[1] Earle was a senior public servant, he was the first employee of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.
Margaret's, in which a small part of the old Halifax West, in which he resided, had been moved under redistricting.
He ran again in the 2006 federal election, again losing to Keddy, but improving his vote total and placing second.
[3] Earle ran against Keddy for a third time in the 2008 federal election, losing by less than one thousand votes.
[5] Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.