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  ON Parliament - Hamilton East - By-election
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Parents > Canada > Ontario > ON House of Commons > Hamilton East
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1996 - 09:00pm Central
Polls Open June 17, 1996 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close June 17, 1996 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start June 17, 1996 - 12:00pm
Term End June 02, 1997 - 12:00pm
ContributorCampari_007
Last ModifiedCampari_007 November 15, 2020 10:46pm
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Description By-Election was caused due to Resignation of Sheila Copps in keeping with a promise she made that if the Liberals did not eliminate the GST she would resign. She ran to succeed herself.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won10/25/1993
NameSheila M. Copps Votes22,999 (67.30%)
Term10/25/1993 - 05/01/1996 Margin17,185 (+50.29%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Won06/02/1997
NameSheila M. Copps Votes16,991 (48.98%)
Term06/02/1997 - 11/27/2000 Margin10,121 (+29.17%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Minister of the Environment Sheila M. Copps Wayne Marston Angie Tomasic Andy Sweck Ken Campbell George Ambas Wendy Priesnitz
PartyLiberal New Democratic Progressive Conservative Reform Independent Independent Green
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Certified Votes 12,268 (46.09%) 6,941 (26.08%) 3,662 (13.76%) 2,750 (10.33%) 287 (1.08%) 160 (0.60%) 152 (0.57%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,327 (-20.01%) -8,606 (-32.33%) -9,518 (-35.76%) -11,981 (-45.01%) -12,108 (-45.49%) -12,116 (-45.52%)
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Glenn Malcolm Tristan Emmanuel Victor Knight Bill Amos Charles Olito John C. Turmel  
PartyIndependent Christian Heritage Independent Natural Law Canada Party Abolitionist  
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Certified Votes 113 (0.43%) 78 (0.29%) 70 (0.26%) 64 (0.24%) 52 (0.20%) 21 (0.08%)  
Margin-12,155 (-45.66%) -12,190 (-45.80%) -12,198 (-45.83%) -12,204 (-45.85%) -12,216 (-45.89%) -12,247 (-46.01%)  
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