John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost — 65 as of the September 17, 2007 federal byelection in Outremont. ^[1] A perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is either infrequent or non-existent. ... This article is about the political process. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Outremont is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949, and since 1968. ...

He also calls himself The Engineer, The Gambler, The Banking System Engineer, Bank Fighter Extraordinaire, TajProfessor, and Great Canadian Gambler.

Background

Turmel believes in Louis Even's Quebec social credit theory of monetary reform. He has also campaigned for the legalization of gambling, the adoption of "Local Employment Trading Systems" (LETS) which are interest-free barter arrangements, and for the legalization of marijuana. He has participated in several protests outside of Canada's major banking institutions, saying that bank interest promote poverty and starvation in the third world. Social Credit (often called Socred for short) is an economic ideology and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Monetary Reform is accounting reform that reaches more deeply into banking central bank, money supply and monetary policy. ... Barter is a type of trade in which goods or services are exchanged for other goods and/or services; no money is involved in the transaction. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

Turmel, who lists his occupation as "professional gambler", was active in the Social Credit Party of Canada and the Social Credit Party of Ontario in the 1980s, and founded the Christian Credit Party in the 1980s, and the Abolitionist Party of Canada in the 1990s. He wears a trade-mark white construction helmet when campaigning, and calls himself "the Engineer". The colour of his helmet is said to not only refer to the white construction helmets worn by engineers and architects on construction sites, but also to the berets blanc (white berets), the nickname of the Pilgrims of Saint Michael, a radical monetarist faction within the Quebec social credit movement. Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada (French: Parti Crédit social du Canada), was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... The Social Credit Party of Ontario was a minor political party at the provincial level in the Canadian province of Ontario from the 1940s to the early 1970s. ... The Christian Credit Party was a short-lived Canadian political party founded in 1982 by perennial candidate and former social credit activist, John C. Turmel. ... The Abolitionist Party was a Canadian political party founded by perennial candidate John C. Turmel on a platform of: monetary reform, including the abolition of interest rates, abolishing income tax, the use of Local employment trading system banking, and introducing a form of social credit with monthly dividends being paid... The Pilgrims of St. ... Monetarism is a set of views concerning the determination of national income and monetary economics. ... Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. ...

Turmel's grandfather, Adelard Turmel, supported the Social Credit Party of Canada from its inception in 1935, and he passed on a belief in social credit monetary theories to his descendants. The Social Credit Party of Canada (French: Parti Crédit social du Canada), was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ...

Turmel describes himself as a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, "the Nazorean", though his beliefs are distinct from mainstream Christianity. He frequently refers to Jesus as a radical debt reformer, and often quotes the line, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors", from the Lord's Prayer. (This line is usually translated as "Forgive us our trespasses" or "Forgive us our sins", which Turmel regards as a distortion of its proper meaning. He has argued that Jesus died to bring salvation for mankind in this world, rather than in an afterlife.) This article concerns critical reconstructions of the Historical Jesus. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic... The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch. ... The afterlife, or life after death, is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual, experiential, or ghost-like, beyond this world (eg. ...

He has composed several poems outlining his beliefs, all of which are written in doggerel verse. The following example is typical: Doggerel describes verse considered of little literary value. ...

Debt Cancellation, "Tobin tax," they're splashing in the pool,

The problem's in the money pumphouse. "Interest" the tool.

The vast solution takes all errant money-pumps in hand,

It's not a half-vast splashing in the money pool that's planned.

Relief could reach the whole wide world to ancient strife placate.

Imagine Earth as Eden with no feedback causing hate.

The Christians and the Muslims and the Nazis and the Jews,

Are in agreement L.E.T.S. conforms to everybody's views.

[1] A Tobin tax is the suggested tax on all trade of currency across borders. ...

Turmel's brother, Raymond Turmel, has also campaigned for public office on several occasions. Raymond J. Turmel is a Canadian political activist. ...

