Marijuana Party candidates in the 2004 Canadian federal election


The Marijuana Party fielded a number of candidates in the 2004 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

[Quebec]

Beauport">Beauport (electoral district)">Beauport: Nicolas Frichot

Nicolas Frichot was born in 1967 in Geneva, Switzerland, and later relocated to the Quebec City area of Canada. A photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist by trade, he has served on the boards of Mainfilm and l’association lafriche. In 2009, he was a student at Université Laval.
Elected as a school commissioner in 2007, Frichot has also sought election to public office at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. He called for the closure of Quebec City's incinerator in 2009, describing it as a major source of pollution in the city.
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
2003 provincialJean-LesageBloc Pot3901.115/6Michel Després, Liberal
2004 federalBeauportMarijuana5851.266/6Christian Simard, Bloc Québécois
2007 School BoardCapitale, Ward TenRESPECT12855.651/2himself
2009 municipalQuebec City, Council, Maizerets-LairetDéfi Vert64810.183/4Ginette Picard-Lavoie

Richelieu">Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour">Richelieu: Daniel Blackburn

Daniel Blackburn has been a candidate for public office at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, sometimes using the names Black D Blackburn or Blak D Blackburn. He identified himself as a television producer in 2004. While running for municipal office in 2005, he blamed prohibition and Sûreté du Québec tactics for creating a culture of violence within the local cannibas economy.
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
2000 federalBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourMarijuana9012.035/6Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2003 provincialNicolet-YamaskaBloc Pot4171.594/5Michel Morin, Parti Québécois
2004 federalRichelieuMarijuana5801.196/6Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2005 municipalBécancour town council, Poste 6Option Vert3548.643/3Alain Lévesque

[Saint-Laurent—Cartierville]: Alex Néron

Alexandre Néron has a certificate in screenwriting from the University of Quebec at Montreal and has worked an independent videographer in Montreal. A founding member of the Marijuana Party, he has run in three federal and two provincial elections.
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
1998 Quebec provincialRosementBloc Pot2961.014/7Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Parti Québécois
Canadian federal by-election, 11 September 2000Kings—HantsN/A 6702.474/5Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative
2000 Canadian federalHochelaga—MaisonneuveMarijuana1,2272.845/8Réal Ménard, Bloc Québécois
2003 Quebec provincialHochelaga-MaisonneuveBloc Pot4762.025/8Louise Harel, Parti Québécois
2004 Canadian federalSaint-Laurent—CartiervilleMarijuana2980.716/9Stéphane Dion, Liberal

[Ontario]

[Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington]: [George Walter Kolaczynski]

Kolaczynski received 479 votes, finishing sixth against the winner of the riding Conservative candidate Scott Reid.

[Manitoba]

[Charleswood—St. James]: Dan Zupansky

Zupansky has described himself as a business owner and salesperson. He was the host of a news-radio program on UMFM at the time of the election, and still holds this position. He received 337 votes, finishing fifth against the winner of the riding Conservative candidate Steven Fletcher.

[Elmwood—Transcona]: Gavin Whittaker

Whittaker has been a candidate of both the Marijuana Party of Canada and the Libertarian Party of Manitoba. He organized public screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in Winnipeg during the 1990s and took part in a pro-marijuana rally outside the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1999. In 2004, he listed his occupation as "sales representative" in 2004. His partner, Rebecca Whittaker, has also been a Marijuana Party candidate.
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
2003 provincialElmwoodLibertarian671.124/4Jim Maloway, New Democratic Party
2004 federalElmwood—TransconaMarijuana3111.066/7Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party

[Kildonan—St. Paul]: Rebecca Whittaker

Rebecca Whittaker listed herself as an administrative assistant in 2004. She received 290 votes, finishing fifth against Conservative candidate Joy Smith. Her partner, Gavin Whittaker, has also been a Marijuana Party candidate.