Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 2015 Canadian federal election
Candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada took part in all the 338 electoral districts in the 2015 Canadian federal election . 184 of them won their seat, giving Justin Trudeau 's party an overall majority in the new House of Commons .
Candidate statistics
Candidates Nominated
Male Candidates
Female Candidates
Most Common Occupation
338
233
105
Lawyer
68
Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Avalon
Ken McDonald
Mayor of Conception Bay South
M
Conception Bay South
Small business owner
23,528
55.90%
1
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Judy Foote
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
St. John's
Broadcast journalist, director of public relations
28,704
81.80%
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Scott Simms
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Norris Arm
Broadcaster, Journalist
26,523
74.82%
Labrador
Yvonne Jones
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Mary's Harbour
Entrepreneur, Journalist
8,878
71.75%
Long Range Mountains
Gudie Hutchings
F
Corner Brook
Businesswoman
30,889
73.85%
St. John's East
Nick Whalen
M
St. John's
Lawyer
20,974
46.73%
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Seamus O'Regan
Former CTV National News correspondent and former co-host of Canada AM
M
St. John's
Broadcaster
25,922
57.86%
Prince Edward Island - 4 seats
Nova Scotia - 11 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Cape Breton—Canso
Rodger Cuzner
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Glace Bay
Event organizer
32,163
74.39%
1
Central Nova
Sean Fraser
M
New Glasgow
Lawyer
25,909
58.53%
Cumberland—Colchester
Bill Casey
Former Conservative Member of Parliament
M
Amherst
Businessman
29,527
63.73%
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Darren Fisher
Deputy Mayor of Halifax , Halifax City Councillor for District 6-Harbourview Burnside Dartmouth East
M
Dartmouth
Businessman
30,407
58.17%
Halifax
Andy Fillmore
M
Halifax
Architect
27,431
51.73%
Halifax West
Geoff Regan
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Bedford
Lawyer
34,377
68.65%
Kings—Hants
Scott Brison
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Cheverie
Investment banker
33,026
70.74%
Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Darrell Samson
Superintendent of the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial
M
Fall River
Educator
23,161
47.95%
South Shore—St. Margaret's
Bernadette Jordan
Development officer for the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore
F
West Dublin
Fundraiser
30,045
56.93%
Sydney—Victoria
Mark Eyking
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Big Bras d'Or
Farmer
29,995
73.20%
West Nova
Colin Fraser
M
Yarmouth
Lawyer
28,775
62.99%
New Brunswick - 10 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Acadie—Bathurst
Serge Cormier
M
Maisonnette
Policy analyst
25,845
50.71%
1
Beauséjour
Dominic LeBlanc
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Grande-Digue
Lawyer
36,534
69.02%
Fredericton
Matt DeCourcey
M
Fredericton
Youth advocate
23,016
49.26%
Fundy Royal
Alaina Lockhart
F
Sussex
Business owner
19,136
40.87%
Madawaska—Restigouche
René Arseneault
M
Balmora
Lawyer
20,778
55.70%
Miramichi—Grand Lake
Pat Finnigan
President of the Atlantic Association of CBDCs
M
Rogersville
Businessman
17,202
47.31%
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
F
Dieppe
Social worker
30,054
57.75%
New Brunswick Southwest
Karen Ludwig
Associate Dean of Yorkville University
F
Fredericton
Educator
16,656
43.92%
Saint John—Rothesay
Wayne Long
President of the Saint John Sea Dogs
M
Saint John
Hockey club president
20,634
48.80%
Tobique—Mactaquac
T. J. Harvey
M
Glassville
Businessman/farmer
17,909
46.61%
Quebec - 78 seats
Eastern Quebec
Côte-Nord and Saguenay
Quebec City
Central Quebec
Eastern Townships
Montérégie
Eastern Montreal
Western Montreal
Northern Montreal and Laval
Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec
Ontario - 121 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ajax
Mark Holland
Former Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering , Director of Health Promotion and Public Affairs for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
M
Ajax
Health executive
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Heather Wilson
F
Espanola
Lodge owner
