Naomi Rankin

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Naomi Rankin (born c. 1953)[1] is the current leader of the Communist Party of Alberta in Alberta, Canada.

She has been leader of the Communist Party since 1992 and has run in every provincial and federal election in Alberta since 1982, for the Communist Party (Alberta) or the Communist Party of Canada. She has run in many of Edmonton's ridings. In the last two decades, the Communist Party has rarely managed more than a few hundred votes, and has only fielded a small number of candidates.

Naomi is widowed with two children, and is retired from her career as a computer programmer. She has lived in Edmonton since 1964. She is a social activist and sings in a choir called "Notre Dame des Bananes," as well as the Richard Eaton Singers.

Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Strathcona
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Heather McPherson 26,823 47.3%
Conservative Sam Lilly 21,035 37.1%
Liberal Eleanor Olszewski 6,592 11.6%
Green Michael Kalmanovitch 1,152 2.0%
People's Ian Cameron 941 1.7%
Communist Naomi Rankin 125 0.2%
Marxist–Leninist Dougal MacDonald 77 0.1%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,745 100.0
Total rejected ballots 250
Turnout 56,995 73.7
Eligible voters 77,285
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

External links[edit]

Party political offices
Preceded by
Norman Brudy
Leader of the Communist Party (Alberta)
1992–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent