Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election

This is a list of nominated candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election.Elections Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAvalonScott AndrewsMConception Bay SouthMunicipal Councillor14,86645.3%1stBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorScott Simms incumbent MPMBishop's FallsParliamentarian20,08970.3%1stHumber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteGerry Byrne incumbent MPMCorner BrookParliamentarian17,95668.2%1stLabradorTodd Russellincumbent MPMHappy Valley-Goose BayParliamentarian5,42670.3%1stRandom—Burin—St. George'sJudy FooteFormer MHA for Grand BankFSt. John'sParliamentarian12,55753.7%1stSt. John's EastWalter NoelFormer MHA for Virginia WatersMSt. John'sEconomist5,21112.6%2ndSt. John's South—Mount PearlSiobhán CoadyFSt. John'sBusiness Executive14,920 43.3%1st

Prince Edward Island - 4 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCardiganLawrence MacAulayincumbent MPMMidgellFarmer10,105 52.8%1stCharlottetownShawn Murphyincumbent MPMCharlottetownParliamentarian8,89350.1%1stEgmontKeith MilliganFormer Premier of Prince Edward IslandMTyne ValleyTeacher8,055 43.6%2ndMalpequeWayne Easter incumbent MPMNorth WiltshireFarmer8,312 44.2%1st

Nova Scotia - 11 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankCape Breton—CansoRodger Cuzner incumbent MPMGlace BayParliamentarian17,44748.1%1stCentral NovaNONENo candidate due to deal between Stéphane Dion and Green Party leader Elizabeth May not to run candidates in each other's ridings.Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyTracy ParsonsFormer leader of the Progressive Canadian PartyMBible HillV.P. Sales3,3448.5%4thDartmouth—Cole HarbourMichael Savageincumbent MPMDartmouthParliamentarian16,016 39.5%1stHalifaxCatherine MeadeCofounder of the Gay and Lesbian International Sports AssociationFHalifaxLawyer12,458 27.6%2nd Halifax WestGeoff Reganincumbent MPMBedfordLawyer17,129 41.6%1stKings—HantsScott Brisonincumbent MPMCheverieParliamentarian16,641 44.2%1stSackville—Eastern ShoreCarolyn ScottFEastern PassageRetired5,01812.7%3rdSouth Shore—St. Margaret'sBill SmithMNew GermanyChiropractor9,53623.9%3rdSydney—VictoriaMark Eykingincumbent MPMMillvilleParliamentarian17,303 49.4%1stWest NovaRobert Thibault incumbent MPMLower ConcessionAdministrator15,18536.1%2nd

New Brunswick - 10 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAcadie—BathurstOdette RobichaudFInkerman FerryStenographer9,850 21.9%2ndBeauséjourDominic LeBlancincumbent MPMGrande-DigueParliamentarian20,05946.8%1stFrederictonDavid InnesCEO of the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority and chair of the New Brunswick Aerospace and Defence AssociationMFrederictonEngineer13,319 31.5%2ndFundy RoyalMark WrightMSussexSales Representative5,77317.3%3rdMadawaska—RestigoucheJean-Claude D'Amours incumbent MPMEdmundstonParliamentarian16,26647.4%1stMiramichiCharles Hubbardincumbent MPMRed BankParliamentarian10,590 37.0%2ndMoncton—Riverview—DieppeBrian Murphyincumbent MPMMonctonLawyer17,79739.1%1stNew Brunswick SouthwestNancy MacIntoshFHanwellPolitical Advisor5,86319.6%2ndSaint JohnPaul Zedincumbent MPMRothesayLawyer13,28538.1%2ndTobique—MactaquacSally McGrathFTaymouthHigh School Teacher6,773 21.5%2nd

