Abolitionist Party of Canada

The Abolitionist Party of Canada's single federal contest reveals the constraints facing single-issue movements in Canadian electoral politics: despite fielding 80 candidates across multiple provinces, the party's complete failure to secure representation suggests either insufficient public support for its platform or poor strategic timing relative to broader political currents. The overwhelming concentration of candidacies in Ontario and Quebec indicates the party directed its organizational efforts toward Canada's two most populous provinces, yet even this geographic focus yielded no elected members. The party's brief electoral life exemplifies how moral causes, however urgent, struggle to gain traction within Canada's first-past-the-post system without substantial party infrastructure or cross-regional momentum.

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Election	Seats Contested	Seats Won
CAN (Oct 1993)	80	0

First Name	Last Name	District	Election	Votes	Elected
Jean	Guy Peloquin	Brome--Missisquoi	CAN (Oct 1993)	722	❌
Carole	Carrier	Lévis	CAN (Oct 1993)	667	❌
Henri	Gagnon	Quebec East/Québec-Est	CAN (Oct 1993)	371	❌
Denise	Beaubien	Laval East	CAN (Oct 1993)	363	❌
Nelson	Lejeune	Charlesbourg	CAN (Oct 1993)	318	❌
Célyne	Ayotte	Témiscamingue	CAN (Oct 1993)	299	❌
Micheline	Loignon	Beauport--Montmorency--Orléans	CAN (Oct 1993)	297	❌
Fernand	Belisle	St. Denis	CAN (Oct 1993)	249	❌
Denis	Loubier	Shefford	CAN (Oct 1993)	225	❌
Marco	Bissonnette	Mégantic--Compton--Stanstead	CAN (Oct 1993)	212	❌
Jean	Turmel	Frontenac (FED-QC)	CAN (Oct 1993)	210	❌
William-John	Apostol	Mercier	CAN (Oct 1993)	206	❌
Lucien	Lapointe	Bourassa	CAN (Oct 1993)	205	❌
Émilien	Martel	Laval Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	174	❌
Dwayne	Foster	Mississauga West	CAN (Oct 1993)	168	❌
Raymond	Guimond	Louis-Hébert	CAN (Oct 1993)	166	❌
Ernst	Fernandez	Québec	CAN (Oct 1993)	159	❌
Rolando	Fusco	Ahuntsic	CAN (Oct 1993)	151	❌
Murray	Reid	Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke	CAN (Oct 1993)	145	❌
Yvan	Cousineau	Verdun--Saint-Paul	CAN (Oct 1993)	140	❌
Sylvain	M Coulombe	Outremont	CAN (Oct 1993)	130	❌
Linda	Kruschel	Eglinton--Lawrence	CAN (Oct 1993)	124	❌
Georges	Vaudrin	Laval West	CAN (Oct 1993)	109	❌
Madeleine	Piquette Bédard	Saint-Laurent--Cartierville	CAN (Oct 1993)	108	❌
Thérèse	Turmel	LaSalle--Émard	CAN (Oct 1993)	103	❌
P	A D'Aoust	Papineau--Saint-Michel	CAN (Oct 1993)	98	❌
Gary	George Brewer	York--Simcoe	CAN (Oct 1993)	95	❌
Michael	Green	Scarborough--Agincourt	CAN (Oct 1993)	94	❌
Phillip	Scott Carter	York South--Weston/York-Sud--Weston	CAN (Oct 1993)	91	❌
Mauro	Fusco	Saint-Léonard	CAN (Oct 1993)	91	❌
Richard	Lionel Gouin	Sudbury	CAN (Oct 1993)	86	❌
Kevin	Doucet	St. Catharines	CAN (Oct 1993)	86	❌
Jean-Guy	Trépanier	Sherbrooke	CAN (Oct 1993)	86	❌
