The Conservative Party was able to boast one campaign first this afternoon: it was the first party to nominate its full slate of candidates (307 in this case, since they do not plan to run a candidate against Independent M.P. André Arthur in Portneuf – Jacques-Cartier, QC).

The Liberal Party is also quite close (301/307 by my last count). The NDP is making gains, but for example they introduced a number of candidates at yesterday's rally in Toronto that I did not have on my list, but too quickly for me to jot the names down, and they are not up on the party web-site as yet. Plus, it's getting late here ... so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to finish updating them, the Bloc (which apparently also has a full slate in Québec), and the Green Party.

The Liberals and NDP are tied in their percentage of women candidates, while the Conservatives came in at 20.5%.

This is one guide who will be very relieved once the nominated candidates are all entered! Apologies if I didn't get your favourite party finished tonight before falling asleep.

By the way, candidates have just over a week to get their nomination papers completed and filed (2:00 PM Monday September 21, aka "E-minus-21" is the deadline).

Labels: 40th General Election Nominations, Bloc Québécois, Conservatives, Greens, Liberals, NDP