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. Two candidates finished second. One finished third. Some who finished fourth beat the New Democratic Party, and are mentioned. Others who placed fourth beat Social Credit Party of Canada. 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 and number of votes received were:
  • Samoil, Willy 766 votes
  • Pazdor, Philip J. 638 votes
  • Williams, Mike 878 votes
  • Lambe, David E. Fred 887 votes
  • Petti, Anthony G. 1,027 votes
  • Walker, Dave 453 votes
  • Cavanagh, Allan G. W. 547 votes
  • Hohol, Carl M. 359 votes

    [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—Saanich with Bob Maddocks standing. The candidates and number of votes received were:
  • Schaller, Richard the Troll 688 votes
  • Lesosky, Louis Crowbird 444 votes
  • Maddocks, Bob 548 votes
  • Storey, Kyle 237 votes
  • Coffey, Frank Tee Pee Red 591 votes
  • Kruger, Andre The Rock 317 votes
  • Courchene, Albert The Cad 440 votes
  • Longworth, David J. 337 votes
  • Lyttle, Dandy Randy 198 votes
  • McDonald, Verne John Eh 405 votes
  • Fleming, Linda 327 votes
  • Higgins, Rhino Kirk 446 votes

    [Manitoba]

Manitoban Rhino candidates were generally uncontested for fourth, in which place all four shown below finished. The candidates and number of votes received were:
  • Campbell, Roland 352 votes
  • Feilburg, Lawrence 433 votes
  • Bergen, Honest Don 322 votes
  • Balderstone, Smilin Dave 405 votes

    [New Brunswick]

The candidates and number of votes received were:
  • Both candidates in Gloucester combined, with Boudreau ranking fourth in his own right.
  • * Boucher, Amede Le Terrible 362 votes
  • * Boudreau, Jules Cesar 736 votes.
  • Doucet, Arthur 692 votes; finished in fourth rank.

    [Nova Scotia]

Both NS Rhino candidates finished in fourth place. They were and number of votes received:
The candidates and number of votes received were:
  • Reid, David J. 214 votes
  • Butterfield, Vicki
Butterfield, wife of noted computer expert Jim Butterfield, 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". This was likely a reference to Liberal Party leader Pierre Trudeau. She received 196 votes, finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Bob Rae.
The following candidates all finished fourth:
  • Thorning, Steve 272 votes
  • Sabzali, James E. S. 304 votes
  • Sharp, Edward T. 373 votes
  • Showers, Stewart 224 votes
  • Cockerell, Alan 658 votes
  • Stranart, J. C. 313 votes
  • Langille, David 358 votes
  • Ashby, Graham Prickes 519 votes
  • Yates, Geoff 319 votes
  • Douglas, John 250 votes
  • Lake, Fred Horny 230 votes
  • Lalonde, Raymond 288 votes
  • Nigol, Rick 330 votes
  • Oliver, Mark 589 votes

    [Québec]

The candidates and number of votes received were:
  • Des Gagne, Ti-Pit Claude 728 votes — finished third behind the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives. NDP did not run a candidate.
  • Grenier, Philippe Sarto 1,685 votes
  • Leblanc, Louis Philippe Tulipe 917 votes
  • Laliberté, Guy Pantouffe 945 votes. Guy Laliberté later went on to found Cirque de Soleil.
  • Cote, Sonia Chatouille 3,067 votes — finished second, beating the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the NDP.
  • Richard, Gervais Prime 2,652 votes
  • Brunet, Jean-Marc Cornelius 2,631 votes
  • Regimbauld, Paul 3,041 votes
  • Gavroche, Gosselin D. 1,002 votes
  • De Blois, Piggy Guy 1,835 votes
  • Paquette, J. Chretin 1,634 votes
  • Pollender, Raymond Patrotrovitch 1,862 votes
  • Moreau, Helene 1,215 votes
  • Caron, Denys 876 votes
  • Saintonge, Jacques 627 votes
  • Simard, Donald Bobette 503 votes
  • Arene, Jean-Luc 982 votes
  • Bedard, Fernand 909 votes
  • Massicotte, Michel Celestin 1,206 votes
  • Drapeau, Pedro Gervais G. D. 1,844 votes
  • De Vernal, J. F. Le Calife 1,206 votes
  • Chaput, Benoit Yodepech 1,603 votes
  • Chamberland, Andre 868 votes
These candidates all placed fourth in their races:
  • Lambert, Germain 624 votes; finished in fourth place, beating the NDP
  • Chabot, Andree 815 votes; finished fourth, beating the NDP
  • Michaud, Helene 1,724 votes
  • Bernard, Denis Van 3,066 votes
  • Vaillancourt, Pierre Elliot 2,479 votes
  • Antonyszyn, Polack Eugene 1,640 votes
  • Mainville, Francis Vitesse 759 votes
  • Penzes, Francois R. 640 votes
  • Gougeon, Diane 1,412 votes
  • Dompierre, Sylvain 598 votes
  • In Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, the combined vote of the two candidates was enough for them to rank fourth:
  • * Guay, Raymond 349 votes
  • * Lapierre, Andre Constance 358 votes
  • In Labelle, the combined vote of the three candidates was enough to rank fourth:
  • * Collin, Gaston 664 votes
  • * Gagnon, Richard Amouthd 331 votes
  • * Morin, Jean-Marie 580 votes
  • Briand, Beru Louis 1,159 votes
  • Baribeau, Jean Serge 692 votes
  • Lefebvre, Jean Obelix 2,813 votes; finished second, beating the New Democratic Party candidate.
  • Ferron, Jacques 1,868 votes. Jacques Ferron, physician and author, was a decorated Québec cultural hero.
  • Bonnier, Jean Chat Botte 1,679 votes
  • Bonnier, Alain Bugs 2,152 votes
  • Ouellet, François 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.
  • * Bedard, Denis Tarzan 715 votes
  • * Truchon, Yves 841 votes
  • Belair, Michel 892 votes; finished fourth, beating the NDP by four votes.
  • Gingras, Pierre Screwdriver 687 votes
  • Theriault, Face-Bleme Jacques 1,913 votes
  • Rivard, Michel Flybin 715 votes
  • Roy, Cherubin Guy 900 votes
  • Langlois, Philippe 2,065 votes
  • Beauregard, Gaston Lagaffe 643 votes
  • Harvey, La Mule Louis 1,608 votes
  • Tremblay, G. Mara 1,310 votes
  • Rose, Serge 1,232 votes
  • Montpetit, Jean-Guy 1,140 votes
  • Tremblay, Rodrigue Chocolat 1,080 votes
  • Guzzo-Ceros 1,569 votes
  • Favreau, Francois Straight 1,659 votes
  • Brazeau, Cornelius Andre 1,274 votes
  • Mignault, Hughe Le Brulot 2,804 votes
  • Cawthorn, Ronald 1,141 votes

    [Saskatchewan]

Both Rhino candidates in Saskatchewan ranked fourth in their races and are shown and number of votes received:
  • Bowden, Ross Dunning 294 votes
  • Hoover, Derron H. X. 302 votes