Dean	Papadopoulos	Markham--Whitchurch--Stouffville	CAN (Oct 1993)	85	❌
Ted	Wiwchar	Niagara Falls	CAN (Oct 1993)	82	❌
Michael	Robinson	Lachine--Lac-Saint-Louis	CAN (Oct 1993)	81	❌
Robert	Carlisle	Saint-Henri--Westmount	CAN (Oct 1993)	80	❌
Michael	Windeyer	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	CAN (Oct 1993)	80	❌
Ljiljana	Medjedovic	York West/York-Ouest	CAN (Oct 1993)	79	❌
Kelly	Ann Leblanc	Etobicoke Centre/Etobicoke-Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	77	❌
Brian	Blonski	Broadview--Greenwood (FED-ON)	CAN (Oct 1993)	74	❌
A.	J. Sid Hamelin	Nipissing	CAN (Oct 1993)	73	❌
Lindsay	George King	Don Valley North/Don Valley-Nord	CAN (Oct 1993)	69	❌
Eric	J Brewer	Scarborough--Rouge River	CAN (Oct 1993)	69	❌
Bracken	Begley	Lanark--Carleton	CAN (Oct 1993)	67	❌
Bobby-Joe	Edwards	Simcoe North/Simcoe-Nord	CAN (Oct 1993)	67	❌
Tom	J Kennedy	Carleton--Gloucester	CAN (Oct 1993)	65	❌
Leonard	Doucet	Welland--St.Catharines--Thorold	CAN (Oct 1993)	64	❌
Linda	Dubois	Hull--Aylmer	CAN (Oct 1993)	63	❌
Thomas	Earl Pennington	Parkdale--High Park	CAN (Oct 1993)	60	❌
Christopher	Boddy	Oshawa	CAN (Oct 1993)	60	❌
James	Norton Worthington	Scarborough East	CAN (Oct 1993)	59	❌
Christine	M Richardson	Leeds--Grenville	CAN (Oct 1993)	59	❌
Robert	Martin	Trinity--Spadina	CAN (Oct 1993)	58	❌
Cindy	A Burton	Nickel Belt	CAN (Oct 1993)	53	❌
Ayesha	F Bharmal	Windsor--St. Clair	CAN (Oct 1993)	52	❌
Mai	Ly	Elgin-Norfolk	CAN (Oct 1993)	51	❌
Randy	Armour	York Centre/York-Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	49	❌
Marie	Vienneau	Mount Royal/Mont-Royal	CAN (Oct 1993)	47	❌
Marva	Foster	London-Middlesex	CAN (Oct 1993)	46	❌
Yann	Patrice D'Audibert-Garcien	Rosedale	CAN (Oct 1993)	43	❌
Peter	Woods	Ontario	CAN (Oct 1993)	42	❌
Jeweel	McKenzie	Willowdale	CAN (Oct 1993)	42	❌
Gene	Carter	Simcoe Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	41	❌
Alfred	Morton	Scarborough West	CAN (Oct 1993)	40	❌
Pauline	G Morrissette	Ottawa Centre/Ottawa-Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	37	❌
Tonis	Kasvand	Nepean	CAN (Oct 1993)	35	❌
Rose	Pope	Windsor West/Windsor-Ouest	CAN (Oct 1993)	35	❌
Susan	Lylliane Pennington	Davenport	CAN (Oct 1993)	34	❌
Julie	Start	Ottawa West	CAN (Oct 1993)	32	❌
Judith	Foster	London West/London-Ouest	CAN (Oct 1993)	32	❌
Steven	Edward White	Ottawa--Vanier	CAN (Oct 1993)	31	❌
Michael	McCabe	Etobicoke--Lakeshore	CAN (Oct 1993)	28	❌
Jim	Journeau	Parry Sound--Muskoka	CAN (Oct 1993)	26	❌
Stephen	Wilson	Don Valley West/Don Valley-Ouest	CAN (Oct 1993)	25	❌
Zahid	H Tirmizi	Beaches--Woodbine	CAN (Oct 1993)	22	❌
Michael	Mazerolle	Don Valley East/Don Valley-Est	CAN (Oct 1993)	21	❌
Denis	A Mazerolle	Scarborough Centre/Scarborough-Centre	CAN (Oct 1993)	21	❌
Andrew	Tait	Guelph--Wellington	CAN (Oct 1993)	20	❌
Marion	Velma Joyce	St. Paul's	CAN (Oct 1993)	17	❌


