New Democratic Party Candidates, 2008 Canadian Federal Election
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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
– 7 seats


Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
– 4 seats


Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
– 11 seats


New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
– 10 seats


Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
– 75 seats


Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
– 106 seats


Manitoba – 14 seats


Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
– 14 seats


Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
– 28 seats


British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
– 36 seats


Abbotsford

*Bonnie Rai


British Columbia Southern Interior

* Alex Atamanenko, Incumbent MP.


Burnaby—Douglas

* Bill Siksay, Incumbent MP.


Burnaby—New Westminster

*
Peter Julian Peter S. Julian (born April 16, 1962) is a Canadian politician who was a Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2004 to 2025. He represented the ridings of Burnaby—New Westminster from 2004 to 2015 and New Westminste ...
, Incumbent MP.


Cariboo—Prince George

*Bev Collins


Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

*Helen Kormendy


Delta—Richmond East

*Szilvia Barna


Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca

*Jennifer Burgis


Fleetwood—Port Kells

*Nao Fernando Ran as an Alberta NDP candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud for the 1989 Alberta general election. He finished in third place out of three candidates losing to Percy Wickman and defeating incumbent Premier Don Getty.


Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo

*Michael Crawford


Kelowna—Lake Country

*Tish Lakes


Kootenay—Columbia

*Leon Pendleton


Langley

*Andrew Claxton


Nanaimo—Alberni

*Zeni Maartman


Nanaimo—Cowichan

* Jean Crowder, MP.


Newton—North Delta

*Teresa Townsley


New Westminster—Coquitlam

* Dawn Black, MP.


North Vancouver

*Michael Charrois


Okanagan—Coquihalla

*Ralph Poynting


Okanagan—Shuswap

*Alice Brown


Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

*Mike Bocking


Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam

* Zoë Royer


Prince George—Peace River

*Betty Bekkering


Richmond

* Dale Jackaman


Saanich—Gulf Islands Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf I ...

*Julian West (on the ballot, but pulled out)


Skeena—Bulkley Valley

* Nathan Cullen, MP


South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale

*Peter Prontzos


Surrey North

*Rachid Arab


Vancouver Centre

* Michael Byers


Vancouver East

* Libby Davies, MP


Vancouver Island North

* Catherine J. Bell


Vancouver Kingsway

*
Don Davies Donald Vincent Davies (born January 16, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has served as the interim leader of the New Democratic Party since 2025 and as the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway since 20 ...


Vancouver Quadra

*David R. Caplan


Vancouver South

*Ann Chambers


Victoria

* Denise Savoie, MP


West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

*Bill Forst


Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
– 1 seat


Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...

*Ken Bolton


Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ...
– 1 seat


Western Arctic

* Dennis Bevington, MP. Nominated January 18, 2007.


Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...
– 1 seat


Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

*Paul Irngaut


See also

* Results of the Canadian federal election, 2008 * Results by riding for the Canadian federal election, 2008


References

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