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Green Party Of Canada Candidates In The 2011 Canadian Federal Election
This is a list of candidates for the Green Party of Canada in the 2011 federal election. Green Party candidates were present in 304 of the 308 total ridings, with only the ridings of Hamilton Centre, Etobicoke North, Willowdale, and Acadie-Bathurst left absent of Green Party candidates. Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats Prince Edward Island - 4 seats Nova Scotia - 11 seats New Brunswick - 10 seats Quebec - 75 seats Ontario - 106 seats Manitoba - 14 Seats Saskatchewan - 14 seats Alberta - 28 seats British Columbia - 36 seats Yukon - 1 seat Northwest Territories - 1 seat Nunavut - 1 seat See also *Results of the Canadian federal election, 2008 *Results by riding for the Canadian federal election, 2008 References External links Green Party of Canada websiteElections Canada – List of Confirmed Candidates for the 41st General Election {{GPC Green Party of Canada candidates in Canadian Federal elections candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Canada
The Green Party of Canada (french: Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics. The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It elected its first member of Parliament (MP), leader Elizabeth May, in the 2011 election, winning in the Saanich—Gulf Islands. In the 2019 election, the party expanded its caucus to three. In the 2021 election, the party fell to two seats. Elizabeth May has served as the party leader since 19 November 2022. She previously served as party leader from 2006 to 2019. The deputy leader is Jonathan Pedneault. The Green Party is founded on six principles, including ecological wisdom, non-violence, social justice, sustainability, participatory democracy, and respect for diversity. History About two months before the 1980 federal election, eleven candidates, mostly from ridings in the Atlantic provinces, issued a joint press release declarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlottetown (electoral District)
Charlottetown (formerly Hillsborough) is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The district, which includes the entire City of Charlottetown, has an area of 46 km2 and a population of 34,562 as of 2011. Hillsborough was formed in 1966 (from the old Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district). It elected its first MP in 1968. It was re=drawn and re-named Charlottetown in 2003. Demographics * Ethnic groups: 97.2% White * Languages: 94.8% English, 2.1% French, 2.5% Other * Religions: 47.7% Catholic, 39.5% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 8.3% no affiliation * Average income: $26,205 :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' * Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 86.8% English, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.1% French, 1.3% Arabic, 0.6% Nepali, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Farsi, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Korean His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax West
Halifax West (french: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944. Demographics ''From the 2016 census'' Ethnic groups: *White: 90.8% *Black: 2.7% *Arab: 2.4% * South Asian: 1.5% *Other: 2.6% Languages: * English: 89.5% * French: 2.6% *Arabic: 2.4% * Chinese: 0.8% *Korean: 0.5% *Other: 4.2% Religions: *Protestant: 43.0% *Catholic: 39.8% *Jewish: 2.4% * Muslim: 2.3% *Other Christian: 1.4% *Christian Orthodox: 1.1% *No religious affiliation: 8.4% Education: *No certificate, diploma or degree: 16.1% *High school certificate: 22.4% *Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 9.1% *Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 19.1% *University certificate or diploma: 33.2% Median Age: *38.0 Median total income: *$29,849 Average total income: *$37,831 Median household income: *$59,335 Average household income: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax (electoral District)
Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries) in the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. The riding of Halifax includes the communities of Spryfield, Sambro, Herring Cove, Harrietsfield, Williamswood, Prospect, Purcell's Cove, Armdale, Cowie Hill, Fairmount, Kline Heights, and the Halifax Peninsula. History The electoral district was created at Confederation in 1867. It returned two members until 1968. The most notable of the riding's MPs was Robert Borden, who was Conservative leader from 1901–1920, and Prime Minister of Canada from 1911-1920. Borden represented the riding from 1896–1904 and again from 1909-1917. Another notable MP was Robert Stanfield, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1967-1976, who represented the riding from 1968-1979. Halifax was represented by the New Democratic Party from 1997 to 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Demographics ''From the 2021 census '' Ethnic groups: *European: 86.2% *African descent: 4.5% *Indigenous: 4.5% *South Asian: 1.1% *Other: 3.7% Languages: *English: 92.7% * French: 3.1% *Arabic: 0.6% *Chinese: 0.5% *Other: 3.1% Religions: *Protestant: 45.8% *Catholic: 38.1% *Other Christian: 1.4% *No religious affiliation: 12.9% Education: *No certificate, diploma or degree: 20.7% *High school certificate: 24.5% *Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 10.2% *Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 20.4% *University certificate or diploma: 24.1% Median Age: *40.5 Median total income: *$27,005 Average total income: *$34,363 Median household income: *$53,222 Average household income: *$64,493 Median family income: *$68,047 Average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Nova
Central Nova (french: Nova-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 until 1996. In 1996, Antigonish County and part of Guysborough County were placed with Pictou County in a new electoral boundaries configuration to form the electoral district of Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough. A new version of Central Nova was established in 2003 and — in conjunction with the Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough iteration — represented a significant electoral boundaries change with specific reference to Antigonish County. Between 1867 and 1997, Antigonish County was not in a riding that included Pictou County; rather, it comprised either its own electoral district (Antigonish), or part of other districts shared with Eastern Nova Scotia ( Antigonish-Guysborough) and Cape Breton Island communities ( Cape Breton Highlands Canso, 1968–1997). In 2013, part of Antigonish County was "placed back" with communities in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Breton—Canso
Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or—Cape Breton), which was represented in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. Demographics ''From the 2016 census'' Languages (mother tongue): 90.8% English, 6.5% French, 1.2% Mi'kmaq, 0.4% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic, 0.1% Tagalog Average age: 46.4 Average household size: 2.3 Geography The district includes eastern Guysborough County, and the western, southern and eastern coasts of Cape Breton Island. Communities include Glace Bay, Louisbourg, Inverness, Chéticamp, St. Peters, Port Hawkesbury, Mulgrave, Guysborough, Dominion and Canso. The area is 9,438 km2. Political geography In 2008, the Liberals won most of their support on Cape Breton Island, whereas the mainland portion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Canadian Federal Election
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the 39th Canadian Parliament, previous parliament had been dissolved by Governor General of Canada, Governor General Michaëlle Jean on September 7, 2008. The election resulted in a second but stronger minority government for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, led by the incumbent Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. While the Tories were a dozen seats away from a majority government, the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party led by Stéphane Dion lost 18 seats as the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois made slight gains. The Green Party of Canada, Green Party failed to win any seats and lost Blair Wilson, its only Member of Parliament. Following the election, a 2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute, coalition attempt among the Liberal Party and New Democratic Party emerged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton, Prince Edward Island
Hampton is a small Canadian rural community located in southwestern Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated immediately east of Crapaud in the township of Lot 29, Hampton functions as a small highway service centre. The area was named in 1865 by Mrs. James MacPhail, who came from New Brunswick, possibly Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria Canada * Hampton, New Brunswick *Ha ... in Kings County. The community had its own post office between 1875 and 1968. It was established as a civic address community in 2000. Businesses * A Kennedy & Co. Ltd. * Beachside Bed & Breakfast * Blue Spruces Cottages * Coastal Escape PEI * Hampton Haven Cottages * Hampton Irving Service Station * Hampton Motel * Island Sun Cottages * Island Sun Kennels * McLure's Cottage By The Sea * Me & The Missus * Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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