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♀ Elizabeth Rowley
Record
54107 · 11318

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Never been in office Performance: 0%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 15 0 15
Ontario 8 0 8
Total 23 0 23
Birth c. 1949
Age ± 74 years
First run 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 23 years
 
 
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
Elizabeth Rowley (c.1949– )
© Photo 2019 Communist Party of Canada — licensed under CC BY 3.0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 34–35
COMM
 1 Party leader 39–42 01 May 1988 — 31 Jan 1991 2 8 30
2. ON 37–41
COMM
 2 Party leader 52–67 01 Nov 2001 — 31 Jan 2016 14 2 30
3. CA 42–44
COMM
 1 Party leader 67–74 31 Jan 2016 — 7 10 7

Electoral history

Races 23  
Path points 23  
36 documented challengers
⊕ Duncan M. Beattie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Andrew Cash  m 
⊕ Kevin M. Clarke  m 
⊕ Roy Cullen  m 
⊖ Ian Deans  m 
⊕ Brad Duguid  m 
⊕ Catherine Fife  f 
⊖ Hu Harries  m 
⊕ Chaviva M. Hosek  f 
⊕ David J. Johnson  m 
⊖ Angus MacFarlane  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Brian S. Masse  m 
⊕ Lynn McDonald  f 
⊕ Marilyn Mushinski  f 
⊕ Tony Rizzo  m 
⊕ Steve Rutchinski  m 
⊕ Peter C. Tabuns  m 
⊕ Thomas W. Wappel  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David R. Caplan  m 
⊕ David Christopherson  m 
⊕ Sheila M. Copps  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Julie A. Dabrusin  f 
⊕ Ruby Dhalla  f 
⊕ Julie R. Dzerowicz  f 
⊕ Paramjit (Parm) Gill  m 
⊕ Dan Harris  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Linda Jeffrey  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Paul A. Lefebvre  m 
⊖ Mark R. MacGuigan  m 
⊖ J. Carman McClelland  m 
⊕ Dennis J. Mills  m 
⊕ J. David Popescu  m 
⊕ Douglas J. Roche  m 
⊖ Stuart L. Smith  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
⊕ Elizabeth (Liz) White  f 
 
Eligible: 68,877 Votes: 54,118 Participation: 78.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Alberta
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10137(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±23
IND
 5/6 152 0.28% -26,756 Winner:
PC
 26,908 49.72% Douglas J. Roche
Eligible: 52,447 Votes: 40,099 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10556(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±25
COMM
 4/5 165 0.41% -18,844 Winner:
LIB
 19,009 47.71% Mark R. MacGuigan
Eligible: 65,709 Votes: 51,125 Participation: 77.81% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4439(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±30
COMM
 4/5 102 0.20% -21,246 Winner:
PC
 21,348 41.76% Duncan M. Beattie
Eligible: 65,709 Votes: 50,077 Participation: 76.21% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4157(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±31
COMM
 4/5 65 0.13% -17,635 Winner:
NDP
 17,700 35.47% Ian Deans
Eligible: 43,987 Votes: 26,594 Participation: 60.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12206(F) — 26 Feb 2022 17:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±32
COMM
 4/4 260 0.98% -11,846 Winner:
LIB
 12,106 45.84% Stuart L. Smith
Eligible: 51,705 Votes: 38,712 Participation: 74.87% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3871(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±35
COMM
 5/6 87 0.23% -14,446 Winner:
LIB
 14,533 37.88% Sheila M. Copps
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,413 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3576(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±39
COMM
 5/5 133 0.36% -18,499 Winner:
LIB
 18,632 49.80% Sheila M. Copps
Eligible: 32,160 Votes: 21,768 Participation: 67.69% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5502(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±41
COMM
 6/6 197 0.92% -10,226 Winner:
NDP
 10,423 48.74% Tony Rizzo
Eligible: 60,175 Votes: 38,973 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±44
IND
 7/9 148 0.38% -23,410 Winner:
LIB
 23,558 61.07% Dennis J. Mills
Eligible: 68,391 Votes: 42,106 Participation: 61.57% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5099(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±50
COMM
 6/10 91 0.22% -20,902 Winner:
LIB
 20,993 50.50% David R. Caplan
Eligible: 64,872 Votes: 32,475 Participation: 50.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2726(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±51
COMM
 4/4 347 1.08% -22,998 Winner:
LIB
 23,345 72.54% Roy Cullen
Eligible: 74,481 Votes: 42,156 Participation: 56.60% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5056(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±54
COMM
 7/7 241 0.58% -21,457 Winner:
LIB
 21,698 52.07% Brad Duguid
Eligible: 66,797 Votes: 38,178 Participation: 57.16% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1142(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±55
COMM
 5/5 168 0.44% -18,608 Winner:
LIB
 18,776 49.46% Thomas W. Wappel
Eligible: 67,109 Votes: 41,856 Participation: 62.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 838(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±57
COMM
 6/6 120 0.29% -19,810 Winner:
LIB
 19,930 47.83% Thomas W. Wappel
Eligible: 81,190 Votes: 35,278 Participation: 43.45% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5194(F) — 2 Oct 2021 14:39 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±58
COMM
 6/6 152 0.44% -17,521 Winner:
LIB
 17,673 50.66% Linda Jeffrey
Eligible: 84,245 Votes: 39,877 Participation: 47.33% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5896(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±59
COMM
 5/6 125 0.32% -20,666 Winner:
NDP
 20,791 52.51% Brian S. Masse
Eligible: 89,017 Votes: 51,370 Participation: 57.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6343(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±62
COMM
 5/5 219 0.43% -24,399 Winner:
CPC
 24,618 48.26% Paramjit (Parm) Gill
Eligible: 87,543 Votes: 35,494 Participation: 40.54% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6570(F) — 27 Feb 2022 10:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±62
COMM
 6/8 152 0.43% -15,511 Winner:
LIB
 15,663 44.43% Linda Jeffrey
Eligible: 99,544 Votes: 46,781 Participation: 47.00% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 September 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 14725(F) — 10 Oct 2022 13:14 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±63
COMM
 7/10 85 0.18% -18,514 Winner:
NDP
 18,599 39.87% Catherine Fife
Eligible: 78,787 Votes: 43,570 Participation: 55.30% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7746(F) — 25 Dec 2022 15:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±65
COMM
 6/10 172 0.40% -19,018 Winner:
NDP
 19,190 44.61% Peter C. Tabuns
Eligible: 73,050 Votes: 49,838 Participation: 68.22% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7508(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±66
COMM
 6/7 102 0.21% -23,432 Winner:
LIB
 23,534 47.42% Paul A. Lefebvre
Eligible: 82,047 Votes: 53,597 Participation: 65.32% Candidacies: 8
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26918(F) — 22 Sep 2021 12:13 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±70
COMM
 6/8 138 0.26% -23,113 Winner:
LIB
 23,251 43.72% Julie R. Dzerowicz
Eligible: 80,166 Votes: 52,477 Participation: 65.46% Candidacies: 8
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36359(F) — 20 May 2022 07:54 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±72
COMM
 6/8 215 0.41% -24,999 Winner:
LIB
 25,214 48.36% Julie A. Dabrusin

Online biographical references (2)

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Elizabeth Rowley		 04 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Elizabeth Rowley		 04 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Dec 2023 11:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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