Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election
Introduction 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 RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesAvalonMatthew CrowderMBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Robyn KennyHumber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Robin GosseMCorner BrookStudentLabrador George BarrettRandom—Burin—St. George'sTanya Gutmanis  FSt. John's EastRobert MillerMInternet ProfessionalSt. John's South—Mount PearlRick AustinMParadiseGraphic Designer
[[Prince Edward Island]] - 4 seats  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesCardigan Leslie Stewart FCharlottetown Eliza Knockwood FEgmontCarl ArnoldMSummersideJunior High School TeacherMalpequePeter Bevan-BakerMHamptonDentist2008 Candidate for Malpeque, 1993/1997 candidate in Leeds—Grenville
[[Nova Scotia]] - 11 seats RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesCape Breton—Canso Glen Carabin M Dominion  Freelance writerCentral Nova Matthew Chisholm MAntigonishCommunity Sustainability OrganizerCumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Jason Blanch  M Amherst Addiction counselor Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Paul Shreenan M Dartmouth Metro Transit workerHalifax Michael Dewar M Halifax Co-Chair of the Young Greens of CanadaHalifax West Thomas Trappenberg  M Clayton Park University professorKings—Hants Sheila Richardson F Wolfville Business ownerSackville—Eastern Shore John Percy MSouth Shore—St. Margaret's Kris MacLellan MSydney—Victoria Chris Milburn MWest Nova Ross Johnson M Saulnierville  Home inspector
[[New Brunswick]] - 10 seats RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesAcadie—Bathurst  Beauséjour Natalie Arsenault FFredericton Louise Comeau FFundy Royal Stephanie Coburn  F SussexMadawaska—Restigouche Lynn Hemson-Morrison  FMiramichiRon MazerolleMMoncton—Riverview—DieppeSteven Steeves MNew Brunswick Southwest Janice Harvey  F Waweig Saint JohnSharon Murphy-FlattFTobique—MactaquacRish McGlynnF
[[Quebec]] - 75 seats RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouJohnny KasudluakMAbitibi—TémiscaminguePatrick RochonMAhuntsicTheodore KouretasMAlfred-PellanDylan Perceval-MaxwellMArgenteuil—Papineau—MirabelStephen MatthewsMBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourAnne-Marie TanguayForganic farmer1,4792.975thTanguay has a degree in bio-agricultural sciences from the Université Laval, has worked as an agronomist, and as of 2011 was co-owner of an organic farm in Bécancour.BeauceEtienne Doyon LessardBeauharnois—SalaberryRémi PelletierBeauport—LimoilouLouise CourvilleFBerthier—MaskinongéLéonie Matteau BourassaTiziana CentazzoBrome—MissisquoiBenoit LambertMBrossard—La PrairieKevin MurphyMChambly—BorduasNicholas LescarbeauMCharlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesSimon VerretMChâteauguay—Saint-ConstantClara KwanFChicoutimi—Le FjordCharles-Olivier Bolduc-TremblayMCompton—StansteadGary CaldwellMDrummondRobin FortinFGaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineJulien LeblancMGatineauJonathan MeijerMGatineauComputer EngineerHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaLouis DrainvilleMSaint-Joseph-de-LepageVeterinary technician, biologist and agronomistHochelagaYaneisy Delgado-DihigoFHonoré-MercierGaetan BérardMMontrealAdministrator2008 Candidate in this ridingHull—AylmerRoger FleuryMGatineauRetired TeacherJeanne-Le BerRichard NoëlMMontreal (Verdun)Information security specialistJolietteAnnie DuretteFSainte-MélanieArtist2008 candidate in this riding.Jonquière—AlmaFrance BergeronFLac-Saint-LouisBruno TremblayMPointe-ClaireLa Pointe-de-l'ÎleDavid CoxMLaSalle—ÉmardLorraine BanvilleFLaurentides—LabelleFrançois BeauchampMLaurier—Sainte-MarieOlivier AdamMMontrealMultimedia ProducerTwo-time Green Candidate in Chambly—Borduas (2006 and 2008LavalJocelyne LeducFLaval—Les ÎlesBrent NeilMPointe-ClaireFish room staff2008 candidate in this ridingLévis—BellechasseMaia VarlanFLongueuil—Pierre-BoucherValerie St-AmantFLotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreRichard DommMLouis-Hébert Michelle FontaineLouis-Saint-LaurentJean CloutierMManicouaganJacques GélineauMMarc-Aurèle-FortinCharles SicotteMMégantic—L'ÉrableWyatt TessariMontcalmMarianne GirardFMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupLynette TremblayMontmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordFrançois BédardMount RoyalBrian