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Leona Alleslev
F
Richmond Hill
Consultant, retired Canadian Air Force officer
Barrie—Innisfil
Colin Wilson
M
Barrie
Public servant
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
Brian Tamblyn
Former President and CEO of Georgian College
M
Barrie
Retired
Bay of Quinte
Neil Ellis
Former Mayor of Belleville
M
Belleville
Businessman
Beaches—East York
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
M
Toronto
Lawyer
Brampton Centre
Ramesh Sangha
M
Brampton
Lawyer
Brampton East
Raj Grewal
M
Brampton
Lawyer
Brampton North
Ruby Sahota
F
Brampton
Lawyer
Brampton South
Sonia Sidhu
F
Brampton
Diabetes Educator
Brampton West
Kamal Khera
F
Brampton
Nurse
Brantford—Brant
Danielle Takacs
F
Brantford
Community activist
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Kimberley Love
2011 candidate in this riding
F
Owen Sound
Communications
Burlington
Karina Gould
F
Burlington
Trade and investment
Cambridge
Bryan May
2011 candidate in this riding
M
Cambridge
General manager, YMCA
Carleton
Chris Rodgers
M
Kars
Policy analyst
Chatham-Kent—Leamington
Katie Omstead
F
Leamington
Teacher
Davenport
Julie Dzerowicz
F
Toronto
Banking
Don Valley East
Yasmin Ratansi
Former Member of Parliament
F
Toronto
Accountant
Don Valley North
Geng Tan
M
Toronto
Chemist
Don Valley West
Rob Oliphant
Former Member of Parliament
M
Toronto
Minister
Dufferin—Caledon
Ed Crewson
Former Mayor of Shelburne
M
Shelburne
Insurance broker
Durham
Corrina Traill
Clarington Councillor for Ward 3
F
Newcastle
Lawyer
Eglinton—Lawrence
Marco Mendicino
M
Toronto
Lawyer
Elgin—Middlesex—London
Lori Baldwin-Sands
St. Thomas Alderman, 2011 Ontario provincial candidate for the riding
F
St. Thomas
Politician
Essex
Audrey Festeryga
F
Kingsville
Lawyer
Etobicoke Centre
Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Former Member of Parliament
M
Mississauga
Businessman
Etobicoke North
Kirsty Duncan
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Etobicoke
Medical geographer
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
James Maloney
Former Toronto city councillor for ward 5 (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
M
Etobicoke
Lawyer
Flamborough—Glanbrook
Jennifer Stebbing
F
Burlington
Lawyer
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Francis Drouin
M
Rockland
Consultant
Guelph
Lloyd Longfield
Former President & CAO of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce
M
Guelph
Businessman
Haldimand—Norfolk
Joan Mouland
Wife of former Member of Parliament Bob Speller
F
Waterford
Lawyer
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
David Marquis
Former Brock Municipal and Regional Councillor, 1995 Ontario provincial candidate for Durham—York
M
Sunderland
Businessman
Hamilton Centre
Anne Tennier
2011 candidate in this riding
F
Hamilton
Engineer
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Bob Bratina
56th Mayor of Hamilton
M
Hamilton
Radio broadcaster
Hamilton Mountain
Shaun Burt
M
Hamilton
Teacher
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Filomena Tassi
Former Catholic Trustee for Ward 3 of the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board, 1995 Ontario provincial candidate for Hamilton Centre
F
Dundas
Chaplain
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Mike Bossio
Former Tyendinaga Township Councillor
M
Marysville
Consultant
Humber River—Black Creek
Judy Sgro
Incumbent Member of Parliament for York West
F
Thornhill
Parliamentarian
Huron—Bruce
Allan Thompson
M
Ottawa
Journalist
Kanata—Carleton
Karen McCrimmon
2013 Liberal leadership candidate, 2011 candidate for Carleton—Mississippi Mills
F
Woodlawn
Mediator, retired Canadian Air Force Lt. Colonel
Kenora
Bob Nault
Former Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River (1988-2004)
M
Kenora
Consultant
King—Vaughan
Deb Schulte
Vaughan local & regional Councillor
F
Vaughan
Engineer
Kingston and the Islands
Mark Gerretsen
95th Mayor of Kingston , son of former Ontario cabinet minister and Member of Provincial Parliament John Gerretsen
M
Kingston
Politician
Kitchener Centre
Raj Saini
M
Kitchener
Businessman
Kitchener—Conestoga
Tim Louis
M
Kitchener
Musician
Kitchener South—Hespeler
Marwan Tabbara
M
Kitchener
Quality control field supervisor
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Ken Filson
Former Middlesex Centre councillor
M
Birr
Credit union employee
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Philippe Archambault
M
