# Dody Crane

Dolores (Dody) Crane is a Canadian politician, who was interim leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1991. She originally ran as the party's candidate in Hillsborough in the 1988 federal election, finishing with what was at the time the best federal result for an NDP candidate in the province's history. Due to organizational upheaval in the provincial party following the resignation of Jim Mayne, she subsequently served as the party's spokesperson and acting leader until Larry Duchesne was selected as the party's new permanent leader in 1991.
She continued to be a New Democratic Party candidate in federal elections, running in Hillsborough again in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections, and in the successor riding of Charlottetown in the 2004 election.
She is the sister of Olive Crane, a former MLA and leader of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.

## Electoral record

vte2004 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 9,175 | 49.36 | +6.80 | $59,677.46 |
| | Conservative | Darren Peters | 5,121 | 27.55 | -7.80 | $60,605.56 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 3,428 | 18.44 | -2.91 | $13,197.84 |
| | Green | Will McFadden | 760 | 4.09 | – | $1,647.47 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 105 | 0.56 | – | $2,837.13 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,589 | 100.0 | – | $61,440 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 133 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,722 | 67.30 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,820 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +7.30 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 8,277 | 41.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Darren Peters | 6,039 | 30.50 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 4,328 | 21.86 |
| | Alliance | Gerry Stewart | 1,005 | 5.08 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 92 | 0.46 |
| | Independent | Baird Judson | 58 | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,895 | 67.2 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Proud | 7,630 | 40.87 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 5,751 | 30.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitchell Tweel | 4,594 | 24.61 |
| | Reform | Blaine Jensen | 476 | 2.55 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 145 | 0.78 |
| | Natural Law | Paula Price | 74 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,847 | 71.2% |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Proud | 11,976 | 60.57 |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 5,269 | 26.65 |
| New Democratic | Dody Crane | 1,143 | 5.78 |
| Reform | Freeman T. Whitty | 744 | 3.76 |
| National | Dave Patterson | 350 | 1.77 |
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 167 | 0.84 |
| Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 123 | 0.62 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Proud | 8,897 | 43.68 |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 8,638 | 42.41 |
| New Democratic | Dody Crane | 1,984 | 5.78 |
| Independent | David Weale | 569 | 2.79 |
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 281 | 1.38 |