Christian Heritage Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election

This is a list of the 59 candidates who ran for the Christian Heritage Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election.

Alberta - 28 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Calgary Southwest	Larry Heather	1993, 1997, 2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Calgary	Audio Producer	256	0.5%	6th
Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Jacob Strydhorst	2000 and 2004 candidate in this riding	M	Neerlandia	Farmer	186	0.7%	7th
Lethbridge	Geoffrey Capp	1993, 1997, 2000 and 2004 candidate in Yukon	M	Lethbridge	Security Guard	1,094	2.3%	5th
Macleod	Marc Slingerland	2006 candidate in Lethbridge	M	Lethbridge	Teacher	422	0.9%	5th
Medicine Hat	Frans VandeStroet		M	Enchant	Farm Realtor	363	1.0%	7th
Westlock—St. Paul	Sippe Hofstede		M	Westlock	Draftsman	510	1.4%	5th
Yellowhead	John Marvin Wierenga	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Neerlandia	Welder	606	1.6	5th

British Columbia - 36 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	Harold J. Ludwig	1997, 2000 and 2004 candidate in this riding	M	Abbotsford	Retired	653	1.4%	5th
Langley	Ron Gray	Former Party Leader	M	Langely	Political Party Leader	594	1.1%	5th
Nanaimo—Alberni	Frank Wagner	2000, 2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Nanaimo	Foster Father	176	0.3%	5th
Saanich—Gulf Islands	Dan Moreau	2000 candidate in this riding	M	Sidney	Environmental Health Officer	114	0.2%	8th
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Rod Taylor	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Smithers	Quality Control Supervisor	1,125	3.3%	5th
Surrey North	Kevin Pielak	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Surrey	Teacher	484	1.4%	5th
Victoria	John Cooper	2008 candidate in this riding	M	Victoria	Physician	237	0.4	5th

Manitoba - 14 Seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Brandon—Souris	Jerome Dondo		M	Treherne	Accountant	292	0.9%	5th
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Mark Price		M	Winnipeg	Residential Support Worker	180	0.4%	5th
Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	David Andres	2004 candidate in this riding	M	Ethelbert	Insurance Broker	356	1.2%	5th
Elmwood—Transcona	Robert Scott	1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Winnipeg	Locomotive Engineer	312	1.0%	5th
Notes:Robert Scott has a Bachelor of Arts degree (1973) and a certificate of education (1974) from the University of Manitoba. He worked as a teacher and social counsellor with the Department of Indian Affairs and later became a locomotive engineer with the Canadian National Railway. He is a retired member of the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves with a rank of Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class. Scott joined the Christian Heritage Party in 1988 and has been president of its Manitoba branch. Once active in the Roman Catholic church, he now attends the Shalom Family Worship Centre. He has been a CHP candidate in six elections. Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1993 federal Winnipeg—Transcona Christian Heritage 362 0.88 6/9 Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party 1997 federal Winnipeg—Transcona Christian Heritage 423 1.28 5/7 Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party 2000 federal Winnipeg—Transcona N/A (Christian Heritage) 146 0.45 6/8 Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party 2004 federal Elmwood—Transcona Christian Heritage 386 1.32 5/7 Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party 2006 federal Elmwood—Transcona Christian Heritage 363 1.09 5/5 Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party 2008 federal Elmwood—Transcona Christian Heritage 312 0.99 5/5 Jim Maloway, New Democratic Party
Kildonan—St. Paul	Jordan Loewen		M	Winnipeg	Draftsman	233	0.6%	5th
Portage—Lisgar	Len Lodder		M	Carman	Teacher	911	2.8%	5th
Provencher	David J. Reimer	1988 candidate in Wetaskiwin, 1997 candidate in Winnipeg North—St. Paul, and 2004, and 2006 candidate in Portage—Lisgar	M	Steinbach	Clergyman	1,170	3.2%	5th
Saint Boniface	Justin Gregoire		M	Winnipeg	District Manager	195	0.5%	5th
Selkirk—Interlake	Jane MacDiarmid	2004 candidate in Winnipeg South, and 2006 candidate in Saint Boniface	F	Winnipeg	Teacher	295	0.8%	5th
Winnipeg South	Heidi Loewen-Steffano	2006 candidate in this riding	F	Winnipeg	Homemaker	173	0.4%	5th

Nova Scotia - 11 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Central Nova	Michael Mackay		M	West River Station	Retail	427	1.1%	4th
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	George Campbell		M	Dartmouth	Minister	219	0.5%	5th
Halifax West	Trevor Ennis		M	Halifax	Swimming Pool Salesman	257	0.6%	5th
Kings—Hants	Jim Hnatiuk	Current Party Leader, 2004 candidate in this riding	M	Enfield	Combat Systems Technician	528	1.4%	5th
South Shore—St. Margaret's	Joe Larkin		M	Shag Harbour	Retired	513	1.3%	5th

Ontario - 106 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ajax—Pickering	Kevin P. Norng	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Claremont	Contractor	398	0.8%	5th
Brant	John Geza Gots	2000, and 2004 candidate in Cambridge	M	Port Dover	Retired	371	0.7%	5th
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Joel Kidd		M	Ravenna	Technologist	599	1.2%	5th
Don Valley East	Alexandre Kovalenko		M	Toronto	Construction Worker	266	0.7%	5th
Durham	Henry Zekveld	1993 candidate in Huron—Bruce, 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Bowmanville	Farmer	577	1.1%	5th
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Carl David Hiemstra		M	Aylmer	Farmer	619	1.3%	5th
Haldimand—Norfolk	Steven Elgersma	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Dunnville	Retired	501	1.0%	6th
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	David Switzer	1993 candidate in Prince Edward—Hastings	M	Haliburton	Retired	374	0.7%	5th
Halton	Tony Rodrigues		M	Milton	Bus Driver	337	0.5%	5th
Huron—Bruce	Dave Joslin	1997, 2000 2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Brussels	Welder	747	1.5%	5th
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Michael Janssens	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Strathroy	Financial Advisor	663	1.4%	5th
London—Fanshawe	Leonard Vanderhoeven		M	Woodstock	Engineer	276	0.7%	5th
London West	Leslie Bartley	2004 candidate in this riding	F	Woodstock	Self-Employed	253	0.4%	6th
Newmarket—Aurora	Ray Luff		M	Newmarket	Consultant	205	0.4%	6th
Niagara West—Glanbrook	David W. Bylsma	1993 candidate in St. Catharines, 1997 candidate in Niagara Centre, 2004, candidate in Erie-Lincoln and 2004 and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	St. Anns	Cabinet-Maker	1,118	2.1%	5th
Oshawa	Peter Vogel	2004 candidate in this riding	M	Orono	Student	246	0.5%	5th
Oxford	Shaun MacDonald		M	Woodstock	Student	1,036	2.3%	5th
Parkdale—High Park	Andrew Borkowski		M	Toronto	Pharmacist	230	0.5%	5th
Perth Wellington	Irma Devries	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	F	Harriston	Farmer	898	2.1%	5th
Pickering—Scarborough East	Rick Chue		M	Claremont	Construction Worker	191	0.4%	5th
Sarnia—Lambton	Christopher Desormeaux-Malm		M	Chatham	Factory Line Operator	545	1.2%	5th
Simcoe—Grey	Peter Vander Zaag	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Alliston	Farmer/Scientist	1,018	1.8%	5th
Wellington—Halton Hills	Jeffrey Streutker	1997 candidate in Northumberland	M	Georgetown	IT Specialist	414	0.8%	5th
Whitby—Oshawa	Yvonne Forbes		F	Ajax	Mortgage Consultant	395	0.7%	5th
York—Simcoe	Vicki Gunn	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	F	Sharon	Executive Director	444	0.9%	6th

Prince Edward Island - 4 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Charlottetown	Baird Judson	1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Alexandra	Retired	124	0.7%	5th

Quebec - 75 seats

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Louis-Hébert	Stefan Jetchick	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Quebec	Interpreter	119	0.2%	6th
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Aubert Cote		M	Saint-Bruno	Food Processor	147	0.3%	6th

Saskatchewan - 14 seats

Riding	Candidate	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Battlefords—Lloydminster	Harold Stephan	2004, and 2006 candidate in this riding	M	Lloydminster	Plumber	368	1.4%	5th
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Marcel Leon Bourassa	2006 candidate in this riding	M	Saskatoon	Minister	115	0.4%	6th

See also

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