Results, Ridings and Candidates
Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 225/225 polls | |||
| LIB | Keith Martin | 20,042 | 34.12 |
Elected |
| CON | Troy DeSouza | 19,974 | 34.01 |
|
| NDP | Jennifer Burgis | 13,322 | 22.68 |
|
| GRN | Brian Gordon | 4,957 | 8.44 |
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| IND | Philip Ney | 309 | 0.53 |
|
| CAP | Brad Rhodes | 130 | 0.22 |
|
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 »- Brad Rhodes
- Troy DeSouza
- Brian Gordon
- Philip Ney
- Keith Martin (Incumbent)
- Jennifer Burgis
Brad Rhodes
Party: Canadian Action Party
Profession: Small business co-owner
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Catherine
Children: Two daughters
Contact information:
Troy DeSouza
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Holds a political science degree from the University of Victoria and a law degree from the University of Windsor.
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Kismet
Children: One daughter - Ava
Career Background: Is a municipal prosecutor with the law firm of Staples, McDannold, Stewart.
Community Activities: Was president of Young Lawyers of Victoria and director of the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-478-0870
Brian Gordon
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Earned a Bachelor of science degree in technology managementfrom DeVry University in Phoenix, Arizona, and a diploma in electronical engineering technology from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough, Ont.
Profession: Project manager
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Adriana
Children: Four - Killoran, Marshall, Natalia and Adrienne
Career Background: Previously owned several restaurants. He currently works as a consultant with CGI, an information technology company, in Victoria.
Community Activities: Member of the Advisory Planning Committee in Esquimal.
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-588-9647
Keith Martin
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: April 13, 1960
Age: 48
Birthplace: London, U.K.
Education: Holds a science degree and a medical doctorate from the University of Toronto.
Profession: Doctor
Marital Status: Single
Career Background: An emergency room physician/general practitioner by training, he has had a varied career. He has worked as a physician in northern B.C., and worked as a correctional officer and science researcher. He has been on diplomatic missions to some of the most difficult areas of the world, including Sierra Leone, Sudan and Zimbabwe. He has had more than 100 articles published in Canadian newspapers and journals. He hosted his own nationally syndicated television show, Beyond Politics, for five years.
Community Activities: Provided care to remote aboriginal villages and did two tours of duty at a rural bush hospital on the Mozambique border during that country's civil war.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Is a member of the National Defence committee. Former member of Fisheries and Oceans; Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Health; Justice and Human Rights committees.
Caucus: Former Reform/Canadian Alliance critic for International Human Rights; Health; Foreign Affairs; International Financial Institutions; Latin America and Africa; Financial Institutions. In January 2004, he announced he would not join the new Conservative party; he would sit as an Independent until the next election and seek the Liberal nomination in the riding, which he won as a Liberal in 2004.
Contact information:Telephone: 250-391-5744
Jennifer Burgis
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Scotland
Education: Studied political science and business.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Bob
Children: Two adult sons
Career Background: Served as executive assistant, ministerial assistant, and chief of staff to three provincial cabinet ministers.
Community Activities: Served as president of Victoria Habitat for Humanity. Founding chair of Trail and District Day Care Society.
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected as municipal councillor and regional board director in the West Kootenays.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Saanich–Gulf Islands in the 2006 general election.
Mailing address:
PO Box 622, 105-1497 Admirals Road
Victoria, B.C.
V9A 2P8
Contact information:
Phone: 250-381-2166
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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