Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election explained

The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) fielded six candidates in the 2003 Ontario general election.

Candidates

Riding	Candidate's Name	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank	Notes
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale		Writer, translator, and office worker.^[1]	503	1.19	6th
Hamilton East		Retired steelworker.	380	1.24	5th
Ottawa Centre		University worker and president of a Canadian Auto Workers local.	306	0.62	5th
Parkdale—High Park		Teacher-in-training.	349	0.88	6th	Not to be confused with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist of the same name.
Scarborough Centre		Party leader and former school trustee.	241	0.58	7th	Became leader of the Communist Party of Canada in 2016.^[2]
York West		Criminal lawyer	408	1.76	5th	Has represented accused war criminals from Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Joined the Communist Party due to his opposition to the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.^[3]

Source for election results: Election Results, Elections Ontario, accessed 2 November 2021.

Notes and References

1. Ontario Provincial Election 2003: Platform of the Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) – Our Candidates, Web site: Archived copy . 2021-11-03 . 2004-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040807152934/http://ontario.communist-party.ca/Communist%20Election%20Platform.pdf . bot: unknown ., Communist Party of Canada (Ontario), 2003, accessed 2 November 2021.
2. https://communist-party.ca/communist-party-elects-first-woman-leader/ Liz Rowley
3. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/16/canadian_lawyer_wins_legal_battle_over_rwanda_charges.html Oliver Ward, "Canadian lawyer wins legal battle over Rwanda charges"