Party for the Commonwealth of Canada candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election explained

The Party for the Commonwealth of Canada (PCC) ran 66 candidates in the 1984 federal election, none of whom were elected. The PCC was the political wing of Lyndon LaRouche's movement in Canada.

Quebec

Richelieu

Yves Julien

Yves Julien listed himself as a student.[1] He received 76 votes (0.16%), finishing seventh against Progressive Conservative candidate Louis Plamondon.

Ontario

Hamilton East

Ken Perry

Perry listed himself as an electrician. He had previously campaigned in a provincial by-election in 1979 as the candidate of another Larouchite organization, the North American Labour Party (Toronto Star, 5 April 1979). The NALP was not a registered party, and Perry's political affiliation did not appear on the ballot.

Electoral record
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
by-election, 5 April 1979, provincialWentworthInd. (NALP)1714/4Colin Isaacs, New Democratic Party
1984 federalHamilton EastPCC590.156/6Sheila Copps, Liberal

References

  1. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9446 History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (1984/09/04)