History

1976 Turmel received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa with a specialization in the Mathematics of gambling and became Teaching Assistant to Dr. Walter Schneider in the course until 1978 when he was fired for running a highly publicized Blackjack "21" game in the Faculty Club. This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Gaming mathematics, also referred to as the mathematics of gambling, is a collection of probability applications encountered in games of chance and can be included in applied mathematics. ...

1977 First convicted of keeping a common gaming house for running Blackjack games at home.

1979 At the age of 28, Turmel sought election for the first time as an independent candidate in Ottawa West in the May federal election and argued interest on money, usury, was the evil instability in financial affairs and swore to "abolish interest rates". He won 193 votes. The House of Commons after the 1979 election The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

1980 He ran again as an independent in the February federal election in Ottawa Centre. His application to run as a Social Credit candidate was rejected by party leader Fabien Roy. He won 64 votes. The party lost all its seats. The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ...

Because of the death of the Social Credit candidate in Frontenac riding in Quebec during the election, a by-election was held in March. When Fabien Roy accepted the nomination without a convention, Turmel ran again as an independent against the Social Credit candidate. For the song by Chamillionaire, see Ridin. In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county[1]. The term has similar or analogous meanings in other countries. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

He ran as an independent candidate in the April 13 federal by-election in London West, claiming to be interim leader of the "Ontario Social Credit Party". London West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ...

Turmel won 77 votes as an "independent Social Credit" candidate in a September 8 by-election in Hamilton West. The Canadian federal riding of Hamilton West was created when the old riding of Hamilton was split in 1904. ...

He also sought the Social Credit Party of Canada’s interim national leadership unsuccessfully at a convention in November in Calgary. Turmel opposed the appointment of Martin Hattersley as interim leader of the federal Social Credit party as being undemocratic. The party executive claimed that the party did not have sufficient funds to hold a convention. This article is about the Canadian city. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1932 births | Alberta politicians | Social Credit Party of Canada Leaders ...

Turmel ran for Mayor of Ottawa in November, collecting 1,928 votes. At the same time, he was a candidate in a provincial by-election in Carleton riding coming in last as the Social Credit candidate. This is a list of the mayors of Ottawa. ...

With grandfather Adelard, mother Therese and brother Ray Turmel in support, Turmel started picketing the Bank of Canada on every Thursday when the interest rate was set and then picketing Parliament too. This continued for 5 years until the retirement of Governor Gerald Bouey.

1981 Turmel was convicted and jailed for 21 days for keeping a gaming house and playing 21, lost the appeal but had the sentence converted to 100 hours community service playing accordion in old-age homes.

In the March 1981 provincial election, Turmel ran as a Social Credit candidate in Ottawa Centre, while his brother Raymond ran for the party in Ottawa South, Serge Girard, Dale Alkerton and Andrew Dynowski ran in neighbouring ridings. It was reported that he became interim leader of the Ontario Social Credit Party in early March, although it is not clear if other members of the party agreed. William Daviss Progressive Conservatives finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. ... Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968. ... Ottawa South (fr. ...

In September, Turmel was a candidate in the federal by-election in Spadina riding in Toronto, collecting 98 votes. The national Social Credit party president Carl O’Malley refused to endorse a candidate on the basis that the Liberal candidate, Jim Coutts, a former adviser to Pierre Trudeau, was a personal friend. Raymond Turmel ran as an independent against O’Malley in the by-election held in Joliette, Quebec on the same day, claiming to be the "real Social Credit" candidate. Spadina was a Canadian electoral district that existed from 1933 to 1987. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... James (Jim) Allan Coutts (born 1938) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and former advisor to two Prime Ministers. ... For other uses, see Pierre Elliott Trudeau (disambiguation). ...