Quebec - 75 seats Riding Candidate Notes Gender Residence Occupation Votes % RankAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouMark CanadaMRivière-HévaEntrepreneur5,108 18.4%3rdAbitibi—TémiscamingueGilbert Barretteformer MPMLa SarreRetired9,05520.7%2ndAhuntsicEleni Bakopanos former MPFMontrealPolitical Counsellor18,392 38.6%2ndAlfred-PellanWilson SaintelmyMLavalBusinessman15,594 29.3%2ndArgenteuil—Papineau—MirabelAndré RobertMSaint-André-AvellinSecretary of the Treasury Board9,984 18.2%2ndBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourGhislaine CournoyerFRetired7,98716.28%3rdBeauceRené RoyMSaint-JulesFarmer5,270 10.3%3rdBeauharnois—SalaberryMaria LopezFHemmingfordInterviewer7,995 14.9%3rdBeauport—LimoilouYves PicardBerthier—MaskinongéJean-Luc MatteauBourassaDenis Coderre incumbent MPBrome—MissisquoiDenis Paradis Former MP Brossard—La PrairieAlexandra MendèsFSainte-CatherineCommunications Agent19,103 32.6%1stChambly—BorduasGabriel ArsenaultMMont-Saint-HilaireStudent10,649 16.8%2ndCharlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesDenise LegrosChâteauguay—Saint-ConstantLinda SchweyFOutremontChartered Accountant10,10418.4%2ndChicoutimi—Le FjordMark PettersenCompton—StansteadWilliam HoggDrummondJean CourchesneGaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineDenis GauvreauGatineauMichel SimardHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaNancy CharestFormer MNA for MataneFMataneLawyer11,36835.6%2ndHochelagaDiane Dicaire Honoré-MercierPablo RodriguezIncumbent MPHull—AylmerMarcel ProulxIncumbent MPJeanne-Le BerChristian FeuilletteJolietteSuzie Saint-Onge Jonquière—AlmaMarc DupéréLa Pointe-de-l'ÎleOumy SarrLac-Saint-LouisFrancis Scarpaleggia incumbent MPLaSalle—ÉmardLise ZaracLaurentides—LabellePierre GfellerLaurier—Sainte-MarieSébastien CaronLavalAlia HaddadLaval—Les ÎlesRaymonde Folcoincumbent MPLévis—BellechassePauline CôtéLongueuil—Pierre-BoucherRyan HillierMMontrealLawyer10,92021.8%2ndLotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreMarie-Thérèse HovingtonLouis-HébertJean BeaupréLouis-Saint-LaurentHélène H. LeoneManicouaganRandy JonesMarc-Aurèle-FortinRobert FrégeauMégantic—L'ÉrableNicole ChampagneMontcalmDavid GrégoireMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupJean BouchardMontmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordRobert GauthierMount RoyalIrwin Cotler incumbent MPNotre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineMarlene Jennings incumbent MPOutremontSébastien Dhavernas, MActorPapineauJustin TrudeauEducator and son of former Prime Minister Pierre TrudeauPierrefonds—DollardBernard Patry incumbent MPPontiacCindy Duncan-MacMillanPortneuf—Jacques-CartierStephan AsselinQuébecDamien RousseauRepentignyRobert Semegen Richmond—ArthabaskaGwyneth GrantRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesPierre BélandRivière-des-Mille-ÎlesDenis JoannetteRivière-du-NordJoao NevesRoberval—Lac-Saint-JeanLouise BoulangerRosemont—La Petite-PatrieMarjorie ThéodoreSaint-Bruno—Saint-HubertPierre DiamondMBouchervilleTeacher11,75522.2%2ndSaint-Hyacinthe—BagotDenise TremblayFVarennesSecretary6,64913.9%4thSaint-JeanClaire Ste-MarieFSaint-Jean-sur-RichelieuSecretary of Direction9,430 17.7%2ndSaint-LambertRoxane StannersFMontrealLawyer12,38328.5%2ndSaint-Laurent—CartiervilleStéphane DionParty LeaderSaint-Léonard—Saint-MichelMassimo Pacetti incumbent MPSaint-Maurice—ChamplainRonald St.-Onge LynchSheffordBernard Demers SherbrookeNathalie GoguenTerrebonne—BlainvilleEva NassifTrois-RivièresMarcos G. SimardVaudreuil—SoulangesBrigitte LegaultFMontrealProfessional13,95421.3%3rdVerchères—Les PatriotesFrancois FournierMMontrealStudent8,871 16.3%2ndWestmount—Ville-MarieMarc Garneauformer astronaut

