The

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ran several candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected.

Manitoba

Lisa Gallagher ( Brandon—Souris)

Gallagher received 120 votes (0.32%), finishing seventh against Conservative incumbent Merv Tweed.

Ontario

Upali Jinadasa Wannaku Rallage ( Brampton—Springdale)

Wannaku Rallage was born and raised in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, and later moved to Italy before coming to the

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. He is a trade unionist in the service transportation industry, and a member of the Canada-Sri Lanka Patriotic National Organization. He received 110 votes (0.23%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent

Ruby Dhalla Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian chiropractor and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dhal ...

Sam Hammond (
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)

Hammond received 70 votes (0.15%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent

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Quebec

Evelyn Elizabeth Ruiz (
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)

Evelyn Ruiz is active in Montreal's Latin American community. Ruiz received 100 votes (0.2%) finishing ninth against incumbent and

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leader

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Bill Sloan ( Westmount—Ville-Marie)

Bill Sloan is a lawyer who specializes in the rights of political refugees. Sloan received 69 votes (0.2%) to finish seventh against the

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incumbent, Lucienne Robillard.

Footnotes

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