Sarwer-FonerMNotre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineJessica Gal FOutremontFrançois PilonMEntrepreneur8382.165thPilon was born in 1956 in Montreal. In 1999, the ''Montreal Gazette'' wrote a profile piece on his business as a clothesline installer. He has been a Green Party candidate in Outremont in four federal elections: in 2006, in a 2007 by-election won by Thomas Mulcair, in 2008, and in 2011.During the 2008 election, he appeared on the ballot as "F. Monsieur Corde à Linge Pilon" (which translates as "F. Mr. Clothesline Pilon"). He is not to be confused with a different François Pilon who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament in 2011.PapineauDanny PolifroniMPierrefonds—DollardJonathan LumerMPontiacLouis-Phillippe MayrandMPortneuf—Jacques-CartierClaudine DelormeFQuébec Yvan DutilRepentignyMichel DuchaineMRichmond—ArthabaskaTomy BombardierMRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesClément PelletierMRivière-des-Mille-ÎlesGilles BissonMRivière-du-NordRene PichéMRoberval—Lac-Saint-JeanSteeve Simard Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieSameer MuldeenMAdministrator8991.675thMuldeen later ran as a Green Party of Quebec candidate in the 2012 Quebec provincial election.Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertGermain DenoncourtMSaint-Hyacinthe—BagotJohany Beaudoin-BussièresFSaint-JeanPierre TremblayMSaint-LambertCarmen BudileanFSaint-Laurent—CartiervilleTim LandryMSaint-Léonard—Saint-MichelAnna Valdes Di SalvoFSaint-Maurice—ChamplainPierre Cayou AudetteMClovaElectricianPerennial Federal Candidate: (Marijuana Party candidate for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel in 2000, Green Party Candidate in this riding in 2004 and 2006, and Green Party Candidate in Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel in 2008SheffordPatrick DaoustSherbrookeJacques LabergeMTerrebonne—BlainvilleMichel PauletteMTrois-RivièresLouis LacroixMVictoriavilleAgricultural TechnicianGreen Party Candidate in 2004 (in Drummond)  and 2006 Canadian federal election (in Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour)Vaudreuil—SoulangesJean-Yves MassenetMVerchères—Les PatriotesThomas La PierreMWestmount—Ville-MarieAndrew CarknerM
[[Ontario]] - 106 seats  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesAjax—Pickering Mike Harilaid  M      Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing  Lorraine Rekmans  F      Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Peter Ormond  M      Barrie Erich Jacoby-Hawkins  M  Barrie  Teacher     2004, 2006 and 2008 candidate in this riding.Beaches—East York  Aaron Cameron  M      Bramalea—Gore—Malton  John Moulton        Brampton—Springdale  Mark Hoffberg  M  Brampton  Graphic Designer    Brampton West Avtaar Soor       Brant  Nora Fueten  F  St. George  Retired     2008 candidate in this ridingBruce—Grey—Owen Sound Emma HogbinF Owen Sound  Technical writer, Consultant    BurlingtonGraham MayberryM     Cambridge  Jacques Malette       Carleton—Mississippi Mills  John Hogg       Chatham-Kent—Essex  Robert Hodgson       Davenport  Wayne Scott       Don Valley East  Akil Sadikali       Don Valley West  Georgina Wilcock  F  TorontoMedical Doctor     2008 candidate in this riding.Dufferin—Caledon Andrew Van Leeuwen  M  Caledon  Business Owner     2008 candidate in this riding.Durham Stephen Leahy  M  Durham  Environmental Journalist     2008 candidate in Durham.Eglinton—Lawrence  Paul Baker       Elgin—Middlesex—London  John Fisher       Essex  Cora Carriveau       Etobicoke Centre  Katarina Zoricic       Etobicoke—Lakeshore David Corail       Etobicoke North       Glengarry—Prescott—RussellSylvie Lemieux  F  Cumberland  Program Manager     2008 candidate in this riding.GuelphJohn Lawson  M  Guelph  Minister    Haldimand—NorfolkAnne Faulkner  F  Simcoe  Teacher     Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockSusanne E. LautenFNewmarket Vanessa LongFHalton Judi Remigio  F        Hamilton Centre No Candidate       Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Dave Hart Dyke       Hamilton Mountain Stephen E. Brotherston  M  Hamilton  Retired     2008 candidate in this riding.Huron—Bruce Eric Shelley M Tiverton))  Student    Kenora Mike Schwindt       Kingston and the Islands Eric Benoit Walton  M  Kingston  Business person     2006 and 2008 candidate in this riding. Kitchener Centre John Bithell  M  Kitchener  Manager     2008 candidate in this riding.Kitchener—Conestoga Albert Ashley       Kitchener—Waterloo Cathy MacLellan  F  Waterloo  Entrepreneure     2008 candidate in this riding.Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Jim Johnston       Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Jennifer Wheeler  F   Naturopathic Doctor    Leeds—Grenville Mary Slade  F  Athens  Retired    London—Fanshawe Matthew Peloza  M   Certified Managerial Accountant    London North Centre Mary Ann Hodge       London West Brad Corbett       Markham—Unionville Adam Poon       Mississauga—Brampton South Benjamin Stone       Mississauga East—Cooksville Jaymini Bhikha F  Mississauga       2008 candidate in this ridingMississauga—Erindale John Fraser       Mississauga South Paul Simas       Mississauga—Streetsville Chris Hill       Nepean—CarletonJean-Luc Cooke  M       Newmarket—Aurora Vanessa Long       Niagara Falls Shawn Willick       Niagara West—Glanbrook Sid Frere  M  St. Anns  Principal (retired)     2008 candidate in this riding.Nickel Belt Christine Guillot       Nipissing—Timiskaming Scott Daley       Northumberland—Quinte West Stan Grizzle  M  Brighton  Actor     Son of the first black candidate for the CCF Oak Ridges—Markham Trifon Haitas       Oakville Andrew Chlobowski       Oshawa Gail BatesFOshawaNurse    Ottawa Centre Jennifer Hunter  F  Ottawa  Facilitator     2008 candidate in this ridingOttawa—Orléans Paul Maillet  M  Ottawa  Org. Ethics Consultant     2008 candidate in the riding.Ottawa South Mick Kitor       Ottawa—Vanier Caroline Rioux  F  Ottawa  Software Designer     Ottawa West—Nepean Mark Mackenzie       Oxford Mike Farlow       Parkdale—High Park Sarah Newton       Parry Sound-Muskoka Glen Hodgson       Perth Wellington John Cowling       Peterborough Michael Bell       Pickering—Scarborough East Kevin Smith       Prince Edward—Hastings Patrick Larkin       Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Rosanne Van Schie       Richmond Hill Cameron Hastings          St. Catharines Jennifer Mooradian  F  St. Catharines  Midwife     2008 candidate in WellandSt. Paul's Debborah Donnelly  F  Toronto  Civil Servant     Sarnia—Lambton Timothy van Bodegom       Sault Ste. Marie Luke Macmichael       Scarborough—Agincourt Pauline Thompson       Scarborough Centre  Ella Ng        Scarborough-Guildwood Alonzo Bartley       Scarborough—Rouge River George Singh       Scarborough Southwest Stefan Dixon       Simcoe—GreyStuart Starbuck MTottenhamTown Councilman and President of Provincial Green Party Constituency in Simcoe—Grey    Simcoe North Valerie Powell  F  Coldwater  Psychogeriatric Consultant     2008 candidate in this riding. Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry David Anthony Rawnsley  M  Williamstown  Retired     2008 candidate in this riding.Sudbury Frederick Twilley  M  Sudbury  Retired     2008 Candidate in Nickel BeltThornhill Norbert Koehl       Thunder Bay—Rainy River Ed Shields       Thunder Bay—Superior North Scot Kyle       Timmins-James Bay Lisa Bennett       Toronto Centre Ellen Michelson  F  Toronto  Educator, Writer      Peace and Security Critic for the Green Party of Canada; 2008 candidate in this riding.Toronto—Danforth Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu  F  Toronto  Environmental Organizer     Climate Change Critic for the Green Party of CanadaTrinity—Spadina Stephen LaFrenie  M  Toronto  Arts Educator     2008 candidate in this riding.Vaughan Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain  F  Vaughan  CEO and President of Environmental NGO     2010 by-election candidate in this riding. Ontario New Democratic Party in York Centre during the 2007 Ontario general election. Welland Robin Williamson       Wellington—Halton Hills Brent Bouteiller       Whitby—Oshawa Rebecca Harrison  F  Whitby      S-W Ontario GPC OrganizerWillowdale        Windsor—Tecumseh Kyle Prestanski       Windsor West Alishia Fox       York Centre Rosemary Frei       York—Simcoe John Dewar       York South—Weston Sonny Day       York West Unblind Tibbin
Manitoba - 14 Seats  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesBrandon—SourisDave BarnesMCharleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaDenali EnnsFChurchillAlberteen SpenceFDauphin—Swan River—MarquetteKate StoreyFGrandviewFarmer   2006 and 2008 candidate in this riding.Elmwood—TransconaEllen YoungFKildonan—St. PaulAlon WeinbergMPortage—LisgarMatthew FriesenMProvencherJanine GibsonFSaint BonifaceMarc PayetteMSelkirk—InterlakeDon WinstoneMWinnipeg CentreJacqueline RomanowFWinnipegProfessor   Winnipeg NorthJohn HarvieMWinnipeg SouthCaitlin McIntyreFWinnipeg South CentreJoshua McNeilM
