Camilo Tiqui

Camilo Tiqui was a perennial candidate for public office in Toronto. He was an intelligence officer in the Philippine military, and moved to Canada in 1976. He later worked for De Havilland as an aircraft technologist. Tiqui was fifty-one years old in when he ran in Parkdale for the 1987 Ontario provincial election. He campaigned in favour of a more equitable system of taxation.

He tried to challenge Sergio Marchi for the Liberal nomination in York West in the 1988 federal election, but was ruled ineligible on the grounds that his nomination papers were misfiled.

Tiqui expressed concern about overpopulation in the Toronto's Black Creek area during the 1988 campaign. He called for increased multicultural programs in 1991. In addition to the campaigns listed below, Tiqui also applied to become Mario Gentile's replacement on the Metro Toronto Council in 1994 (council chose to appoint Gentile's successor rather than call a by-election). He was rejected in favour of another candidate.

Tiqui is active with the Boy Scouts organization.

+ Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 12 November 1984 North York municipal by-election Council, Ward One n/a not listed not listed Mario Sergio 1985 North York municipal School trustee, Ward Three n/a 155 4/4 Elizabeth Smith 1987 provincial Parkdale Independent 176 7/8 Tony Ruprecht, Liberal 1988 Toronto municipal Metro council, Black Creek ward n/a 1,117 3/3 Maria Augimeri 1991 North York municipal School trustee, Ward One n/a 239 3/4 Sheila Lambrinos 1994 Toronto municipal Metro council, Black Creek ward n/a 1,784 2/2 Maria Augimeri

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