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Final List of Confirmed Candidates Now Available at www.elections.ca OTTAWA, Thursday, January 5, 2006 — The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, announced today that the final list of confirmed candidates in the 308 electoral districts for the general election on Monday, January 23, 2006, is now posted at www.elections.ca. "A total of 1,634 persons have been confirmed as candidates," stated Mr. Kingsley. When a registered party endorses a candidate, the party's name is listed on the ballot under the candidate's name. The following list shows the 15 political parties now registered, with the number of candidates endorsed by each. Registered political parties Number of confirmed candidates Gender Female Male Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada 1 1 0 Bloc Québécois 75 23 52 Canadian Action Party 34 8 26 Christian Heritage Party of Canada 45 8 37 Communist Party of Canada 21 7 14 Conservative Party of Canada 308 38 270 First Peoples National Party of Canada 5 0 5 Green Party of Canada 308 72 236 Liberal Party of Canada 308 79 229 Libertarian Party of Canada 10 1 9 Marijuana Party 23 1 22 Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada 69 24 45 New Democratic Party 308 108 200 Progressive Canadian Party 25 1 24 Western Block Party 4 1 3 There are 85 candidates running as independents and 5 candidates with no affiliation. Among the 1,634 confirmed candidates, 380 are women and 1,254 are men. For further information on any electoral district, electors may contact the office of the returning officer. For more general questions, electors may visit www.elections.ca or call 1 800 463-6868. Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament. Information: Elections Canada Media Relations 1 877 877-9515 or at www.elections.ca