Candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada took part in all the 338 electoral districts in the 2019 Canadian federal election . 157 of them won their seat, giving Justin Trudeau 's party a plurality in the new House of Commons which formed a minority government.
Candidate statistics
Candidates Nominated
Male Candidates
Female Candidates
Most Common Occupation
338
88
42
Newfoundland and Labrador - 7 seats
Prince Edward Island - 4 seats
Nova Scotia - 11 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Cape Breton—Canso
Mike Kelloway
M
Glace Bay
Senior manager
16,694
38.88
1
Central Nova
Sean Fraser
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
New Glasgow
Lawyer
20,718
46.59
Cumberland—Colchester
Lenore Zann
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
F
Truro
Actress
16,672
36.68
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Darren Fisher
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Dartmouth
Businessman
24,259
45.34
Halifax
Andy Fillmore
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Halifax
Architect
23,681
42.48
Halifax West
Geoff Regan
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons
M
Bedford
Lawyer
26,885
49.46
Kings—Hants
Kody Blois
M
Belnan
Lawyer
20,806
43.31
Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Darrell Samson
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Fall River
Educator
19,925
40.22
South Shore—St. Margarets
Bernadette Jordan
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Rural Economic Development
F
West Dublin
Fundraiser
21,886
41.67
Sydney—Victoria
Jaime Battiste
M
Eskasoni
Lawyer
12,536
30.90
West Nova
Jason Deveau
M
Clare
Policy analyst
17,025
36.38
2
New Brunswick - 10 seats
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Acadie—Bathurst
Serge Cormier
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Maisonnette
Policy analyst
26,547
55.14
1
Beauséjour
Dominic LeBlanc
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade
M
Grande-Digue
Lawyer
24,948
46.47
Fredericton
Matt DeCourcey
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Fredericton
Youth advocate
13,544
27.41
3
Fundy Royal
Alaina Lockhart
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Sussex
Business owner
12,433
25.56
2
Madawaska—Restigouche
René Arseneault
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Balmora
Lawyer
17,331
50.28
1
Miramichi—Grand Lake
Pat Finnigan
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Rogersville
Businessman
12,722
36.77
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Health
F
Dieppe
Social worker
22,261
42.95
New Brunswick Southwest
Karen Ludwig
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Fredericton
Educator
10,110
25.54
2
Saint John—Rothesay
Wayne Long
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Saint John
Hockey club president
15,443
37.43
1
Tobique—Mactaquac
Kelsey MacDonald
F
Grand Falls
Policy analyst
9,631
25.21
2
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
Ottawa
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Carleton
Chris Rodgers
M
Metcalfe
Public servant
26,518
38.23
2
[5]
Kanata—Carleton
Karen McCrimmon
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Woodlawn
Mediator, Ret. RCAF Leutenient-Colonel
28,746
43.05
1
Nepean
Chandra Arya
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Barrhaven
31,933
45.89
Orléans
Marie-France Lalonde
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Orléans
F
Notting Gate
Businesswomen, social worker
44,183
54.27
Ottawa Centre
Catherine McKenna
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
F
The Glebe
Lawyer
38,391
48.66
Ottawa South
David McGuinty
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Playfair Park
Businessman, lawyer
34,205
52.32
Ottawa—Vanier
Mona Fortier
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Beacon Hill
32,679
51.16
Ottawa West—Nepean
Anita Vandenbeld
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Belltown
28,378
45.62
Eastern Ontario
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Bay of Quinte
Neil Ellis
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Belleville
Businessman
24,099
39.16
1
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Francis Drouin
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Russell
Consultant
31,293
47.56
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Mike Bossio
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Marysville
Consultant
19,721
37.14
2
Kingston and the Islands
Mark Gerretsen
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Kingston
Property manager
31,205
45.76
1
[6]
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Kayley Kennedy
F
Ottawa
Political assistant, student
15,441
24.71
2
[7]
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Josh Bennett
M
Prescott
Market research
15,482
26.49
[8]
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Ruben Marini
M
Engineer
11,532
19.56
[9]
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Heather Megill
F
Cornwall
Teacher, union organizer
13,767
25.63
[10]
Central Ontario
Durham and York
Suburban Toronto
Central Toronto
Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville
Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara
Midwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Manitoba - 14 seats
Rural Manitoba
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan - 14 seats
Southern Saskatchewan
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Cypress Hills—Grasslands
William Caton
M
Cattle rancher
1,595
4.15
3
[16]
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
