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By: Fourth Byelection Likely This Fall « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:17:51 +0000

[...] Leader Gilles Duceppe has been patiently waiting for his largely absent M.P. from Haute-Gaspésie – La Mitis – Matane – Matapédia, QC, Jean-Yves Roy, to step down, in light of Roy's announcement last year that he wouldn't [...]

By: Mark Your Calendar, Manitoba « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Mark Your Calendar, Manitoba « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:20:41 +0000

[...] September 15, 2010 means that the earliest the Prime Minister could call a by-election in Dauphin – Swan River – Marquette, MB would be 11 days later, on Sunday, September 26. An election called on that date would [...]

By: Window Closing for Early Call of Winnipeg North By-election « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:58:12 +0000

[...] window has closed for the Prime Minister to call a by-election for the vacant seat of Winnipeg North, MB in time for the scheduled return of the House of [...]

By: Jay Hill Becomes Second of Last Remaining Reform MPs To Retire « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:17:11 +0000

[...] Two of those 11 have now announced their retirements, as Government House Leader and Prince George – Peace River M.P. Jay Hill today joined Jim Abbott in stepping away from elected [...]

By: Retirement Watch: Who Could Be Next? « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:58:01 +0000

[...] Bevilacqua, Liberal, Vaughan, ON – First elected in the 1988 general election, that was later declared void in his [...]

By: Dancing as Fast as I Can, Senator: Long-awaited Nomination News Catchup « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:34:13 +0000

[...] York Centre, ON – Fast-forwarding up a bit closer to the present, Conservative blogger Stephen Taylor announced a few weeks ago on Twitter that Mark Adler, founder of the Economic Club of Canada, would be running in this riding. When I looked it up, I learned that he had been acclaimed back on April 22. Adler is taking over from 2008 candidate Rochelle Wilner in one of the three North Toronto ridings where the Conservatives moved to within 5-6% of their Liberal incumbents last time out. He’ll be running against three-term Liberal M.P. Ken Dryden, a former cabinet minister and leadership candidate for his party, who first elected as part of the Class of 2004 after the retirement of three-term Liberal M.P. Art Eggleton (later appointed to the Senate), and also against returning NDP candidate Kurtis Baily (who is active in his party’s Aboriginal Affairs Commission), and first-time Green candidate Christina de Souza (no biographical information available at time of writing). The last election saw Dryden’s share of eligible voters drop by some 9 points, with Wilner picking up 1.5 of them and the rest staying home, while the NDP and Greens held a steady 10 percent of the electorate between them (the same share going back to 2004). Most of the Conservatives’ growth in vote here actually came between 2004 and 2006, and is now found in the north-east part of the riding. Still, with a 52.3% turnout in 2008, they came within 8.8 votes per poll of benching Dryden, and certainly outspent him 96% of the limit to 86% trying to do so. Neither of the two main parties has a riding association return posted at Elections Canada for 2009 as yet. [I should add here that I babysat for Ken and Lynda back in 1979-80, when I was at Carleton, he was doing his bar admission exams at the University of Ottawa, and they rented a house up the street from my parents' place. My only brush with hockey fame.] [...]

By: All Parties Pick Candidates for Winnipeg North « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:53:09 +0000

[...] parties have now picked their candidates for the forthcoming election in the vacant seat of Winnipeg North, [...]

By: If Milliken Steps Down « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

If Milliken Steps Down « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:21:03 +0000

[...] Eastern Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands, ON is home to Queen’s University, the Royal Military College and CFB Kingston, several [...]

By: UPDATED: Aboriginal Candidates Embracing Electoral Politics « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:32:24 +0000

[...] Somerville – NDP – Red Deer, AB – acclaimed – April 24, [...]

By: Nomination News in Open Seats « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:57:31 +0000

[...] New Brunswick Southwest, NB – Three candidates are vying for the chance to replace Greg Thompson as the governing party’s candidate in this longstanding Conservative seat. First to give notice was the Prime Minister’s then-Director of Communications, John Williamson, on March 31. Williamson was a founding editorial board member of the National Post and Financial Post blogger, and had then worked briefly as press secretary for Stephen Harper’s 2001 leadership campaign, before becoming the national spokesperson for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Explains Conservative blogger Stephen Taylor, Williamson was indicating his intention to run early, but could not formally commence his nomination campaign until his work with the Prime Minister’s Office concluded, which appears to have happened once Dimitri Soudas was named Director of Communications on April 11. Williamson officially announced his campaign on May 17, 2010. Taylor says that retiring M.P. Greg Thompson “encouraged” Williamson to run, but a month later Thompson’s 2008 campaign manager Rick Hunter also entered the race on April 29. Hunter was an industrial arts teacher and vice-principal for three decades before sitting as a member of the District 18 education council. The two were joined several days later by New Brunswick Community College international trade instructor, Lloyd Wilson. No date has been set for the nomination meeting as yet, although it could come as late as next spring according to some reports. Liberal candidate Kelly Wilson was selected by acclamation on October 3, 2009, while the NDP reconfirmed two-time candidate, carpenter Andrew Gordon Graham, as their standard-bearer this past February 21. No Green Party candidate has surfaced in my research to date. [...]