In October, the Ontario Social Credit Party conducted a leadership vote. The eleven delegates, who represented about 100 party members throughout the province, elected former Toronto mayoral candidate Anne McBride as their new interim leader in a vote of 7 to 1 with 3 spoiled ballots. One vote was cast for Bruce Arnold. Turmel, his brother Ray and their mother, Therese, wrote the word "unconstitutional" across the ballots. Turmel argued that the party was violating its constitution by holding a vote without providing four months' notice to its members. McBride was a Christian fundamentalist minister who vowed to run the party "on Christian principles". Nova Scotia-born Anne C. McBride was a frequent candidate in Canadian federal and provincial elections and by_elections in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. ... Fundamentalist Christianity is a fundamentalist movement, especially within American Protestantism. ...

In September, Turmel was reported to be fighting his expulsion from the federal Social Credit party, and seeking its leadership. Further, he was reported to be seeking to replace Joe Clark as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Turmel denied the report, but the journalist stood by her story. Charles Joseph Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, MA, LLD (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1982 In June, Turmel returned to Hamilton West to run in a provincial by-election as a candidate of the Christian Credit Party that he had recently founded. He won 173 votes. The Christian Credit Party was a short-lived Canadian political party founded in 1982 by perennial candidate and former social credit activist, John C. Turmel. ...

The Christian Credit Party was formed after the Social Credit party refused to renew the memberships of Turmel and his brother Raymond. The Turmel brothers said that they left the party because it had compromised its principles on interest rates.

He also ran for the Christian Credit Party in the September federal by-election in Broadview—Greenwood (in Toronto), winning an all-time low 16 votes. Raymond ran for the party in Leeds—Grenville in eastern Ontario. Toronto—Danforth in relation to the other Toronto ridings Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ... Leeds—Grenville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ...

In July, Turmel attempted to recruit members for his new party at the Social Credit national convention in Regina. In September, the party claimed to have 75 members.

In November, Turmel ran for alderman in the Ottawa suburb of Gloucester, and appears to have abandoned an attempt to run in a provincial by-election in Toronto-York South. Raymond ran for mayor of Gloucester, while their colleague Marc Gauvin ran for mayor of Ottawa. York South was the name of an electoral district or riding used for electing members to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. ...

1983 By 1983, the Christian Credit Party appears to have died. Turmel said he disbanded his party because he realized voters would not give it a chance. "People won't vote for a new party. They've been voting for one colour all their lives. The only way to do anything is to get into a recognized party."

Turmel, with Therese and Ray, Marc and Emi Gauvin and Serge Girard picketed the Bilderberger conference held at Chateau Montebello.

Turmel ran as an independent candidate in the Central Nova (Nova Scotia) riding by-election in September against Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney. He claimed to be a "member of the Abolitionist wing of the PC party". Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ...

Turmel won 97 votes as a candidate in a provincial by-election in Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry, Ontario.

1984 In the months before the September federal election, Turmel attempted to take over the Ottawa branch of the fledgling Green Party of Canada by signing up new members, seeking the party’s nomination in Ottawa Centre. After the party had appointed a candidate in Ottawa Centre rather than hold nominations, Turmel claimed that it was undemocratic and called a meeting at which all Greens were invited to elect candidates to run in various Ottawa area ridings under the Green Party banner. The party rejected those nominations, and then held its own meeting to nominate new candidates. The Canadian federal election of 1984 was called on July 4, 1984, and held on September 4 of that year. ... The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983. ...

In the election, Turmel ran as an independent against Green Party leader Hancock in Toronto—Beaches, Marc Gauvin ran in Ottawa Centre, supporter Serge Girard in Ottawa—Vanier, and John and Ray’s mother, Therese Turmel ran in Ottawa West, and Ray Turmel ran as an "independent Green" in Nepean—Carleton. Beaches was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... Ottawa—Vanier is a federal and provincial electoral district that makes up the eastern part of downtown Ottawa. ... Nepean—Carleton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ...

Turmel ran as an independent candidate in the December 13 provincial by-election in Ottawa Centre, and Serge Girard ran in Ottawa East. Turmel also ran for mayor of Ottawa. Ottawa East can refer to: The riding now known as Ottawa—Vanier The neighbourhood of Old Ottawa East This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

1985 In 1985, the Executive of the Ontario Branch of the Green Party expelled Ontario member John Turmel and Quebec member Ray Turmel.

