.

Blaine Calkins, incumbent MP.

Blake Richards

Rob Merrifield, incumbent MP.

Ed Fast, incumbent MP since 2006.

Rob Zandee

Ronald Leung

Sam Rakhra

Dick Harris, incumbent MP.

Chuck Strahl, incumbent MP and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

John Cummins, incumbent MP.

Troy DeSouza

Nina Grewal, incumbent MP.

Cathy McLeod

Ron Cannan, incumbent MP.

Jim Abbott, incumbent MP.

Mark Warawa, incumbent MP since 2004 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment.

James Lunney

Reed Elley

Sandeep Pandher

Yonah Martin

Andrew Saxton

Stockwell Day, incumbent MP and Minister for Public Safety.

Colin Mayes, incumbent MP.

Randy Kamp, incumbent MP.

James Moore, incumbent MP.

Jay Hill, incumbent MP.

Alice Wong

Gary Lunn, incumbent MP and Minister of Natural Resources.

Sharon Smith

Russ Hiebert, incumbent MP.

Dona Cadman

Lorne Mayencourt

Ryan Warawa

John Duncan

Salomon Rayek

Deborah Meredith

Wai Young

Jack McClintock

John Weston

Yukon - 1 seat

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Darrell Pasloski

Brendan Bell

Nunavut - 1 seat

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Leona Aglukkaq, MLA for Nattilik and Health Minister for the Government of Nunavut

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Elections Canada
  2. ^ Canada Votes 2008: Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 9 August 2009.
  3. ^ Canada Votes 2008: Brome—Missisquoi, Candidate Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 22 November 2010. One of Quinlan's degrees is a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University. See Shawn Berry, "Canadian Alliance fields candidate in Sherbrooke," Sherbrooke Record, 25 October 2000, p. 5.
  4. ^ Graham Fraser, "Race for the right," Toronto Star, 13 June 2000, p. 1; Sheldon Alberts, "Day aides threaten to sue Strahl," National Post, 17 May 2001, A1; Brian Laghi, "Harper fires four former Day staff," Globe and Mail, 23 March 2002, A8.
  5. ^ Randy Boswell, "U.S. murder case to test Tories on extradition," National Post, 28 June 2006, A6; "Media Advisory - President of the Treasury Board in Greater Toronto Area" [press release], Canada NewsWire, 16 January 2007, 8:24.
  6. ^ "Minister of Finance to Address the Conseil du patronat du Québec and to Visit Varennes, Quebec" [press release], Canada NewsWire, 27 March 2007, 15:16.
  7. ^ Sarah Rogers, "Quinlan promises anglo attention; B-M Tory," Sherbrooke Record, 9 April 2008, p. 4.
  8. ^ Quinlan's electoral record is as follows:
    Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
    2000 federal Sherbrooke Canadian Alliance 2,284 4.51 3/8 Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois
    2008 federal Brome—Missisquoi Conservative 9,309 18.66 3/6 Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois

    Sources: Official results, Elections Canada: 2000 and 2008
  9. ^ "'Campaign about ideas' drives Mulcair; Outremont," Montreal Gazette, 15 October 2008, B4.
  10. ^ OUTREMONT (2008/10/14), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada], accessed 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ Rita Legault, "Facing opposition in Shefford," Sherbrooke Record, 24 September 2008, p. 1.
  12. ^ Maurice Crossfield, "Whistleblower in to win for Conservatives in Shefford," Sherbrooke Record, 22 December 2005, p. 4.
  13. ^ Lambert's electoral record is as follows:
    Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
    2006 federal Shefford Conservative 12,734 24.76 2/5 Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois
    2008 federal Shefford Conservative 9,927 19.63 3/5 Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois

    Sources: Official results, Elections Canada: 2006 and 2008
  14. ^ "Port CEO rips Martin for bridge comments" The Globe and Mail, Online Edition. 28 November 2003.
  15. ^ "Covering the waterfront; Toronto's first female harbourmaster takes helm of complex port job" Toronto Star, page B1. 5 April 2001.
  16. ^ Harold Carmichael, "Labelle wants to carry Tory banner", Sudbury Star, 20 July 2007, A4; "Tories prepare for nomination meeting", Sudbury Star, 2 November 2007, A4; Rachel Punch, "Parties ready for fall vote", Sudbury Star, 29 August 2008, A1.
  17. ^ Lara Bradley, "An unlikely Tory among Liberals", Sudbury Star, 4 October 2008, A3.
  18. ^ "Labelle retracts radio interview statements", Sudbury Star, 22 September 2008, A3; "Voters still wary of Harper" [editorial], Sudbury Star, 27 September 2008, A10.
  19. ^ Angela Scappatura, "'Gerry Labelle supports arts'", Sudbury Star, 11 October 2008, A3.
  20. ^ "Thibeault in Sudbury" [editorial], Sudbury Star, 11 October 2008, A10.
  21. ^ Lara Bradley, "Labelle jubilant in defeat", Sudbury Star, 15 October 2008, A3.