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{{Short description|Canadian politician and party leader}}
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'''Naomi Rankin''' (born c. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.votecommunist.ca/naomi/ |title=Naomi Rankin, Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont &#124; Vote communist! |access-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220150154/http://www.votecommunist.ca/naomi/ |archive-date=December 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and the current leader of the [[Communist Party – Alberta]] since 1992. She is the longest-serving political party leader in the province,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Maimann |first=Kevin |date=2019-04-07 |title=Alberta's longest-serving party leader says Communist message is gaining traction |url=https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/04/07/albertas-longest-serving-party-leader-says-communist-message-is-gaining-traction.html |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Toronto Star |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524001025/https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/04/07/albertas-longest-serving-party-leader-says-communist-message-is-gaining-traction.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and has run as a [[perennial candidate]] in every federal and provincial election in [[Alberta]] since 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Matthew |date=2019-10-15 |title=Why do longshot election candidates keep coming back for more? |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/why-do-longshot-election-candidates-keep-coming-back-for-more-1.4639371?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D1723871%3Fot%3DAjaxLayout |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=CTV News |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503215043/https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/why-do-longshot-election-candidates-keep-coming-back-for-more-1.4639371?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D1723871%3Fot%3DAjaxLayout |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Political career ==
She has been leader of the Communist Party – Alberta since 1992<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-07|title=Alberta's longest-serving party leader says Communist message is gaining traction|url=https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/04/07/albertas-longest-serving-party-leader-says-communist-message-is-gaining-traction.html|access-date=2021-03-15|website=thestar.com|language=en}}</ref> and has run in every provincial and federal election in [[Alberta]] since 1982, for the Communist Party – Alberta and the [[Communist Party of Canada]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Black|first=Matthew|date=2019-10-15|title=Why do longshot election candidates keep coming back for more?|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/why-do-longshot-election-candidates-keep-coming-back-for-more-1.4639371?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D1723871%3Fot%3DAjaxLayout|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Edmonton|language=en}}</ref> In the last two decades, the Communist Party has rarely managed more than a few hundred votes, and has only fielded a small number of candidates.
Rankin became leader of the Communist Party in Alberta in 1992, after the collapse of the Soviet Union sent the party into crisis.<ref name=":0" /> Since 1982, she has run in every provincial and federal election for the Communist Party – Alberta and the [[Communist Party of Canada]] respectively. Rankin herself usually fields around 100 votes.<ref name=":1" />
 
In a typical election campaign, Rankin goes door-to-door and distributes pamphlets, as she tries to engage voters in discussions about the party's main platforms.<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, these included the nationalization of transnational oil and gas companies, and making Alberta a nuclear weapons-free zone.<ref name=":3" /> Since then, issues on the Communist Party agenda have included opposing privatization,<ref name=":2" /> doubling the corporate tax rate, and making drastic cuts to military spending.<ref name=":1" /> She also appears in forums, debates, and media interviews, in which she tries to debunk popular myths about the Communist Party and socialism.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Marck |first=Paul |date=March 9, 1997 |title=Communism's only contender: Party's sole candidate welcomes chance to show socialism as an option |page=A5 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867201/communisms-only-contender/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920175308/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867201/communisms-only-contender/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a candidate, Rankin has aimed to spread her message beyond the party's traditional targets such as trade unions, environmental groups, women's organizations, and farmers.<ref name=":5" />
Naomi is widowed with two children, and is retired from her career as a computer programmer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=For Communist Naomi Rankin, running in her 21st election, marginal gains are good enough|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/election-2019/for-communist-naomi-rankin-running-in-her-22nd-election-marginal-gains-are-good-enough|access-date=2021-03-15|website=edmontonjournal|language=en-CA}}</ref> She has lived in [[Edmonton]] since 1964. She is a social activist and sings in the "Notre Dame des Bananes” choir, as well as the [[Richard Eaton Singers]].
 
