Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election
The Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. Some of these candidates have separate biography pages; relevant information about other candidates may be found here.
The candidates are listed by province and riding name.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Fabian Manning (Avalon">Avalon (electoral district)">Avalon)
Fabian Manning won in this riding he received 19,132 votes. Defeating Liberal Candidate Bill Morrow's 14,318 votes.Aaron Hynes ([Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor])
Aaron Hynes lost to Scott Simms of the Liberal Party of Canada. Hynes received 15,376 votes to Simms' 19,866.Cyril Pelley Jr. ([Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte])
Cyril Pelley, Jr. lost to incumbent Gerry Byrne of the Liberal Party of Canada. Pelley received 10,137 votes to Byrne's 17,820.Joe Goudie (Labrador">Labrador (electoral district)">Labrador)
Goudie lost to Todd Russell of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 4,528 votes to Russell's 5,768.Cynthia Downey ([Random—Burin—St. George's])
Cynthia Downey lost to Bill Matthews of the Liberal Party of Canada, receiving 12,232 votes to Matthews's 13,652.Norman Doyle (St. John's East">St. John's East (federal electoral district)">St. John's East)
Norman Doyle won in this riding he received 19,110 votes. Defeating Liberal Candidate Paul Antle's 14,345 votes.Loyola Hearn ([St. John's South—Mount Pearl])
Loyola Hearn won in this riding she received 16,644 votes. Defeating Liberal Candidate Siobhán Coady's 12,295 votes.Quebec
[Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel]: Suzanne Courville
Suzanne Courville is a sales and customer service representative. At the time of the 2006 election, she worked for a frozen food company. Elections Canada alleged in 2008 that Courville received funds that came under scrutiny in the Conservative Party's in-and-out funding scheme.Courville sought election to municipal office in Mirabel in 2005. There was also a candidate named Suzanne Courville in the 2009 municipal election in Terrebonne, although this may have been a different person.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2005 municipal | Terrebonne Council, District Eight | n/a | 273 | 19.96 | 2/2 | Guy Laurin |
| 2006 federal | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel | Conservative | 12,461 | 23.32 | 2/5 | Mario Laframboise, Bloc Québécois |
[Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour]: Marie-Ève Hélie-Lambert
Marie-Ève Hélie-Lambert was 26 years old at the time of the election, and was a Philosophy student at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières. She previously worked at a centre for drug addicts. She lived in the nearby Berthier-Maskinongé riding, but indicated that she did not want to oppose Marie-Claude Godue as the Conservative candidate there. Hélie-Lambert expressed interest in stopping the exodus of young people from the region, and was writing a book on the loss of collective responsibility in society. She was not right-wing in her personal views, and said that she was running for the Conservatives as a "citizen open to the world".She received 11,588 votes, finishing second against Bloc Québécois incumbent Louis Plamondon. Elections Canada subsequently alleged that Hélie-Lambert was one of a number of Conservative Party candidates involved in a funding scheme, wherein the central party organization transferred funds in and out of her riding to avoid spending limit restrictions.
[Hull—Aylmer]: Gilles Poirier
Poirier is a teacher at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, and is a former vice-president of the New Democratic Party in the riding. He nevertheless chose to run for the Conservatives in the 2006 election, during which he improved his party's showing by 9% and moved up to 3rd place in a traditionally left-wing and federalist riding. Liberal incumbent Marcel Proulx retained his seat.[La Pointe-de-l'Île]: Christian Prévost
Christian Prévost's campaign literature indicated that he had experience organizing, promoting, and co-ordinating several sporting events, particularly in the field of soccer. He had previously contested the same electoral division in 2004. There is a Christian Prévost who sought election to the Montreal city council in a 2008 by-election, although this may not have been the same person.| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2004 federal | La Pointe-de-l'Île | Conservative | 1,961 | 4.24 | 3/5 | Francine Lalonde, Bloc Québécois |
| 2006 federal | La Pointe-de-l'Île | Conservative | 7,402 | 15.24 | 2/5 | Francine Lalonde, Bloc Québécois |
Lac-Saint-Louis">Lac-Saint-Louis (electoral district)">Lac-Saint-Louis: Andrea Paine
A graduate from Concordia University with a double major in journalism and political science, she also studied civil law at Université Laval.Prior to the 2006 election, she worked as a Legislative Assistant to the Opposition House Leader on Parliament Hill. In addition, she was the party's official spokesperson for Montreal's West Island.
