Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election
Introduction This is a list of nominated candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election held May 2, 2011.
[[Newfoundland and Labrador]] - 7 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAvalonincumbent MPMConception Bay South16,02143.86%1Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsorincumbent MPMBishop's Falls17,89557.80%1Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verteincumbent MPMCorner Brook17,11957.11%1Labradorincumbent MPMHappy Valley-Goose Bay4,00338.23%2Random—Burin—St. George'sincumbent MPFSt. John's12,91449.65%1St. John's EastNominated March 25, 2011MSt. John's3,0196.85%3St. John's South—Mount Pearlincumbent MPFSt. John's11,13128.65%2
[[Prince Edward Island]] - 4 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCardiganincumbent MPM10,48449.61%CharlottetownMLawyer7,29239.48%EgmontMWellington5,99831.31%Malpequeincumbent MPM8,60542.40%
[[Nova Scotia]] - 11 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCape Breton—Cansoincumbent MPMGlace Bay16,47846.41%Central NovaMAntigonishFamily doctor5,61914.79%Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyLiberal Candidate in 2009 by-electionMGreen OaksDairy Farmer 7,20717.98%Dartmouth—Cole Harbourincumbent MPMDartmouth15,16235.10%HalifaxDefeated Chris Crowell for the nominationMHalifaxDoctor and Adolescent Mental Health Researcher11,79125.64%Halifax Westincumbent MPMBedford16,23035.92%Kings—Hantsincumbent MPMCheverie15,88739.56%Sackville—Eastern ShoreMLower SackvilleConsultant4,67611.25%South Shore—St. Margaret'sFormer MP MChesterLawyer7,01416.85%Sydney—Victoriaincumbent MPMMillville14,80540.13%West Novaformer MPMConcessionMunicipal administrator15,71236.51%
[[New Brunswick]] - 10 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAcadie—Bathurst6,49114.12%Beauséjourincumbent MPM17,39939.08%FrederictonMFrederictonRadio Announcer for Astral Media10,29223.23%Fundy RoyalMQuispamsisDirector of Operations for Habitat for Humanity3,68310.05%Madawaska—Restigoucheincumbent MPM12,30935.22%MiramichiM6,80422.11%Moncton—Riverview—Dieppeincumbent MPM15,24432.65%New Brunswick SouthwestFBeaver Harbour4,31913.58%Saint JohnMSaint John5,96416.10%Tobique—MactaquacMGrand Falls5,37515.94%
[[Quebec]] - 75 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouLéandre GervaisMEngineer 3,28210.51%Abitibi—TémiscamingueSuzie GrenonF2,859AhuntsicNoushig EloyanFormer Montreal city councillor.FAlfred-PellanAngelo G. IaconoMArgenteuil—Papineau—MirabelDaniel FoxMChartered Accountant7,135Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourRhéal BlaisAccording to his campaign literature, Blais was born in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan and has a technical engineering degree from Purdue University in Indianapolis. A businessperson in the Sorel-Tracy area specializing in the thermal industry, he has also organized Canada Day celebrations in the region.MIndustrialist5,024	10.104/5BeauceClaude MorinFormer ADQ MNA.MIndustrialistBeauharnois—SalaberryFrançois DeslandresMPromotional agentBeauport—LimoilouLorraine ChartierFBerthier—MaskinongéFrancine GaudetFormer MNAFBourassaDenis Coderre incumbent MPMBrome—MissisquoiDenis ParadisFormer Member of ParliamentMSaint-ArmandLawyerBrossard—La PrairieAlexandra MendèsCurrent Member of ParliamentFSainte-CatherineCommunications agent Chambly—BorduasBernard DelormeMUniversity professorCharlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesMartine GaudreaultFChâteauguay—Saint-ConstantLinda SchweyFChicoutimi—Le FjordMarc PettersenMCompton—StansteadWilliam Hogg2008 Candidate in this riding. MMagogProfessor DrummondPierre CôtéMGaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineJules DuguayM6,29217.09%GatineauSteve MacKinnonM7,975Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaNancy