Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election

The first and original Rhinoceros Party of Canada fielded 116 candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. One candidate finished second. One finished third. Some who finished fourth beat the New Democratic Party (NDP), and are mentioned. Others who placed fourth beat Social Credit Party of Canada (Social Credit). In some cases, there were only four candidates on the ballot, in others there was a wide field of fringe parties.

Alberta

All Alberta Rhino candidates but one —Carl Hohol in Vegreville— came in fourth, for a number of reasons. The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

British Columbia

B.C. Rhino candidates generally ran against a wide field of minority parties and independent candidates. They placed fourth in all but one riding contested: Esquimalt—Saanic with Bob Maddocks standing.[1] The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

Manitoba

Manitoban Rhino candidates were generally uncontested for fourth, in which place all four shown below finished. The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

New Brunswick

The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

  • Both candidates in Gloucester combined, with Boudreau ranking fourth in his own right.[1]
    • Boucher, Amede Le Terrible (then Gloucester, now Acadie—Bathurst in 1990) 362 votes
    • Boudreau, Jules Cesar (at the time Gloucester, later renamed Acadie—Bathurst) 736 votes.
  • Doucet, Arthur (Restigouche) 692 votes; finished in fourth rank.

Nova Scotia

Both NS Rhino candidates finished in fourth place. They were (with electoral districts) and number of votes received:[1]

Ontario

The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

Butterfield, wife of noted computer expert Jim Butterfield,[2] ran a low-profile campaign. The Rhinoceros Party announced that she was "following the lead of another, more prominent candidate, and is hiding from the public".[3] This was likely a reference to Liberal Party leader Pierre Trudeau. She received 196 votes (0.61%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Bob Rae.

The following candidates all finished fourth:

Québec

The candidates (with electoral districts) and number of votes received were:[1]

These candidates all placed fourth in their races:

  • Lambert, Germain (Beauce) 624 votes; finished in fourth place, beating the NDP (who received 404 votes)
  • Chabot, Andree (Bellechasse) 815 votes; finished fourth, beating the NDP (730 votes)
  • Michaud, Helene (Chambly) 1,724 votes
  • Bernard, Denis Van (Charlesbourg, now Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) 3,066 votes
  • Vaillancourt, Pierre Elliot (Duvernay) 2,479 votes
  • Antonyszyn, Polack Eugene (Gamelin) 1,640 votes
  • Mainville, Francis Vitesse (Gaspe) 759 votes
  • Penzes, Francois R. (Gatineau) 640 votes
  • Gougeon, Diane (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) 1,412 votes
  • Dompierre, Sylvain (formerly Hull, now Hull—Aylmer) 598 votes
  • In Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, the combined vote of the two candidates was enough for them to rank fourth:[1]
    • Guay, Raymond (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) 349 votes
    • Lapierre, Andre Constance (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) 358 votes
  • In Labelle, the combined vote of the three candidates was enough to rank fourth:[1]
    • Collin, Gaston (Labelle) 664 votes
    • Gagnon, Richard Amouthd (Labelle) 331 votes
    • Morin, Jean-Marie (Labelle) 580 votes
  • Briand, Beru Louis (Lac-Saint-Jean) 1,159 votes
  • Baribeau, Jean Serge (Lachine) 692 votes
  • Lefebvre, Jean Obelix (at the time, Langelier; now Québec) 2,813 votes; finished fourth, beating the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate.[1]
  • Ferron, Jacques (La Prairie) 1,868 votes. Jacques Ferron (1921–1985), physician and author, was a decorated Québec cultural hero.
  • Bonnier, Jean Chat Botte (Laval) 1,679 votes
  • Bonnier, Alain Bugs (Laval-Des-Rapides) 2,152 votes
  • Ouellet, François (Louis-Hebert) 3,795 votes
  • The combined vote of the two candidates in Manicouagan was enough for them to rank fourth, but not enough to beat the NDP.[1]
    • Bedard, Denis Tarzan (Manicouagan) 715 votes
    • Truchon, Yves (Manicouagan) 841 votes
  • Belair, Michel (Matapedia-Matane) 892 votes; finished fourth, beating the NDP by four votes.[1]
  • Gingras, Pierre Screwdriver (Missisquoi) 687 votes
  • Theriault, Face-Bleme Jacques (Montmorency) 1,913 votes
  • Rivard, Michel Flybin (Mount Royal) 715 votes
  • Roy, Cherubin Guy (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) 900 votes
  • Langlois, Philippe (Outremont) 2,065 votes
  • Beauregard, Gaston Lagaffe (Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle) 643 votes
  • Harvey, La Mule Louis (at the time, Rosemont, since renamed Papineau) 1,608 votes
  • Tremblay, G. Mara (then, Rosemont; now Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) 1,310 votes
  • Rose, Serge (Saint-Denis) 1,232 votes
  • Montpetit, Jean-Guy (Saint-Henri-Westmount) 1,140 votes
  • Tremblay, Rodrigue Chocolat (Saint Jacques) 1,080 votes
  • Guzzo-Ceros (Saint-Leonard-Anjou) 1,569 votes
  • Favreau, Francois Straight (Sainte-Marie) 1,659 votes
  • Brazeau, Cornelius Andre (Shefford) 1,274 votes
  • Mignault, Hughe Le Brulot (Vercheres) 2,804 votes
  • Cawthorn, Ronald (Verdun) 1,141 votes

Saskatchewan

Both Rhino candidates in Saskatchewan ranked fourth in their races and are shown (with electoral districts) and number of votes received:[1]

References
  1. Elections Canada, 1980 Election Results
  2. Hook, Gail (September 1982). "TPUG's Grandfather: Getting Acquainted with Jim Butterfield" (PDF). The TORPET. Toronto PET Users Group (13): 4–8. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. Dampier, Bill (25 January 1980). "Broadview-Greenwood: Inflation, jobs major worries for residents". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
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