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The result was delete. Davewild ( talk) 19:29, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
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This guy came third in the 2014 Ontario general election. That fails WP:POLITICIAN. However, I'm not sure a speedy delete is the correct avenue; he could have minor news coverage along the way, so I think a full AfD discussion is better. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:12, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerly HMSSolent)| lambast 02:22, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerly HMSSolent)| lambast 02:22, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Redirect to Whitby—Oshawa_(provincial_electoral_district)#Election_results per WP:POLOUTCOMES, as a plausible search term. The nom is right that CSD:A7 would be inappropriate in this case, however the subject still fails WP:POLITICIAN by a long way. The only coverage in reliable sources is the type of standard local press coverage in an electoral campaign context such as this or this, which is definitely not enough for a stand alone article. Valenciano ( talk) 12:51, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
- Redirect fails the notability guideline for politicians. Might also be a case of WP:TOOSOON, if at some point in the future he has significant reliable coverage we can split this off again. Vanamonde93 ( talk) 04:44, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
- Being an unsuccessful candidate in a provincial or federal election does not, in and of itself, entitle a person to a Wikipedia article — per WP:NPOL, a person must win the election, and thereby hold a notable office, to become eligible for a Wikipedia article on the basis of their political activity itself. This article, however, makes and sources no other claim of notability outside of the candidacy. I'd actually prefer to just delete rather than redirecting, as his plausibility as a search term is actually not significant (nobody seriously expects failed candidates to be covered on here, apart from people with a direct conflict of interest), but I'd settle for a redirect too if necessary. If he wins election to a notable office in the future, then he can have a new article. Bearcat ( talk) 01:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Delete: the political equivalent of a one hit wonder. Can always be recreated if he wins an election. Should not be redirected -- too common a name; potential for confusion. Quis separabit? 19:17, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
- Delete - fails WP:NPOL, and a redirect would be useless (too common name + disambiguator make it implausible as a search item). Kraxler ( talk) 17:36, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
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