Turmel appears to have founded the "Social Credit Party of Ontario", which was not affiliated with other social credit parties. Turmel led a campaign against the practice of cheque cashing agencies that cashed social assistance (welfare) cheques at a discount to the face value. Turmel issued ID card to SA recipients and recruited local retailers to cash the cheques at no discount. The Social Credit Party of Ontario guaranteed these cheques. In November, Turmel supporter Walter McPhee ran for Ottawa mayor and Turmel for Nepean mayor. Welfare is financial assistance paid by taxpayers to groups of people who are unable to support themselves, and determined to be able to function more effectively with financial assistance. ...

1986 Turmel ran in an April provincial by-election in Toronto-York East and an August 14 provincial by-election in Cochrane, Ontario, apparently under the "Social Credit Party of Ontario" banner. Cochrane was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ...

In September, he ran as an "independent créditiste" claiming to be the heir of Réal Caouette in a federal by-election in St.-Maurice, Quebec when future federal Liberal leader Jean Chrétien resigned. David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. ... Saint-Maurice was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, usually known as Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, BCL, LLD (h. ...

1987 In June, Turmel ran in a federal by-election in Hamilton Mountain. He was reported to be "attempting to form" an Ontario Social Credit Party. Hamilton Mountain refers to either the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, or the federal and provincial electoral district located on it. ...

1988 In the autumn of 1988, Turmel ran for mayor of Ottawa, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre and Member of Provincial Parliament for Welland—Thorold in the Niagara peninsula in a November 3 provincial by-election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... Welland—Thorold is a former provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada. ...

1991 Turmel was convicted in Gatineau, Quebec, of running a common gaming house and sentenced to 4 months in jail. Before getting out after one month, Turmel ran for Chair of Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality while in jail, collecting approximately 3,500 votes. The Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton was the head of the regional council which controlled the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. ...

1993 Ottawa and Ontario Provincial Police raided the private 28-table Casino Turmel in Project Robin Hood, the largest gaming house raid in Canadian history. Turmel eventually convicted and sentenced to 200 hours community service playing accordion in retirement homes.

Turmel founded the Abolitionist Party of Canada, which nominated 80 candidates in the 1993 federal election, one more than the Green Party of Canada. The Abolitionist Party was a Canadian political party founded by perennial candidate John C. Turmel on a platform of: monetary reform, including the abolition of interest rates, abolishing income tax, the use of Local employment trading system banking, and introducing a form of social credit with monthly dividends being paid... Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories. ...

1994 Turmel won over 4,000 votes running for Chair of Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality.

1995 Turmel won 46 votes as the Abolitionist Party candidate in the February 13 Ottawa—Vanier federal by-election. The party also nominated John Long in Brome—Mississquoi, Quebec, who won 15 votes. Ottawa—Vanier is a federal and provincial electoral district that makes up the eastern part of downtown Ottawa. ... Brome—Missisquoi (formerly known as Missisquoi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. ...

1996 John Turmel toured New Zealand speaking to the Greendollar and Social Credit Party conventions. One of the several logos used during the history of the Social Credit Party The New Zealand Social Credit Party (sometimes called Socred) was a political party which served as the countrys third party from the 1950s through into the 1980s. ...

In June, Turmel ran under the Abolitionist Party of Canada banner in a Hamilton East federal by-election. One month after the Ottawa Sun announced his loss in an article headlined, "Super Loser Fails Again", the Hamilton Spectator reported that the Hamilton Self-Help Centre was starting a Hamilton LETS. Hamilton East is both a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ottawa Sun is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

Turmel and mother Therese picketed the Bilderberger Conference in King City, Ontario. King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. ...

