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Green Party of Canada candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election

The Green Party of Canada fielded 68 candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

List of candidates (incomplete)

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Quebec

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Riding Candidate's Name Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank
Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Mario Paul M Physical education teacher[1] 1,217 2.29 4th
Papineau—Saint-Denis H. Joseph Vega Vega later ran for Montreal city council in the 1994 municipal election, contesting the Étienne-Desmarteau division as a candidate of the Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal alliance. He finished in fourth place. M Construction worker[2] 469 1.19 5th
Richelieu Jacqueline Lacoste Lacoste was credited with a very strong performance in a local all-candidates debate during the election. Some of her more enthusiastic supporters later speculated that she could finish in second place, which would have been a historic showing for the party.[3] F Manager[4] 1,896 4.07 4th
Verdun—Saint-Paul Jan-Marc Lavergne A veteran comedian, Lavergne has been active for many years with the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation and was inducted into their hall of fame in 2003.[5] M Comedian[6] 1,339 3.02 3rd

References

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  1. ^ ANJOU--RIVIÈRE-DES-PRAIRIES (1988/11/21), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 12 October 2011.
  2. ^ PAPINEAU--SAINT-MICHEL (1988/11/21), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 2 September 2011.
  3. ^ Agnès Gruda, "Une verte qui grimpe [dans Richelieu]", La Presse, 17 November 1988, B5.
  4. ^ RICHELIEU (1993/10/25), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 August 2009.
  5. ^ Les membres du Temple de la renommée, Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation, accessed 4 April 2017.
  6. ^ VERDUN--SAINT-PAUL (1988/11/21), History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 4 April 2017.
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