She has been active in both the Conservative Party of Canada and the Quebec Liberal Party, and worked as a political aid to provincial MNAs on the West Island, as advisor or press secretary to provincial cabinet ministers of Fisheries, Education, and Transport, and as media representative during provincial referendums. She also held a position in communications for the Jean Charest leadership campaign for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Paine was Publicity Director on the West Island Women's Centre Board of Directors, and serves on the Board of Directors for both the West Island Community Resource Centre and Kuper Academy.
Manicouagan">Manicouagan (electoral district)">Manicouagan: Pierre Paradis
Pierre Paradis is a civil engineering consultant, superintendent, and project manager. In 2006, he was the commissioner of oaths for the Baie Comeau and Mingan judicial districts. He has also worked as a teacher.Paradis was the Canadian Alliance candidate for Charlevoix in the 2000 federal election. In 2001, he joined with the rest of his riding association in leaving the Canadian Alliance for the Progressive Conservatives, citing dissatisfaction with the Alliance's leadership. The two parties later merged to form the Conservative Party of Canada, which Paradis joined. He has been a Conservative candidate in two elections.
He is not to be confused with the former Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Paradis.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2000 federal | Charlevoix | Canadian Alliance | 1,905 | 5.72 | 3/5 | Gérard Asselin, Bloc Québécois |
| 2004 federal | Manicouagan | Conservative | 1,601 | 4.92 | 4/5 | Gérard Asselin, Bloc Québécois |
| 2006 federal | Manicouagan | Conservative | 6,910 | 18.98 | 2/6 | Gérard Asselin, Bloc Québécois |
Outremont">Outremont (electoral district)">Outremont: Daniel Fournier
Daniel Fournier is a prominent businessperson in Montreal. He received 5,168 votes, finishing fourth against incumbent Liberal Party cabinet minister Jean Lapierre.Ontario
Ian West (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing">Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (federal electoral district)">Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing)
West entered political life as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was 25 years old when he first campaigned for the PCs in the 2000 election. A graduate of the University of Windsor, he had recently completed a work term with DaimlerChrysler in Germany. His campaign focused on environmental concerns, and highlighted his party's plan to eliminate Canada's debt in twenty-five years. Although credited by the local media for running a solid campaign, he finished a distant fourth against longtime Liberal incumbent Herb Gray in Windsor West.West campaigned for the Progressive Conservatives again in a 2002 by-election, after Gray retired from the House of Commons. He emphasized the environment and cross-border trade with America, and again finished fourth against New Democrat Brian Masse. West later joined the Conservative Party of Canada, and was the party's candidate for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing in the 2006 federal election. As of 2005, he is in his last year of studies at the law school at the University of Ottawa.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2000 federal | Windsor West | PC | 2,116 | 4/6 | Herb Gray, Liberal | |
| federal by-election, 13 May 2002 | Windsor West | PC | 957 | 2.91 | 4/6 | Brian Masse, New Democratic Party |
| 2006 federal | Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing | Conservative | 8,957 | 3/6 | Brent St. Denis, Liberal |
Peter Conroy (Beaches—East York">Beaches—East York (federal electoral district)">Beaches—East York)
Conroy was born and raised in Beaches-East York, where he attended St. Denis elementary school and Cardinal Newman Secondary School. In 1988, he led an unsuccessful attempt to stop the Newman board from mandating school uniforms. After completing an Honours degree in History and Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, he worked in Ottawa for four years as an executive and legislative assistant to Liberal Member of Parliament Tom Wappel in Ottawa. He then returned to Beaches-East York to start a family and pursue a career in business. Conroy and his wife Shelley have three children: twin daughters Alexandra and Elizabeth and son Jacob. They are homeowners in the Upper Beach area.Conroy is a founder and executive of CollectiveBid Systems Inc, through which he has launched a fixed income exchange designed to eliminate the inefficiencies in the Canadian Bond Market. He currently works for the Montreal Exchange. He is an active member of the Beaches Lions Club where he has helped to raise funds in support of local causes including Kew Play and Community Centre 55's Hamper program. Along with three friends, he has promoted a community-based business, The Christmas Tree Company, since 1992. This venture has also raised money for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.
Conroy was thirty-six years old in the 2006 campaign. He received 9,238 votes in the 2006 election, finishing third against Liberal incumbent Maria Minna.