Table:
text: New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes _ Rank_ Biographical_notes_
Cape Breton—Canso Mark MacNeill M Inverness Government and Business Policy Advisor 7660 21.1 3rd Served in Ottawa as a consultant with National Advisory Board on Science and Technology, with the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Solicitor General`s Aboriginal Policing Secretariat.
Central Nova Mary Louise Lorefice F Antigonish Retired educator 7659 19.6 3rd Lorefice is a retired teacher from Antigonish, who has lived in the community for 38 years.
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Karen Olsson F North River Stay-at-home Mother 4874 12.3 2nd 

text: New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes _ Rank_ Biographical_notes_
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Brad Pye M Ottawa, ON Senior Political Party Program Officer 12793 31.5 2nd Pye is an international development worker and son of former Dartmouth North MLA Jerry Pye.
Halifax Megan Leslie F Halifax Community Legal Worker 19252 42.7 1st 
Halifax West Tamara Lorincz F Halifax Director of Nova Scotia Environment Network 12201 29.6 2nd An environmentalist.
Kings—Hants Carol E. Harris F Wolfville University Professor 8291 22.0 3rd She was the NDP`s candidate in the 2000 election in Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.
Sackville—Eastern Shore Peter Stoffer M Windsor Junction Parliamentarian 24279 61.4 1st Stoffer has been the incumbent MP since 1997.

text: New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Nova Scotia – 11 seats
Riding Candidate Gender Residence Occupation Votes _ Rank_ Biographical_notes_
South Shore—St. Margaret`s Gordon S. Earle M Upper Tantallon Retired Public Servant 13456 33.7 2nd Earle is the former federal MP for Halifax West (1997–2000). Has run in this riding unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2006.
Sydney—Victoria Wayne McKay M Sydney Teacher 8559 24.4 2nd 
West Nova George Barron M Bear River Paramedic 7097 16.9 3rd Barron was born near Paris, Ontario, he has been a paramedic for 22 years. He was nominated on October 28, 2007.

Question: Who received the fewest votes among the New Democratic Party candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election?

Question: What is the total number of candidates for the New Democratic Party in the 2008 Canadian federal election?