Inverary
Transportation
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Mary Jean McFall
Former Brockville City Councillor
F
Brockville
Lawyer
London—Fanshawe
Khalil Ramal
Former Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for this Riding
M
London
Businessman
London North Centre
Peter Fragiskatos
M
London
Professor, King's University College (University of Western Ontario)
London West
Kate Young
Former CFPL-TV news anchor, Manager of Public Affairs and Community Relations for the Thames Valley District School Board
F
London
Publicist
Markham—Stouffville
Jane Philpott
F
Stouffville
Physician
Markham—Thornhill
John McCallum
Incumbent Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville
M
Oakville
Economist
Markham—Unionville
Bang-Gu Jiang
F
Markham
Lawyer
Milton
Azim Rizvee
M
Milton
Real estate CEO
Mississauga Centre
Omar Alghabra
Former Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Erindale
M
Mississauga
Engineer
Mississauga East—Cooksville
Peter Fonseca
Former Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for Mississauga East—Cooksville , former Ontario Minister of Labour, 2011 candidate in this riding
M
Mississauga
Management consultant
Mississauga—Erin Mills
Iqra Khalid
F
Mississauga
Lawyer
Mississauga—Lakeshore
Sven Spengemann
Former official with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
M
Mississauga
Lawyer
Mississauga—Malton
Navdeep Bains
Former Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South
M
Mississauga
Professor
Mississauga—Streetsville
Gagan Sikand
M
Mississauga
Lawyer
Nepean
Chandra Arya
M
Nepean
Businessman and community activist
Newmarket—Aurora
Kyle Peterson
2011 candidate in this riding, Director of the United Way of York Region
M
Newmarket
Lawyer
Niagara Centre
Vance Badawey
2003 Ontario provincial candidate for Erie—Lincoln , Former Mayor of Port Colborne
M
Port Colborne
Businessman
Niagara Falls
Ron Planche
Former Oakville Regional Councillor (1976-1981)
M
Niagara Falls
Marketing communications
Niagara West
Phil Rose
M
Grimsby
Musician
Nickel Belt
Marc Serré
Son of Former Member of Parliament Gaetan Serré
M
Val Caron
Businessman
Nipissing—Timiskaming
Anthony Rota
Former Member of Parliament
M
North Bay
Lecturer
Northumberland—Peterborough South
Kim Rudd
Former President of the Cobourg Chamber of Commerce, 2011 candidate for Northumberland—Quinte West
F
Cobourg
Businesswoman
Oakville
John Oliver
Former President/CEO of Halton Healthcare Services
M
Oakville
Health management
Oakville North—Burlington
Pam Damoff
Oakville Town Councillor for Ward 2
F
Oakville
Consultant
Orléans
Andrew Leslie
Former Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff (2006-2010)
M
Rockcliffe Park
Retired Canadian Armed Forces Lt. Gen
Oshawa
Tito-Dante Marimpietri
Former Oshawa Regional & City Councillor
M
Oshawa
Government administration
Ottawa Centre
Catherine McKenna
F
Ottawa
Lawyer
Ottawa South
David McGuinty
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Brother of Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
M
Ottawa
Lawyer
Ottawa—Vanier
Mauril Bélanger
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Rockcliffe Park
Administrator
Ottawa West—Nepean
Anita Vandenbeld
2011 candidate in this riding
F
Ottawa
Consultant
Oxford
Don McKay
Mayor of East Zorra-Tavistock since 2004
M
East Zorra-Tavistock
Politician
Parkdale—High Park
Arif Virani
M
Toronto
Lawyer
Parry Sound-Muskoka
Trisha Cowie
F
Muskoka Lakes
Lawyer
Perth Wellington
Stephen McCotter
St. Mary's Municipal Councillor
M
St. Mary's
Lawyer
Peterborough—Kawartha
Maryam Monsef
F
Peterborough
Community activist
Pickering—Uxbridge
Jennifer O'Connell
Pickering Regional Councillor for Ward 1
F
Pickering
Legal assistant
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Jeff Lehoux
M
Renfrew
Humanitarian aid worker, retired Canadian Armed Forces Corporal
Richmond Hill
Majid Jowhari
M
Richmond Hill
Businessman
St. Catharines
Chris Bittle
M
St. Catharines
Lawyer
Sarnia—Lambton
David McPhail
M
Sarnia
Retired school principal
Sault Ste. Marie
Terry Sheehan
City Councillor for Ward 2 (2003–2015)
M
Sault Ste. Marie
Employment and training consultant
Scarborough Centre
Salma Zahid
F
Scarborough
Public servant
Scarborough North
Shaun Chen
Chair of the Toronto District School Board and School Trustee for Ward 21 (Scarborough—Rouge River )
M
Toronto
Community advocate
Scarborough Southwest
Bill Blair
Former Chief of Toronto Police Service (2005-2015)
M
Toronto