Cecilia Melanson
F
Graphic designer, notary public
2,517
5.60
[16]
Regina—Lewvan
Winter Fedyk
F
Regina
Civil servant
6,826
13.23
[16]
Regina—Qu'Appelle
Jordan Ames-Sinclair
M
Regina
Student
4,543
11.72
[16] [17]
Regina—Wascana
Ralph Goodale
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
M
Regina
Business executive, lawyer
15,242
33.61
2
[18]
Souris—Moose Mountain
Javin Ames-Sinclair
M
Regina
Student
1,718
4.13
3
[17]
Yorkton—Melville
Connor Moen
M
Party staffer
2,488
6.42
[16]
Northern Saskatchewan
Alberta - 34 seats
Rural Alberta
Edmonton and environs
Calgary
British Columbia - 42 seats
BC Interior
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Cariboo—Prince George
Tracy Calogheros
2015 candidate in the riding
F
Prince George
Museum CEO
10,932
19.96
2
[19]
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
Mary Ann Murphy
F
West Kelowna
Professor
16,252
25.03
[20]
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Terry Lake
Former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-North Thompson
M
Kamloops
Veterinarian
19,716
27.21
[21]
Kelowna—Lake Country
Stephen Fuhr
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Kelowna
Pilot, Ret. RCAF Major
22,627
32.74
Kootenay—Columbia
Robin Goldsbury
F
Balfour
Small business owner
6,151
9.14
3
[22]
North Okanagan—Shuswap
Cindy Derkaz
2015 candidate in the riding
F
Salmon Arm
Retired lawyer
16,783
22.64
2
[23]
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
Mavis Erickson
Former tribal chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
F
Prince George
Lawyer
6,391
11.59
[24]
Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Dave Birdi
Former municipal councillor for Fort St. James
M
Fort St. James
Economic development officer
4,793
11.58
3
[25]
South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Connie Denesiuk
Former president of the B.C. School Trustees Association, former board chair of the Okanagan Skaha School District
F
Summerland
Construction
11,705
17.16
[26]
Fraser Valley and Southern Lower Mainland
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Abbotsford
Seamus Heffernan
M
Abbotsford
Political assistant, author
10,560
21.58
2
[27]
Chilliwack—Hope
Kelly Velonis
F
Chilliwack
Program manager
10,848
20.18
[28]
Cloverdale—Langley City
John Aldag
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Langley
Public servant
19,542
35.22
Delta
Carla Qualtrough
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility
F
Delta
Lawyer
22,257
41.23
1
Fleetwood—Port Kells
Ken Hardie
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Surrey
Communications director
18,545
37.66
Langley—Aldergrove
Leon Jensen
2015 candidate in the riding
M
Langley
Ret. Canadian Armed Forces Lt. Colonel
16,254
25.62
2
[29]
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Jati Sidhu
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Abbotsford
Farmer, businessman
12,299
26.70
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Dan Ruimy
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Maple Ridge
Small business owner
16,125
29.73
Richmond Centre
Steven Kou
2015 candidate in Vancouver Kingsway
M
South Surrey
Businessman
11,052
28.47
[30]
South Surrey—White Rock
Gordie Hogg
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
White Rock
Probation officer
21,692
37.38
Steveston—Richmond East
Joe Peschisolido
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Richmond
Lawyer
14,731
35.11
Surrey Centre
Randeep Singh Sarai
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Surrey
Lawyer
15,453
37.40
1
Surrey—Newton
Sukh Dhaliwal
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Surrey
Businessman
18,960
45.04
Vancouver and Northern Lower Mainland
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Burnaby North—Seymour
Terry Beech
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Burnaby
Educator
17,770
35.50
1
Burnaby South
Neelam Brar
F
Burnaby
Businesswoman
10,706
23.79
3
[31]
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Ron McKinnon
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Port Coquitlam
IT consultant
20,178
34.69
1
New Westminster—Burnaby
Will Davis
M
Coquitlam
Comedian
12,414
23.43
2
[32]
North Vancouver
Jonathan Wilkinson
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
M
North Vancouver
Businessman
26,979
42.87
1
Port Moody—Coquitlam
Sara Badiei
F
Coquitlam
Engineer
15,695
29.06
3
[33]
Vancouver Centre
Hedy Fry
Incumbent Member of Parliament
F
Vancouver
Doctor
23,599
42.18
1
Vancouver East
Kyle Demes
M
Vancouver
University administrator
10,085
18.13
2
[34]
Vancouver Granville
Taleeb Noormohamed
M
Vancouver
Businessman
14,088
26.57
Vancouver Kingsway
Tamara Taggart
F
Vancouver
Broadcaster
10,194
23.08
Vancouver Quadra
Joyce Murray
Incumbent Member of Parliament, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government
F
Vancouver
Environmentalist
22,093
43.53
1
Vancouver South
Harjit S. Sajjan
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Minister of National Defence
M
Vancouver
Canadian Armed Forces, Lt. Col
17,808
41.23
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Patrick Weiler
M
West Vancouver
Lawyer
22,673
34.89
Vancouver Island
Nunavut - 1 seat
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Nunavut
Megan Pizzo Lyall
F
Rankin Inlet
Operations Manager
2,918
30.87
2
Northwest Territories - 1 seat
Yukon - 1 seat
Riding
Candidate's Name
Notes
Gender
Residence
Occupation
Votes
%
Rank
Ref.
Yukon
Larry Bagnell
Incumbent Member of Parliament
M
Whitehorse
Executive director
7,034
33.37
1
See also
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