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Beaches - East York

2008 Results

Beaches-East York
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 203/203 polls
LIB Maria Minna 18,928 Elected
NDP Marilyn Churley 14,893
CON Caroline Alleslev 7,920
GRN Zoran Markovski 4,402
ML Roger Carter 153

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Caroline Alleslev

Caroline Alleslev

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Education: Earned a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Queen's University.

Profession: Businessperson

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Marco

Children: Two - Laura and Kevin

Career Background: She started her career in defence research and information technology (IT) and became Canadian regional director of an international software company. From there, she was appointed the director of an international IT firm. She currently works as a senior management consultant, helping clients achieve their business initiatives.

Contact information:

Telephone: 647-827-1265

ca@alleslev.ca

www.alleslev.ca

Zoran Markovski

Zoran Markovski

Party: Green Party of Canada

Education: B.Sc. in information technology management from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Profession: Information technology specialist

Marital Status: Married

Children: One daughter

Career Background: Has worked in Toronto's information technology field for 12 years.

Community Activities: Volunteers during annual children's day. Runs soccer clinics for children, as well as being a player and coach for a team in the Ontario Soccer League. Sat on board of directors for organization that works to improve access to sports.

Mailing address:

43 Darrell Ave.

Toronto, Ont.

M4E 2G5

Contact information:

Telephone: 416-690-3523

dave.mcmillan@greenparty.ca

greenbeaches.ca

Maria Minna

Maria Minna

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthdate: March 14, 1948

Age: 60

Birthplace: Pofi, Italy

Education: Honours BA in sociology, University of Toronto

Profession: Consultant

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Robert MacBain

Children: Cameron and Andrew

Career Background: Appointed co-chair of the Worker's Compensation Board of Ontario's Task Force on Vocational Rehabilitation, 1986. Appointed chair of the WCB Task Force on Service Delivery, 1991. Vice-president of MacBain Public Affairs Inc., public affairs consulting firm. Served as president of the National Congress of Italian-Canadians. President of COSTI-IIAS Immigrant Services, Canada's largest immigrant services organization, 1981 to 1992. Founding member of the National Action Committee on Immigrant and Visible Minority Women. Served as director of the National Council on Welfare, on the United Way of Greater Toronto and as a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Women's Legal, Education and Action Fund. Former national president of the National Congress of Italian-Canadians.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in Beaches-Woodbine in 1993. Elected in Beaches-East York in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.

Political History

Cabinet: Minister of international co-operation (1999-2002)

Committee: Former vice-chair: Human Resources Development. Former member: Citizenship and Immigration, Health, subcommittee on children and youth at risk. Member: Finance

Caucus: Is the Liberal critic for the Status of Women and and Multiculturalism. Was the Chair of Caucus Social Policy committee, 1998. Was appointed Special Advisor on Women, Peace and Security, 2005.

Mailing address:

1856 Danforth Ave.

Toronto, Ont.

Contact information:

Telephone: 416-429-3762

Fax: 416-429-0114

info@mariaminna.com

mariaminna.com

Roger Carter

Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Birthdate: June 9, 1941

Age: 67

Birthplace: Winnipeg

Profession: Postal worker

Electoral History

Federal: Defeated in: York-Scarborough, 1980; Don Vally East, 1993; Willowdale, 2000; Beaches-East York, 2004 and 2006

Marilyn Churley

Marilyn Churley

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthplace: Labrador, N.L.

Children: One daughter

Career Background: Former executive director of Canadian Environmental Defence Fund. Co-founder of Citizens for a Safe Environment. Former director of Cooperative Housing Federation of Toronto. Co-founder, Bain Avenue Day Care Centre. Former president, Bain Avenue Housing Cooperative. Co-founded the Clean Up the Don Movement.

Electoral History

Municipal: City councillor, Ward 8, Toronto, 1988 to 1990

Provincial: Elected in Riverdale, 1990, 1995. Elected in Broadview-Greenwood, 1999. Elected in Toronto-Danforth, 2003.

Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.

Political History

Cabinet: Ontario minister of consumer and commercial relations, 1991 to 1995.

Contact information:

Telephone: 416-690-6664

marilynchurley@npd.ca

marilynchurley.ca

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2008 Results