[[Saskatchewan]] - 14 seats  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesBattlefords—LloydminsterNorbert KratchmerMBlackstrapShawn SetyoMCypress Hills—GrasslandsChris Carnell  M  FrontierIT manager     Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverGeorge MorinMPalliserLarissa ShaskoFPrince AlbertMyk BrazierMRegina—Lumsden—Lake CentreBilly PattersonMRegina—Qu'AppelleGregory E. Chatterson  M  Fort Qu'Appelle  Bricklayer    1997 Canadian Action Party candidate in this riding; 2008 Green candidate in this riding. Saskatoon—HumboldtSandra FinleyFSaskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarVicki StrelioffFSaskatoon—WanuskewinMark Bigland-PritchardMSouris—Moose MountainBob DeptuckMWascanaBill ClaryMYorkton—MelvilleElaine HughesF
[[Alberta]] - 28 seats RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesCalgary CentreWilliam HamiltonMCalgary Centre-NorthHeather MacIntoshFCalgaryCalgary EastScott MiltonMCalgaryCalgary NortheastSheila Brown-EckersleyFCalgary—Nose HillTony HajjMCalgary SoutheastBrett SpencerMCalgary SouthwestKelly ChristieM2008 candidate in this ridingCalgary WestAnna WagnerFCalgaryCrowfootKonrad SchellenbergMCamroseEdmonton Centre David ParkerMEdmontonEdmonton EastTrey CapnerhurstF2008 candidate in this ridingEdmonton—LeducValerie KennedyF2008 candidate in this ridingEdmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontPaul BoosMEdmonton—St. AlbertPeter JohnstonMEdmonton—Sherwood ParkChris ValleeMElectricianEdmonton—Spruce GroveEric SkonbergMEdmonton—StrathconaAndrew FehrMFort McMurray—AthabascaJule AsteriskFSlave LakeLethbridgeCailin BartlettMacleodAttila NagyMMedicine HatGraham MurrayMMedicine HatPeace RiverWayne KamienieckiMRed DeerAshkan HamzehiMRed DeerVegreville—WainwrightWill MunseyMFarmerWestlock—St. PaulLisa GrantWetaskiwinLes ParsonsMWild RoseMike MacDonaldMYellowheadMonika SchaeferFJasper
[[British Columbia]] - 36 seats  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesAbbotsfordDaniel BryceMBritish Columbia Southern InteriorBryan HuntBurnaby—DouglasAdrianne MerloFBurnaby—New WestminsterCarrie-Ann McLarenFCariboo—Prince GeorgeHeidi RedlFCattle RancherChilliwack—Fraser CanyonJamie HoskinsMChilliwackDelta—Richmond EastDuane LairdMEsquimalt—Juan de FucaShaunna SalsmanFSookeFleetwood—Port KellsAlan SaldanhaMKamloops—Thompson—CaribooDonovan Michael Grube CaversMKelowna—Lake CountryAlice HooperFKootenay—ColumbiaWilliam GreenLangleyCarey PoitrasFNanaimo—AlberniMyron JespersenMNanaimo—CowichanAnne Marie BenoitFNewton—North DeltaLiz WalkerFNew Westminster—CoquitlamRebecca HelpsF      North VancouverGreg DowmanMOkanagan—CoquihallaDan BouchardMOkanagan—ShuswapGreig CrockettMPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionPeter TamMMaple RidgePort Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamKevin KimMPrince George—Peace RiverHilary Crowley FSummit LakePhysiotherapistRichmondMichael WolfeMTeacherSaanich—Gulf IslandsElizabeth MayFSidneyLeader of Political Party2008 Green Party Candidate in Central Nova, Current Leader of the Green Party of CanadaSkeena—Bulkley ValleyRoger BenhamMSouth Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleLarry ColeroMSurrey NorthBernadette KeenanVancouver CentreAdriane CarrFVancouverPolitical Organizer    2008 Candidate in this riding; former leader of the Green Party of British ColumbiaVancouver EastDouglas RoyMVancouver Island NorthSue MoenFVancouver KingswayLouise BoutinVancouver QuadraLaura-Leah ShawFVancouver SouthJean HakizimanaMVictoriaJared GiesbrechtMVictoriaWest Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBrennan WautersM
[[Yukon]] - 1 seat  Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes % Rank Biographical notesYukonJohn StreickerMMarsh LakeProfessional Engineer    Green Party Candidate in 2008.
[[Northwest Territories]] - 1 seat RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesWestern Arctic Eli Purchase  M Yellowknife
[[Nunavut]] - 1 seat RidingCandidate's NameGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankNotesNunavut Paul Azzarello  M   Real estate agent
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 website*  Elections Canada – List of Confirmed Candidates for the 41st General Election