== Personal life ==
Rankin is widowed with two children, and is retired from her career as a computer programmer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Herring |first=Jason |date=October 15, 2019 |title=For Communist Naomi Rankin, running in her 21st election, marginal gains are good enough |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/election-2019/for-communist-naomi-rankin-running-in-her-22nd-election-marginal-gains-are-good-enough |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804130029/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/election-2019/for-communist-naomi-rankin-running-in-her-22nd-election-marginal-gains-are-good-enough |url-status=live }}</ref> She has lived in [[Edmonton]] since 1963.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 18, 1988 |title=Naomi Rankin, Communist Party of Canada |page=4 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109868408/naomi-rankin-communist-party-of-canada/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174034/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109868408/naomi-rankin-communist-party-of-canada/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A social activist since her teens, she has been active in peace and women's organizations.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=May 6, 1986 |title=Naomi Rankin, Communist Party – Alberta |page=H6 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867366/naomi-rankin-communist-party/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920175002/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867366/naomi-rankin-communist-party/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rankin sings in the "Notre Dame des Bananes” choir,<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Tom |date=May 23, 2009 |title=Recession's a cabaret for choir with a cause |page=D1 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867487/recessions-a-cabaret-for-choir-with-a/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109867487/recessions-a-cabaret-for-choir-with-a/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which performs songs about social justice,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Anne |date=June 12, 2004 |title=Preaching revolution to the choir tradition Naomi Rankin |page=A4 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |agency=CanWest News Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109104654/preaching-revolution-to-the-choir/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172400/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109104654/preaching-revolution-to-the-choir/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4" /> and has also sung as a tenor with the [[Richard Eaton Singers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Peace and Reconciliation Program |url=https://issuu.com/richardeatonsingers/docs/peace_and_reconcilliation |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=[[Issuu.com]] |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173148/https://issuu.com/richardeatonsingers/docs/peace_and_reconcilliation |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Electoral record ==
 
=== Federal ===
{{Canadian federal election, 2019/Edmonton Strathcona}}▼
 
{{Canadian federal election, 2015result/Edmonton Mill Woodstop|CA|2021|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Tim Uppal]]|18,392|37.9|-12.4|$93,973.02}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Ben Henderson (politician)|Ben Henderson]]|16,499|34.0|+0.4|$76,933.26}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Nigel Logan|10,553|21.8|+9.7|$2,274.37}}
{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Paul Edward McCormack|2,898|6.0|+4.2|$1,732.00}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|[[Naomi Rankin]]|172|0.4|-|$0.00}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|48,514|–|–|$109,498.31}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|380}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,894}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|77,062}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Conservative|-6.4}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e|title=September 20, 2021 Election Results — Edmonton Manning (Validated results)|publisher=[[Elections Canada]]|date=26 September 2021|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref>|}}
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▲{{2019 Canadian federal election, 2019/Edmonton Strathcona}}
 
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Edmonton Mill Woods}}
 
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
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{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots| 191| 0.42|+0.07 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 45,827| 53.13|+1.03 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 85,259|&ndash;–|&ndash;–| }}
{{CANelec/hold |CA |Conservative|-4.00}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Kilgour]]|17,555|42.82|&ndash;–|$65,152}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Tim Uppal]]|17,421|42.49|&ndash;–|$66,701}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Paul Reikie|3,975|9.70|&ndash;–|$4,138}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Michael Garfinkle|1,911|4.65|&ndash;–|$788}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Naomi Rankin|135|0.33|&ndash;–|$751}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,997|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|181|0.44}}
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{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Ray Martin (politician)|Ray Martin]]|7,304|17.44| +5.65|$56,287}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Kevin Mahfouz|2,252|5.37|-1.93|$1,688}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Naomi Rankin|222|0.53|&ndash;–|$238}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|41,869|100.00|&nbsp;|&ndash;–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|156|0.37|+0.15 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|42,025|53.42| +1.73}}
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''Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.''
 
{{1997 Canadian federal election, 1997/Edmonton—Strathcona}}
 
{{1993 Canadian federal election, 1993/Edmonton—Strathcona}}
 
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}
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===Provincial===
{{2023 Alberta provincialgeneral election, 2019/Edmonton-StrathconaHighlands-Norwood}}
 
{{2019 Alberta general election/Edmonton-Strathcona}}
 
{{2015 Alberta provincialgeneral election, 2015/Edmonton-Mill Woods}}
 
{{2012 Alberta provincialgeneral election, 2012/Edmonton-Mill Creek}}
 
{{2008 Alberta provincialgeneral election, 2008/Edmonton-Mill Creek}}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|colspan="3" align=center|'''[[2004 Alberta general election]] results'''<ref name="2004 official">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/38.pdf |title=Edmonton-Mill Woods Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election | publisher=Elections Alberta | access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-date=February 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208055823/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Statements/38.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|colspan="2"|'''Turnout 45.04%'''
|colspan="2" align=center|'''Swing'''
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|colspan=4|'''Liberal hold'''
|colspan=2|'''Swing -8−8.06%'''
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{{2001 Alberta provincialgeneral election, 2001/Edmonton-Centre}}
 
{{CANelec/top|AB|1997|Edmonton-Riverview|percent=yes}}
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