Police officer
Scarborough—Agincourt
Arnold Chan
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Scarborough
Lawyer
Scarborough-Guildwood
John McKay
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Scarborough
Lawyer
Scarborough—Rouge Park
Gary Anandasangaree
M
Markham
Lawyer
Simcoe—Grey
Mike MacEachern
Former Mayor of New Tecumseth
M
Alliston
Politician
Simcoe North
Elisabeth Riley
Former CEO of Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
F
Orillia
Retired
Spadina—Fort York
Adam Vaughan
Incumbent Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina
M
Toronto
Broadcast journalist
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Bernadette Clement
2011 candidate in this riding
F
Cornwall
Lawyer
Sudbury
Paul Lefebvre
M
Sudbury
Lawyer, businessman
Thornhill
Nancy Coldham
F
Thornhill
Management consultant
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Don Rusnak
M
Thunder Bay
Lawyer
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Patty Hajdu
Executive Director of Shelter House Thunder Bay
F
Thunder Bay
Public administrator
Timmins-James Bay
Todd Lever
Former Timmins City Councillor
M
Timmins
Lawyer
Toronto Centre
Bill Morneau
Former Chairman of the C.D. Howe Institute
M
East York
Businessman
Toronto—Danforth
Julie Dabrusin
F
Toronto
Lawyer
Toronto—St. Paul's
Carolyn Bennett
Incumbent Member of Parliament for St. Paul's
F
Toronto
Physician
University—Rosedale
Chrystia Freeland
Incumbent Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre
F
Toronto
Journalist
Vaughan—Woodbridge
Francesco Sorbara
M
Woodbridge
Economist
Waterloo
Bardish Chagger
F
Waterloo
Community organizer
Wellington—Halton Hills
Don Trant
Former CEO of Georgetown Hospital
M
Halton Hills
Retired physician
Whitby
Celina Caesar-Chavannes
2014 By-election candidate for Whitby—Oshawa
F
Whitby
Clinical trials management
Willowdale
Ali Ehsassi
M
Toronto
Lawyer
Windsor—Tecumseh
Frank Schiller
M
Windsor
Public servant
Windsor West
David Sundin
M
Windsor
Lawyer
York Centre
Michael Levitt
M
Toronto
Businessman
York—Simcoe
Shaun Tanaka
F
Sharon
Geology professor
York South—Weston
Ahmed Hussen
President of the Canadian Somali Congress
M
Vaughan
Lawyer
Manitoba - 14 Seats
Saskatchewan - 14 seats
Southern Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan
Alberta - 34 seats
British Columbia - 42 seats
BC Interior
Fraser Valley and Southern Lower Mainland
Vancouver and Northern Lower Mainland
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Burnaby North—Seymour
Terry Beech
Former Nanaimo City Councillor
M
Burnaby
Educator
18,938
36.09
1
Burnaby South
Adam Pankratz
M
Burnaby
Banker
15,547
33.88
2
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Ron McKinnon
2008 candidate in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
M
Port Coquitlam
IT consultant
19,938
35.28
1
New Westminster—Burnaby
Sasha Ramnarine
M
New Westminster
Lawyer
15,253
28.97
2
North Vancouver
Jonathan Wilkinson
M
North Vancouver
Businessman
36,458
56.65
1
Port Moody—Coquitlam
Jessie Adcock
Chief Digital Officer for Vancouver
F
Port Moody
Public servant
16,888
30.89
2
Vancouver Centre
Hedy Fry
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Vancouver
Doctor
32,554
56.08
1
Vancouver East
Edward Wong
M
Vancouver
Lawyer
16,532
28.16
2
Vancouver Granville
Jody Wilson-Raybould
Regional Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations
F
Quathiaski Cove
Lawyer
23,643
43.94
1
Vancouver Kingsway
Steven Kou
M
Vancouver
Wealth management
12,625
27.81
2
Vancouver Quadra
Joyce Murray
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Vancouver
Environmentalist
31,102
58.71
1
Vancouver South
Harjit Sajjan
Former Commander of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) , first Sikh to command a Canadian regiment.
M
Vancouver
Canadian Armed Forces, Lt. Col
21,773
48.81
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Former Mayor of West Vancouver
F
West Vancouver
Public affairs consultant
36,300
54.62
Vancouver Island
Yukon - 1 seat
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Yukon
Larry Bagnell
Former Member of Parliament
M
Whitehorse
Executive director
10,887
53.65
1
Northwest Territories - 1 seat
Nunavut - 1 seat
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Nunavut
Hunter Tootoo
1997 NDP candidate for Nunavut . Former Nunavut MLA (1999–2013) and former Speaker (2011–13)
M
Iqaluit
Businessman
10,887
53.65
1
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