Ontario - 106 seats RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankAjax—PickeringMark Holland incumbent MPAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Brent St. DenisIncumbent MP Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleArlene MacFarlaneBarrieRick JonesBeaches—East York Maria MinnaIncumbent MPBramalea—Gore—Malton Gurbax Singh MalhiBrampton—Springdale Ruby DhallaIncumbent MPBrampton West Andrew KaniaIncumbent MPBrant Lloyd St. Amandincumbent MPBruce—Grey—Owen Sound Thomas NobleBurlingtonPaddy TorsneyCambridge Gord ZeilstraCarleton—Mississippi Mills Justin MacKinnonChatham-Kent—Essex Matt DaudlinDavenport Mario Silvaincumbent MP Don Valley East Yasmin Ratansi incumbent MPDon Valley West Rob OliphantDufferin—CaledonRebecca FinchDurhamBryan RansomEglinton—Lawrence Joe Volpe incumbent MPElgin—Middlesex—London Suzanne von Bommel Essex Susan Whelan former MPEtobicoke Centre Borys WrzesnewskyjIncumbent MPEtobicoke—LakeshoreMichael IgnatieffIncumbent MP and Deputy LeaderEtobicoke NorthKirsty DuncanGlengarry—Prescott—RussellDan BoudriaGuelphFrank ValerioteHaldimand—NorfolkEric HoskinsHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockMarlene WhiteHaltonGarth Turnerincumbent MP Hamilton CentreHelen WilsonHamilton East—Stoney CreekLarry Di IanniFormer Mayor of HamiltonMHamilton MountainTyler BanhamThe youngest federal Liberal candidate in OntarioHuron—BruceGreg McClincheyKenoraRoger Valleyincumbent MP Kingston and the IslandsPeter MillikenIncumbent MP & Current Speaker of the House of Commons Kitchener CentreKaren Redman incumbent MPKitchener—ConestogaOrlando da SilvaKitchener—WaterlooAndrew Telegdiincumbent MPLambton—Kent—MiddlesexJeff WesleyLanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonDavid RemingtonLeeds—GrenvilleMarjory Jean LoveysLondon—FanshaweJacquie Gauthier London North CentreGlen PearsonIncumbent MPLondon WestSue Barnesincumbent MPMarkham—UnionvilleJohn McCallumincumbent MPMississauga—Brampton SouthNavdeep Bainsincumbent MPMississauga East—CooksvilleAlbina Guarnieriincumbent MPMississauga—ErindaleOmar Alghabraincumbent MPMississauga SouthPaul Szaboincumbent MP Mississauga—StreetsvilleBonnie CrombieNepean—CarletonEd MahfouzNewmarket—AuroraTim JonesFormer mayor of AuroraNiagara FallsJoyce MoroccoNiagara West—GlanbrookHeather CarterNickel BeltLouise Portelance Nipissing—TimiskamingAnthony RotaIncumbent MPNorthumberland—Quinte WestPaul Macklinformer MPMOak Ridges—MarkhamLui TemelkovskiIncumbent MPOakvilleBonnie BrownIncumbent MPOshawaSean Godfrey Ottawa CentrePenny Collenette Ottawa—OrléansMarc GodboutOttawa SouthDavid McGuintyIncumbent MP & brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Ottawa—VanierMauril Bélangerincumbent MP Ottawa West—NepeanDavid PrattFormer MPOxfordMartha DennisParkdale—High ParkGerard Kennedy Former Ontario MPP & Minister of EducationParry Sound-MuskokaJamie McGarvey Perth WellingtonSandra GardinerPeterboroughBetsy McGregor F Peterborough veterinarian, researcher 18,417 31.60 2ndPickering—Scarborough EastDan McTeagueincumbent MPPrince Edward—HastingsKen ColeRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeCarole DevineRichmond HillBryon Wilfert incumbent MPSt. CatharinesWalt Lastewkaformer MPSt. Paul'sCarolyn Bennettincumbent MP, Former Cabinet minister and liberal leadership candidateSarnia—LambtonTim FugardSault Ste. MariePaul BichlerMSault Ste. MarieScarborough—AgincourtJim Karygiannis incumbent MPScarborough Centre John Cannisincumbent MPScarborough-GuildwoodJohn McKayincumbent MPScarborough—Rouge RiverDerek LeeScarborough SouthwestMichelle SimsonSimcoe—GreyAndrea MatrosovsSimcoe NorthSteve Clarke Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryDenis Sabourin SudburyDiane Marleau Incumbent MPF Sudbury ThornhillSusan Kadisincumbent MPThunder Bay—Rainy RiverKen Boshcoffincumbent MP Thunder Bay—Superior NorthDon McArthur Timmins-James BayPaul Taillefer Toronto CentreBob Raeincumbent MP & Former Premier of Ontario Toronto—DanforthAndrew LangTrinity—SpadinaChristine InnesVaughanMaurizio Bevilacquaincumbent MP and Liberal leadership candidateWellandJohn Maloneyincumbent MPWellington—Halton HillsBruce BowserWhitby—OshawaBrent FullardWillowdaleMartha Hall FindlayIncumbent MP and Liberal leadership candidate in 2006Windsor—TecumsehSteve Mastroianni Windsor WestLarry HorwitzYork CentreKen Dryden Incumbent MP, Liberal leadership candidate, former cabinet minister, and only sitting MP who is a member of the Hockey Hall of FameYork—SimcoeJudith MosesYork South—WestonAlan Tonks incumbent MPYork WestJudy Sgro incumbent MP

Manitoba - 14 Seats