Results, Ridings and Candidates
Davenport
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 189/189 polls | |||
| LIB | Mario Silva | 15,945 | 45.75 |
Elected |
| NDP | Peter Ferreira | 10,895 | 31.26 |
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| CON | Theresa Rodrigues | 3,838 | 11.01 |
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| GRN | Wayne Scott | 3,653 | 10.48 |
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| IND | Wendy Forrest | 172 | 0.49 |
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| COM | Miguel Figueroa | 160 | 0.46 |
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| ML | Sarah Thompson | 96 | 0.28 |
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| AAE | Simon Luisi | 92 | 0.26 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Simon Luisi
- Theresa Rodrigues
- Miguel Figueroa
- Wayne Scott
- Wendy Forrest
- Mario Silva (Incumbent)
- Sarah Thompson
- Peter Ferreira
Simon Luisi
Party: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
Age: 40
Education: A college graduate. Also studied engineering in university.
Profession: Courier
Marital Status: Single
Community Activities: An activist with numerous organizations that protect wild spaces and animals. Published several letters regarding animals and the environment. Also an avid cyclist, he once cycled from Toronto to Presqu'ile Provincial Park in Brighton, Ont., to speak out against the cormorant slaughter.
Contact information:
Wendy Forrest
Party: Canadian Action Party
Age: 47
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Profession: Real estate broker
Marital Status: Single
Career Background: Has worked for the past dozen years as a real estate broker in and around the Toronto area for Sutton Group Associates Realty Inc. (formerly Sutton Group Royal Realty Inc.). Before that, spent 10 years with TVOntario, and three years with the federal Canadian Human Rights Commission. Speaks English, French, Portuguese and a little Italian.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding for the Canadian Action Party in the 2006 general election.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-571-8872
Theresa Rodrigues
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Victor
Children: Five
Career Background: Has assisted new immigrants settle in Canada. Previously worked as a settlement officer and coordinator of language instruction and carried out other services for new immigrants.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Miguel Figueroa
Party: Communist Party
Birthplace: Montreal
Profession: Leader of the Communist Party of Canada; was first elected to the position in 1993.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Davenport in 1997 and 2006, in Toronto-Danforth in 2000 and Beaches-East York in 2004.
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-469-2446
Wayne Scott
Party: Green Party of Canada
Year of Birth: 1950
Profession: Retired, active-transport messenger
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Spouse: Katherine
Children: Two
Career Background: Retired, 25 year-veteran foot, bike, and transit messenger who spent most of his career on the streets of Toronto piling up hundreds of thousands of sustainable, document and small-load freight, delivery kilometers. Produces musical recordings and promotional graphics for Toronto artists.
Community Activities: Co-founded Toronto Hoof and Cycle Courier Coalition, which advocates for an intermodal transportation system. Fought a successful, more than two-decade long battle with Revenue Canada, arguing for an alternative fuel (extra food and liquid) deduction for active transport workers. Co-founder and six-plus year member of the Toronto Pedestrian Committee. Toronto Cycling Ambassador.
Mailing address:
1196 Bloor St. W
Toronto, Ont.
M6H 1N2
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-588-2697
Mario Silva
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 11, 1966
Age: 42
Birthplace: Açores, Portugal
Education: BA, University of Toronto; Certificat de Langue Française, La Sorbonne at the University of Paris
Career Background: General assistant to the Ontario minister of health, 1989. Community relations coordinator for the Urban Environment Group, 1990 to 1994.
Community Activities: Has served on the board of directors of Bridging the Gap Between Business and Education, Bloor Information and Legal Services, Canadian Feed the Children, Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals Inc. Volunteer for Catholic Immigration Bureau, St. Peter's Immigrant Centre, Social Development Committee, First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto International Film Festival Group, Mount Sinai Hospital-Board of Governors. Municipal involvement: chaired Exhibition Place, Economic Development Committee. Was vice-chair of Toronto Transit Commission and Planning and Transportation Committee. Was both chair and vice-chair of Toronto Community Council. Was a member of many committees including Greater Toronto Services Board, Greater Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee and Toronto Hydro Corporation.
Electoral History
Municipal: Member of Toronto city council from 1994 to 2004; also served as acting mayor.
Federal: Elected in Davenport in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Member of Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and Liaison committees. Former vice-chair of the committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. Former member of Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Caucus: Currently serves as Labour critic.
Sarah Thompson
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Profession: Literacy worker
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Scarborough-Agincourt in 2000, and Davenport in 2004 and 2006.
Contact information:
Peter Ferreira
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Age: 52
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Education: Earned a BA in political science from York University
Profession: Teacher
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Natalia
Children: Christine and Jason
Career Background: Has served 32 years as an immigration consultant, including specialized consulting and paralegal services in immigration matters
Community Activities: He serves as president of the Canadian Ethnocultural Council. Member of the Toronto Police Service Chief's Advisory Council, the Canada Border Service Advisory Committee. Former director of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation and former president of the Portuguese Canadian National Congress. Served as chair of the Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board. He is the recipient of the Governor General's commemorative medal for community service.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in the 2007 provincial election.
Mailing address:
1182 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ont.
M6H 1N1
Contact information:
Telephone: 416-531-4848
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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