Charest2008 Candidate in this riding. Former MNA.FMataneLawyer HochelagaGilbert ThibodeauMMontrealHonoré-MercierPablo Rodriguezincumbent MPMHull—AylmerMarcel ProulxCurrent Member of ParliamentMGatineauParliamentarian12,051Jeanne-Le BerMark BruneauMBusinessmanJolietteSuzie St-Onge2008 candidate in this ridingFSaint-Alexis-des-MontsService directorJonquière—AlmaBianka VilleneuveFLa Pointe-de-l'ÎleOlivier CoulombeMLac-Saint-LouisFrancis ScarpaleggiaCurrent Member of ParliamentMKirklandParliamentarian LaSalle—ÉmardLise ZaracIncumbent MP (Replaced Paul Martin in 2008)FLaSalleParliamentarianLaurentides—LabelleJean-Marc LacosteMCEO of mining company7,169Laurier—Sainte-MariePhilippe AllardMLavalEva Nassif2008 Candidate in Terrebonne—BlainvilleFLavalTranslatorLaval—Les ÎlesKarine JoizilFLawyerLévis—BellechasseFrancis LaforesterieMSales executiveLongueuil—Pierre-BoucherPierre Diamond2008 candidate in Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertMBouchervilleTeacherLotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreNicole LaroucheLevis Municipal councilor FLouis-HébertJean BeaupréMLouis-Saint-LaurentJohanne BrissonFManicouaganAndré ForbesLost party support just before the nomination deadline and continued to run as an IndependentMMarc-Aurèle-FortinEduardo AgurtoMBusinessmanMégantic—L'ÉrableRené RoyMBusinessman and studentMontcalmYves DufourMIndustrial managerMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupMarcel CatellierFormer Mayor of Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC and Candidate in the November 9 by-electionMCap-Saint-IgnaceMontmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordRobert GauthierFormer mayor of Saint-IrénéeMRetired policemanMount RoyalIrwin CotlerCurrent Member of ParliamentMCôte Saint-LucParliamentarian Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineMarlene Jennings Current Member of ParliamentFMount RoyalParliamentarian and LawyerOutremontMartin CauchonFormer Minister of Justice and former MP from Outremont (1993–2004) MLawyerPapineauJustin Trudeau incumbent MPPierrefonds—DollardBernard Patryincumbent MPMPontiacCindy Duncan McMillan 2008 candidate in this riding.FWakefieldFarmer 6,242Portneuf—Jacques-CartierRéjean ThériaultMQuébecFrançois PayeurMDiplomatRepentignyChantal PerreaultFLawyerRichmond—ArthabaskaLouis Bérubé MRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesPierre CadieuxMProfessorRivière-des-Mille-ÎlesDenis Joannette2008 candidate in this riding.MDeux-MontagnesBusinessman 5,300Rivière-du-NordMartin GuindonMSaint-Jerome3,400Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanBernard GarneauMDirector of salesRosemont—La Petite-PatrieKettly BeauregardFormer municipal councillorFBusinesswomanSaint-Bruno—Saint-HubertMichel PicardMSaint-Hyacinthe—BagotDenis ValléeMHorse breederSaint-JeanRobert M. DavidMSaint-LambertRoxane Jacqueline Stanners2008 candidate in this riding.FMontrealLawyer Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleStéphane Dionincumbent MPMParliamentarianSaint-Léonard—Saint-MichelMassimo PacettiCurrent Member of ParliamentMSaint-LéonardParliamentarian Saint-Maurice—ChamplainFrance BeaulieuFSheffordBernard DemersDemers (born 1953) has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Université de Montréal (1979). He has been a professor, researcher, and academic administrator, and has been a Liberal candidate in two federal elections.MBéthaniePsychologist4,8558.994/5SherbrookeÉric Deslauriers-JoannetteMAdministrative coordinatorTerrebonne—BlainvilleRobert FrégeauMBoisbriand4,893Trois-RivièresPatrice ManginMGeneral managerVaudreuil—SoulangesLyne PelchatFVerchères—Les PatriotesPier-Luc Therrien-PéloquinMStudentWestmount—Ville-MarieMarc Garneauincumbent MP and the first Canadian astronaut MWestmountEngineer
