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♂ Bahman Yazdanfar
aliasBahman Yazdanfar
Record
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Persian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Never been in office Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 4 4
Ontario 0 4 4
Total 0 8 8
Birth c. 1959
Age ± 65 years
First run 14 October 2008 → 15 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 49 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Bahman Yazdanfar (c.1959– )
© Photo Canadians’ Choice Party — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 39–43
CC
 1 Party leader 52–65 26 Aug 2011 — 12 8 13

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
14 documented challengers
⊕ Dorian A. Baxter  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Kevin M. Clarke  m 
⊕ Drew Garvie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Mary-Margaret McMahon  f 
⊕ Christopher R. Porter  m 
⊕ Robert K. Rae  m 
⊕ Craig M. Scott  m 
 		 ⊕ Rima Berns-McGown  f 
⊕ Christina (Chrystia) A. Freeland  f 
⊖ John G. (Jack) Layton  m 
⊕ Glen R. Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Arthur H. Potts  m 
⊕ Marcell Rodden  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 74,826 Votes: 45,578 Participation: 60.91% Candidacies: 8
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5889(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±49
ACT
 8/8 54 0.12% -20,269 Winner:
NDP
 20,323 44.78% John G. (Jack) Layton
Eligible: 88,810 Votes: 55,890 Participation: 62.93% Candidacies: 8
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6428(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±52
IND
 7/8 108 0.19% -22,724 Winner:
LIB
 22,832 41.01% Robert K. Rae
Eligible: 95,466 Votes: 46,222 Participation: 48.42% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6656(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±52
CC
 10/10 19 0.04% -25,217 Winner:
LIB
 25,236 54.94% Glen R. Murray
Eligible: 75,111 Votes: 32,469 Participation: 43.23% Candidacies: 11
Federal
41		 Ontario
19 March 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 25997(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±53
IND
 11/11 36 0.11% -19,174 Winner:
NDP
 19,210 59.44% Craig M. Scott
Eligible: 92,780 Votes: 34,998 Participation: 37.72% Candidacies: 11
Federal
41		 Ontario
25 November 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26004(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±54
IND
 11/11 26 0.07% -17,168 Winner:
LIB
 17,194 49.38% Christina (Chrystia) A. Freeland
Eligible: 101,741 Votes: 51,741 Participation: 50.86% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
41		 Ontario
12 June 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7745(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±55
CC
 10/11 78 0.15% -29,857 Winner:
LIB
 29,935 58.47% Glen R. Murray
Eligible: 82,386 Votes: 50,384 Participation: 61.16% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
42		 Ontario
7 June 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11893(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±59
CC
 9/11 74 0.15% -23,990 Winner:
NDP
 24,064 48.21% Rima Berns-McGown
Eligible: 82,279 Votes: 40,791 Participation: 49.58% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
43		 Ontario
2 June 2022
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 38660(F) — 13 Jan 2024 07:51 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±63
CC
 9/9 78 0.19% -14,320 Winner:
LIB
 14,398 35.42% Mary-Margaret McMahon

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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Canadians' Choice Party, Biography: Bahman Yazdanfar		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 19:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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