Page: 9 [12] The respondents are the Attorney-General of Canada, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, the Returning Officers for the electoral districts, the six elected Conservative Party of Timiskaming, Winnipeg South Centre, and Yukon), the six unsuccessful New Democratic Party candidates, and Matt Henderson, an unsuccessful Independent candidate in Winnipeg South Centre. [13] Notices of appearance were filed by each of the respondents. The respondent Conservative MPs filed written representations and made oral submissions opposing the applications at the hearing. The New Democratic Party candidates filed written representations and made oral submissions in support of the applicants. The Liberal Party candidates, the Attorney General of Canada, the Returning Officers and Mr. Henderson filed no submissions and took no active part at the hearing. Other candidates in the several ridings did not file notices of appearance. The Chief Electoral Officer provided written representations and oral submissions to assist the Court with respect to the interpretation of the Act. [14] There were originally seven applications, but the seventh, in Court file T-616-12, Leanne Bielli v Attorney General, was dismissed in October 2012 when it emerged that the applicant, who had not voted due to a misleading call, had mistaken her riding and resided in an adjacent one and not that which was the subject of her application. A motion initiated by one of the respondents in T-616-12 and the evidence filed in that application were deemed continued in the other six applications. 2013 FC 525 (CanLII) Canada Members of Parliament (MPs), three unsuccessful Liberal candidates (Nipissing-