District	Candidates	Elections	Wins
	Ahuntsic	1	1	0
Candidates Rolando Fusco Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Beaches--Woodbine	1	1	0
Candidates Zahid H Tirmizi Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Beauport--Montmorency--Orléans	1	1	0
Candidates Micheline Loignon Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Bourassa	1	1	0
Candidates Lucien Lapointe Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Broadview--Greenwood (FED-ON)	1	1	0
Candidates Brian Blonski Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Brome--Missisquoi	1	1	0
Candidates Jean Guy Peloquin Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Carleton--Gloucester	1	1	0
Candidates Tom J Kennedy Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Charlesbourg	1	1	0
Candidates Nelson Lejeune Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Davenport	1	1	0
Candidates Susan Lylliane Pennington Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Don Valley East/Don Valley-Est	1	1	0
Candidates Michael Mazerolle Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Don Valley North/Don Valley-Nord	1	1	0
Candidates Lindsay George King Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Don Valley West/Don Valley-Ouest	1	1	0
Candidates Stephen Wilson Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Eglinton--Lawrence	1	1	0
Candidates Linda Kruschel Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Elgin-Norfolk	1	1	0
Candidates Mai Ly Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Etobicoke Centre/Etobicoke-Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Kelly Ann Leblanc Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Etobicoke--Lakeshore	1	1	0
Candidates Michael McCabe Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Frontenac (FED-QC)	1	1	0
Candidates Jean Turmel Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Guelph--Wellington	1	1	0
Candidates Andrew Tait Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Hull--Aylmer	1	1	0
Candidates Linda Dubois Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	LaSalle--Émard	1	1	0
Candidates Thérèse Turmel Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Lachine--Lac-Saint-Louis	1	1	0
Candidates Michael Robinson Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Lanark--Carleton	1	1	0
Candidates Bracken Begley Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Laval Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Émilien Martel Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Laval East	1	1	0
Candidates Denise Beaubien Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Laval West	1	1	0
Candidates Georges Vaudrin Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Leeds--Grenville	1	1	0
Candidates Christine M Richardson Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	London West/London-Ouest	1	1	0
Candidates Judith Foster Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	London-Middlesex	1	1	0
Candidates Marva Foster Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Louis-Hébert	1	1	0
Candidates Raymond Guimond Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Lévis	1	1	0
Candidates Carole Carrier Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Markham--Whitchurch--Stouffville	1	1	0
Candidates Dean Papadopoulos Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Mercier	1	1	0
Candidates William-John Apostol Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Mississauga West	1	1	0
Candidates Dwayne Foster Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Mount Royal/Mont-Royal	1	1	0
Candidates Marie Vienneau Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Mégantic--Compton--Stanstead	1	1	0
Candidates Marco Bissonnette Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Nepean	1	1	0
Candidates Tonis Kasvand Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Niagara Falls	1	1	0
Candidates Ted Wiwchar Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Nickel Belt	1	1	0
Candidates Cindy A Burton Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Nipissing	1	1	0
Candidates A. J. Sid Hamelin Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	1	1	0
Candidates Michael Windeyer Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Ontario	1	1	0
Candidates Peter Woods Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Oshawa	1	1	0
Candidates Christopher Boddy Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Ottawa Centre/Ottawa-Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Pauline G Morrissette Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Ottawa West	1	1	0
Candidates Julie Start Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Ottawa--Vanier	1	1	0
Candidates Steven Edward White Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Outremont	1	1	0
Candidates Sylvain M Coulombe Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Papineau--Saint-Michel	1	1	0
Candidates P A D'Aoust Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Parkdale--High Park	1	1	0
Candidates Thomas Earl Pennington Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Parry Sound--Muskoka	1	1	0
Candidates Jim Journeau Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Quebec East/Québec-Est	1	1	0
Candidates Henri Gagnon Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Québec	1	1	0
Candidates Ernst Fernandez Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke	1	1	0
Candidates Murray Reid Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Rosedale	1	1	0
Candidates Yann Patrice D'Audibert-Garcien Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Saint-Henri--Westmount	1	1	0
Candidates Robert Carlisle Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Saint-Laurent--Cartierville	1	1	0
Candidates Madeleine Piquette Bédard Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Saint-Léonard	1	1	0
Candidates Mauro Fusco Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Scarborough Centre/Scarborough-Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Denis A Mazerolle Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Scarborough East	1	1	0
Candidates James Norton Worthington Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Scarborough West	1	1	0
Candidates Alfred Morton Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Scarborough--Agincourt	1	1	0
Candidates Michael Green Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Scarborough--Rouge River	1	1	0
Candidates Eric J Brewer Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Shefford	1	1	0
Candidates Denis Loubier Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Sherbrooke	1	1	0
Candidates Jean-Guy Trépanier Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Simcoe Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Gene Carter Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Simcoe North/Simcoe-Nord	1	1	0
Candidates Bobby-Joe Edwards Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	St. Catharines	1	1	0
Candidates Kevin Doucet Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	St. Denis	1	1	0
Candidates Fernand Belisle Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	St. Paul's	1	1	0
Candidates Marion Velma Joyce Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Sudbury	1	1	0
Candidates Richard Lionel Gouin Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Trinity--Spadina	1	1	0
Candidates Robert Martin Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Témiscamingue	1	1	0
Candidates Célyne Ayotte Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Verdun--Saint-Paul	1	1	0
Candidates Yvan Cousineau Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Welland--St.Catharines--Thorold	1	1	0
Candidates Leonard Doucet Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Willowdale	1	1	0
Candidates Jeweel McKenzie Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Windsor West/Windsor-Ouest	1	1	0
Candidates Rose Pope Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	Windsor--St. Clair	1	1	0
Candidates Ayesha F Bharmal Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	York Centre/York-Centre	1	1	0
Candidates Randy Armour Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	York South--Weston/York-Sud--Weston	1	1	0
Candidates Phillip Scott Carter Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	York West/York-Ouest	1	1	0
Candidates Ljiljana Medjedovic Elections CAN (Oct 1993)
	York--Simcoe	1	1	0
Candidates Gary George Brewer Elections CAN (Oct 1993)

Seats Won vs Contested

Abolitionist Party of Canada

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