[[Ontario]] - 106 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAjax—Pickeringincumbent MPAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing MMoonbeamAncaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleMCity CouncillorBarrieMBeaches—East York  incumbent MPBramalea—Gore—Malton incumbent MPMBrampton—Springdale incumbent MPBrampton West incumbent MPBrant Former Member of ParliamentMBrantfordLawyerBruce—Grey—Owen Sound FSouthgateFarmerBurlingtonFBurlingtonLawyerCambridge MCarleton—Mississippi Mills FWest CarletonCF Veteran,   Retd LCol, BusinesswomanChatham-Kent—Essex municipal councillor and son of former MP Jerry PickardMChathamMunicipal councillor Davenport incumbent MPDon Valley East incumbent MPDon Valley West incumbent MPDufferin—CaledonMAltonDurhamMChief Operating OfficerEglinton—Lawrence incumbent MPElgin—Middlesex—London Former Mayor of West ElginMEssex Mayor of the Town of KingsvilleMKingsvilleMayor Etobicoke Centre incumbent MPEtobicoke—Lakeshoreparty leader & incumbent MPEtobicoke Northincumbent MPGlengarry—Prescott—RussellFEmbrunLawyerGuelphincumbent MPHaldimand—NorfolkFormer Member of Parliament and Cabinet MinisterMWaterfordRetired Manager Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockFManaging Editor of The County Voice in HaliburtonHaltonFHamilton CentreFWaterdownBusinesswomanHamilton East—Stoney CreekFMental Health Counsellor, Registered NurseHamilton MountainMPP for Hamilton Mountain (1999-2007)FHuron—BruceMayor of BrocktonMWalkertonMayorKenoraFormer Member of Parliament MDrydenCommercial Fisher Kingston and the Islands Elliot, I(2011)Hsu a fit for Liberals, The Whig Standard (Accessed Jan 2011)MKingstonEnvironmentalist, Businessman, PhysicistKitchener CentreFormer Member of ParliamentFKitchenerWriterKitchener—ConestogaFFormer President of Wilfrid Laurier and Lakehead UniversitiesKitchener—WaterlooFormer Member of ParliamentMWaterlooExecutive director Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexFRetired School Board DirectorLanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington2008 candidate in this riding.MNapaneeProgram supervisor ministry of children & youthLeeds—Grenvilleformer aide to Jean Chrétien; 2008 candidate in this riding. FOttawaConsultant London—FanshaweMMunicipal CouncillorLondon North Centreincumbent MPLondon WestFormer Liberal Party National President, son of Trudeau era minister Ralph FergusonMMarkham—Unionvilleincumbent MPMississauga—Brampton Southincumbent MPMMississauga East—CooksvilleOntario Cabinet MinisterMMississauga—ErindaleFormer Member of ParliamentMMississaugaEngineer Mississauga Southincumbent MPMMississauga—Streetsvilleincumbent MPFNepean—CarletonSon of Conservative Senator and Heart Surgeon Wilbert Keon,  graduate of Howard U. Law School (Washington, D.C.)MManotickLawyerNewmarket—AuroraMNiagara FallsFNiagara FallsLawyerNiagara West—GlanbrookNickel BeltMSturgeon Falls Former president of Joco Communications.Nipissing—Timiskamingincumbent MPNorthumberland—Quinte WestFormer Chamber of Commerce presidentFCobourgBusinesswoman Oak Ridges—MarkhamFormer Member of ParliamentMMarkhamBusinessman OakvilleOakville Town Councillor for Ward 6 MOakvilleLawyerOshawaPast President of Ontario Bar AssociationMLawyerOttawa Centrelobbyist, former political staffMLobbyist Ottawa—OrléansMOttawa-OrleansLawyerOttawa Southincumbent MP & brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuintyOttawa—Vanierincumbent MPOttawa West—NepeanFOxfordParkdale—High Parkincumbent MP, former Ontario MPP & Minister of Education.Parry Sound-MuskokaMHuntsville BookkeeperPerth WellingtonMformer mayorPeterborough2008 candidate in this ridingLakefieldGuest Lecturer Pickering—Scarborough Eastincumbent MPMOakvillePrince Edward—HastingsFormer Chair of the Military Police Complaints Commission MMilitary lawyerRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeFLawyerRichmond