Gordon Massie
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Gordon Massie was a Canadian politician and political activist.
Massie was the leader of the Communist Party of Ontario during the provincial elections of 1985 and 1987. A longtime member of the Communist Party of Canada, he campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons many times but never came close to being elected. In different electoral cycles, he listed his occupation as "political organizer", "functionary" and "publishers representative".
Massie become active with the trade union movement at age seventeen, becoming a member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union. He was an active member of the United Auto Workers while working with De Havilland on aircraft construction. He was the circulation manager for the Canadian Tribune in the 1970s, and served on the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada.
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- Canadian federal election, 1972, Toronto—Lakeshore, 124 votes, fourth out of five candidates (winner: Terry Grier, New Democratic Party). Massie appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate, as the Communist Party was not formally recognized at the time.
- Canadian federal election, 1974, Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, 81 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Ross Milne, Liberal)
- Ontario general election, 1975, Sault Ste. Marie, 232 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: John Rhodes, Progressive Conservative)
- Ontario general election, 1977, Riverdale, 214 votes, fourth out of six candidates (winner: Jim Renwick, New Democratic Party)
- Canadian federal election, 1979, Regina East, 65 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Simon de Jong, NDP)
- Canadian federal election, 1980, Regina East, 39 votes, seventh out of seven candidates (winner: Simon de Jong, NDP)
- Saskatchewan general election, 1982, Regina Centre, 66 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Edward Shillington, New Democratic Party)
- Canadian federal election, 1984, Davenport, 165 votes, sixth out of six candidates (winner: Charles Caccia, Liberal)
- Ontario general election, 1985, Dovercourt, 298 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: Tony Lupusella, NDP)
- Ontario general election, 1987, Parkdale, 184 votes, sixth out of eight candidates (winner: Tony Ruprecht, Liberal)