1997 Turmel made his first presentation on World-Wide LETS at TOES (The Other Economic Summit) in Denver, USA.

Turmel won 4,126 votes (2.5% of the total) running for Chair of Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality, in which Bob Chiarelli defeated Peter Clark by 2,798 votes. Turmel won 214 votes as an independent candidate in Ottawa West—Nepean in the 1997 federal election. In September, Turmel won 201 votes as an independent candidate in Ottawa West in a provincial by-election. Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician. ... Ottawa West—Nepean is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... 36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

Turmel ran for the board of the National Capital Freenet (ncf.ca) after the previous board reduced the number of seats from 7 to 5. Turmel came 6th, and argues he was cheated out of the only election he ever won.

Turmel appeared in the Guinness World Book of Records for most elections contested at 41.

1998 Turmel ran as an "independent Abolitionist" in a September 14 federal by-election in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...

Turmel made his second presentation on World Wide LETS at TOES in Birmingham England before British speaking tour.

1999 Turmel won 106 votes as an Abolitionist Party candidate in a March federal by-election in Windsor—St. Clair, Ontario, which was more than the margin by which Liberal candidate Rick Limoges defeated Joe Comartin of the New Democratic Party. Windsor—St. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... Richard (Rick) Limoges (born January 1, 1956 in Windsor, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Windsor—St. ... Joe Comartin (born 1947) is a Canadian labour lawyer and politician. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ...

Turmel made his third presentation on World Wide LETS at TOES in Koln, Germany, before a European speaking tour through Belgium, France, Holland, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

2000 Turmel ran as an independent candidate in the September Kings—Hants (Nova Scotia) federal by-election against Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark. Turmel won 89 votes as an independent candidate in Ottawa West—Nepean in the November federal election. Raymond Turmel won 728 votes in Ottawa—Vanier as a candidate for the Marijuana Party of Canada; John had previously attempted to run for the party's leadership, but was blocked. Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. ... Charles Joseph Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, MA, LLD (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980. ... Ottawa West—Nepean is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Ottawa—Vanier is a federal and provincial electoral district that makes up the eastern part of downtown Ottawa. ... The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party that aims to end prohibition of cannabis. ...

Turmel made a presentation to the United Nations on the interest-free UNILETS resulting in Millennium Declaration Resolution C6 to governments to use an alternative time-based currency to restructure the global financial architecture.

2002 The Marijuana Party leadership election was called off after Turmel showed up to contest the election.

2003 Turmel won 295 votes as an independent candidate in Brant riding in the October provincial election. His 56th campaign was for Mayor of Ottawa in the November municipal election, when he collected 1,166 votes. Brant (electoral district) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Map of Ontarios ridings and their popular vote for their party elected The Ontario Legislature after the 2003 election. ... Mayoral popular vote percentage map by city wards. ...

He also tried to resurrect the Libertarian Party of Canada, but was prevented from doing so when former members re-registered the name first. The Libertarian Party of Canada is a minor political party in Canada that adheres to the philosophy of libertarianism. ...

2004 Turmel ran as an independent candidate and placed fifth with 120 votes in a May 13 provincial by-election in Hamilton East. is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamilton East is both a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ...

2005 Turmel placed last of eight candidates as an independent candidate in the March 17 provincial by-election in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey. is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey is the name of both a former federal Canadian electoral district and a current Ontario provincial electoral district used in respective federal and provincial elections. ...

2006 John Turmel placed last for the federal election in Brant riding with 213 votes.

Turmel was convicted of drug possession in March 2006, resulting from a one-man protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa three years earlier. Turmel had taken three kilograms of marijuana to the hill, and openly smoked a joint in front of politicians and security officials. He has announced plans to appeal.[2] Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario Parliament Hill (French Colline du Parlement), The Hill to locals, is a scenic location on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

The conviction was delivered on the same day as a provincial by-election in Nepean—Carleton, in which Turmel was a candidate. Nepean—Carleton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ...

Summary of election results

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Footnotes

A perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is either infrequent or non-existent. ... Patricia Métivier is a resident of Montreal and an obscur perennial candidate in Canadian politics. ...

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