Hillincumbent MPSt. CatharinesSt. Catharines City Councilor for St. Andrew's Ward.MSt. CatharinesCaptain of the Niagara Falls Fire DepartmentSt. Paul'sincumbent MP & Former Cabinet minister and liberal leadership candidate.Sarnia—Lambton2008 Candidate in the same ridingMPetroliaControllerSault Ste. Marie2006 candidate in this riding. Former chief of staff to Michael IgnatieffMSault Ste. MarieLawyer Scarborough—Agincourtincumbent MPScarborough Centre incumbent MPScarborough-Guildwoodincumbent MPScarborough—Rouge RiverMScarborough Southwestincumbent MPSimcoe—GreyMBusinessmanSimcoe North2008 Candidate in this riding.MStormont—Dundas—South GlengarryCornwall city councilor, legal aid lawyerFCornwallCity councillor Sudburylawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada BencherFSudburyLawyer Thornhillpsychologist, former executive director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, former national director of the League for Human Rights of B'nai B'rith CanadaFPsychologist Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverFormer Member of Parliament and Thunder Bay mayor MThunder BayInsurance Advisor Thunder Bay—Superior NorthMforestry executiveTimmins-James BayFTimminsToronto Centreincumbent MP & Former Premier of Ontario.Toronto—Danforth2008 candidate in this ridingMTorontoCommunications ManagerTrinity—Spadina2008 candidate in this riding; wife of former MP Tony IannoFTorontoLawyer Vaughanformer York regional councillorMWellandFormer Member of Parliament MPort ColborneLawyer Wellington—Halton HillsMWhitby—OshawaWillowdaleincumbent MP and 2006 Liberal leadership candidateWindsor—TecumsehFWindsorInvestment AdviserWindsor WestFPrivate BroadcasterYork Centreincumbent MP, Liberal leadership candidate, former cabinet minister, and only sitting MP who is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.York—SimcoeUniversity of Toronto Professor, media commentatorYork South—Westonincumbent MPYork Westincumbent MP
Manitoba - 14 Seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankBrandon—SourisMWinnipegCharleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaMWinnipegBusinessmanChurchillFormer Grand Chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak MCross LakeDauphin—Swan River—MarquetteFNeepawaElmwood—TransconaFWinnipegKildonan—St. PaulMWinnipegBusinessmanPortage—Lisgar2008 Candidate in Brandon—SourisFWinnipegPhysicianProvencherRetired Civil Servant, Agriculture CanadaMAnolaSaint BonifaceFormer Member of ParliamentMWinnipegManagement Consultant Selkirk—InterlakeMAshernLawyerWinnipeg CentreStaff member: Community Education Development Association (CEDA)MWinnipegWinnipeg Northincumbent MPMWinnipeg Winnipeg SouthWinnipeg City councilor, candidate for Kildonan-St. Paul in 2004 and 2006MWinnipegPresident Winnipeg South Centreincumbent MP,FWinnipeg
[[Saskatchewan]] - 14 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankBattlefords—LloydminsterJordan LaplanteMBlackstrapDeborah WalkerFCypress Hills—GrasslandsDuane Filson2008 Candidate in this ridingMWoodrowFarmerDesnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverGabe LaFondMSaskatoonPalliserRussell CollicottMPrince AlbertRonald WassillMRegina—Lumsden—Lake CentreMonica Lysack2008 Candidate in the same riding.FReginaRegina—Qu'AppelleJackie MillerFSaskatoon—HumboldtDarren HillCity Councillor, Saskatoon.MSaskatoonSaskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarLee ReaneyMSaskatoon—WanuskewinPatricia ZipchenFSouris—Moose MountainGerald BorrowmanMWascanaRalph GoodaleIncumbent MPMYorkton—MelvilleKash AndreychukM
