The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. Quebec Brome—Missisquoi: Nicole Guillemet Nicole Guillemet was born in Paris, France. She was a social worker in 1997. She received 781 votes (1.72%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Denis Paradis. In 2007, she was listed as a member of the Memphremagog Caregiver's Network. Richelieu: Sylvain Pelletier Sylvain Pelletier was a labour-relations consultant. He received 1,028 votes (2.13%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois incumbent Louis Plamondon. Ontario Eglinton—Lawrence: Sam Savona Savona is a veteran political organizer for Canadians with disabilities. In 1986, he criticized the federal government of Brian Mulroney for taking insufficient steps to promote job equity for women, the disabled, visible minorities and native Canadians. Two years later, as spokesperson for the group People Using Self-Help, he criticized the Toronto Transit Commission for taking insufficient steps to address the needs of the disabled. He served as co-chair of the Trans-Action Coalition in the early 1990s, fighting for better access to transportation services. He was also a prominent member of the Tenants' Rights Advocacy Project, established in 1992. Savona himself has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. In 1996, he opposed plans by the Ontario government of Mike Harris to introduce fingerprinting for welfare recipients. He campaigned for New Democratic Party in Eglinton—Lawrence in 1997, after unsuccessfully seeking its nomination in St. Paul's. He received 3,955 votes (9.02%), finishing third against Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe. He was thirty-eight years old, and is believed to have been the first person with cerebral palsy to seek election in Canada. His campaign focused on jobs, health services and education. Savona has written against Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer's decision to kill his severely disabled daughter, an act that some in the Canadian media described as a mercy killing. He has noted that doctors once told his own parents he would suffer from intellectual disabilities as an adult, and that this did not occur. Savona has written, "What Robert Latimer did is simple: He murdered his daughter. I am living proof that you can't say what tomorrow will bring." As of 2006, Savona is a member of the TTC's disability