Dolores (Dody) Crane is a Canadian politician, who was interim leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1991.[1] She originally ran as the party's candidate in Hillsborough in the 1988 federal election, finishing with what was at the time the best federal result for an NDP candidate in the province's history.[1] Due to organizational upheaval in the provincial party following the resignation of Jim Mayne, she subsequently served as the party's spokesperson and acting leader until Larry Duchesne was selected as the party's new permanent leader in 1991.[1]

Dolores (Dody) Crane
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
Interim
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byJim Mayne
Succeeded byLarry Duchesne
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Professionlawyer

She continued to be a New Democratic Party candidate in federal elections, running in Hillsborough again in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections, and in the successor riding of Charlottetown in the 2004 election.

She is the sister of Olive Crane, a former MLA and leader of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

Electoral record

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2004 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Shawn Murphy 9,175 49.36 +6.80 $59,677.46
Conservative Darren Peters 5,121 27.55 -7.80 $60,605.56
New Democratic Dody Crane 3,428 18.44 -2.91 $13,197.84
Green Will McFadden 760 4.09 $1,647.47
Christian Heritage Baird Judson 105 0.56 $2,837.13
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,589 100.0   $61,440
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 133 0.71
Turnout 18,722 67.30
Eligible voters 27,820
Liberal notional hold Swing +7.30
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Shawn Murphy 8,277 41.81
Progressive Conservative Darren Peters 6,039 30.50
New Democratic Dody Crane 4,328 21.86
Alliance Gerry Stewart 1,005 5.08
Natural Law Peter Cameron 92 0.46
Independent Baird Judson 58 0.29
Turnout 19,895 67.2
1997 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Proud 7,630 40.87
New Democratic Dody Crane 5,751 30.80
Progressive Conservative Mitchell Tweel 4,594 24.61
Reform Blaine Jensen 476 2.55
Christian Heritage Baird Judson 145 0.78
Natural Law Paula Price 74 0.40
Turnout 18,847 71.2%
1993 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Proud 11,976 60.57
Progressive Conservative Thomas McMillan 5,269 26.65
New Democratic Dody Crane 1,143 5.78
Reform Freeman T. Whitty 744 3.76
National Dave Patterson 350 1.77
Christian Heritage Baird Judson 167 0.84
Natural Law Peter Cameron 123 0.62
1988 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Proud 8,897 43.68
Progressive Conservative Thomas McMillan 8,638 42.41
New Democratic Dody Crane 1,984 5.78
Independent David Weale 569 2.79
Christian Heritage Baird Judson 281 1.38

References

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  1. ^ a b c Leo Heaps, Our Canada: The Story of the New Democratic Party Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Lorimer, 1991. ISBN 1550283537.
  2. ^ "Battlegrounds Canada: Liberals seem safe in P.E.I., but momentum could shift". National Post, August 4, 2011.