[[Alberta]] - 28 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCalgary CentreJennifer Pollock2006 and 2008 candidate in Calgary-West.FCalgaryCalgary Centre-NorthStephen RandallMAcademicCalgary EastJosipa PetrunicFCalgaryUniversity ResearcherCalgary NortheastCameron StewartMTeacherCalgary—Nose HillMargaret McLeodFCalgaryRetired PsychologistCalgary SoutheastBrian MacPheeMCalgaryCalgary SouthwestMarlene LaMontagne2008 candidate in Calgary Southwest and 2000 candidate in Macleod.FCalgaryRetired BusinesswomanCalgary WestJanice KinchFCrowfootOmar HarbMEdmonton Centre Mary MacDonaldFEdmonton EastShafik RudaMEdmontonIT ConsultantEdmonton—LeducDonna Lynn Smith2008 candidate in this ridingFEdmontonEdmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontMichael Butler2008 candidate in this riding for the New Democratic PartyMEdmontonEdmonton—St. AlbertKevin TaronMEdmontonReservistEdmonton—Sherwood ParkRick Szostak 2008 candidate in the same riding.MEdmontonProfessor Edmonton—Spruce GroveChris Austin2008 candidate in this ridingMEdmontonEdmonton—StrathconaMatthew SinclairMFort McMurray—AthabascaKaren YoungFLethbridgeMichael Cormican2006 and 2008 candidate in this ridingMLethbridgeRetiredMacleodNicole HankelFMedicine HatNormand BoucherMPeace RiverCorina GantonFRed DeerAndrew LinekerMVegreville—WainwrightRonald WilliamsMWestlock—St. PaulRob FoxMWetaskiwinChristopher AndersonMWild RoseJohn ReillyMCanmoreRetired Judge YellowheadZach SiezmagraffM
[[British Columbia]] - 36 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAbbotsfordMadeleine HardinLiberal Party member for 10 yearsFAbbotsfordUniversity teacher at UFVBritish Columbia Southern InteriorShan LavellFBurnaby—DouglasKen LowLiberal Candidate in Vancouver East in 2008MVancouverProfessional Engineer Burnaby—New WestminsterGarth EvansMCariboo—Prince GeorgeSangeeta LalliFChilliwack—Fraser CanyonDiane JanzenFDelta—Richmond EastAlan BeesleyMEsquimalt—Juan de FucaLillian SzpakFLangford City CouncillorFleetwood—Port KellsPam DhanoaFKamloops—Thompson—CaribooTodd MurrayMFormer riding association presidentKelowna—Lake CountryKris StewartFKootenay—ColumbiaBetty AitchisonFLangleyRebecca DarnellFNanaimo—AlberniRenee MillerFNanaimo—CowichanBrian FillmoreMNewton—North DeltaSukh DhaliwalIncumbent MPMEngineerNew Westminster—CoquitlamKen LeeMNew WestminsterEngineer North VancouverTaleeb NoormohamedMTechnology company CEOOkanagan—CoquihallaJohn KidderMOkanagan—ShuswapJanna FrancisFSocial WorkerPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionMandeep BhullerMPort Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamStewart McGillivrayMPrince George—Peace RiverBen LevineMPrince GeorgeLawyerRichmondJoe PeschisolidoFormer MP MRichmondSaanich—Gulf IslandsRenée HetheringtonFNorth SaanichScientist Skeena—Bulkley ValleyKyle WarwickMSouth Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleHardy StaubFormer mayor of White RockMSurrey NorthShinder PurewalLiberal candidate in 2000MVancouver CentreHedy FryIncumbent MPFDoctorVancouver EastRoma AhiFVancouver Island NorthMichael HollandMLawyerVancouver KingswayWendy Yuan2008 Candidate in the same riding FVancouverBusinesswoman Vancouver QuadraJoyce MurrayIncumbent MPFEnvironmentalist, BusinesswomanVancouver SouthUjjal DosanjhIncumbent MPMLawyerVictoriaChristopher Causton MWest Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryDaniel VeniezSenior cabinet aide for Brian Mulroney.M
[[Yukon]] - 1 seat RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankYukonLarry BagnellIncumbent MPMExecutive Director
[[Northwest Territories]] - 1 seat RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankWestern ArcticJoe HandleyFormer Premier of the Northwest TerritoriesMYellowknifeConsultant
[[Nunavut]] - 1 seat RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNunavutPaul OkalikFormer Premier of Nunavut.MFormer premier
See also *Results of the Canadian federal election, 2008*Results by riding for the Canadian federal election, 2008
References
External links *  Liberal Party of Canada website*  Elections Canada – List of Confirmed Candidates for the 41st General Election