Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (born June 16, 1934 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993. He was elected as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Brant in Ontario. Blackburn won the Brant seat in the Canadian parliament seven times: firstly in a by-election part way through the 28th Canadian parliament, and then in the general elections from the 29th to the 34th parliaments.
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[edit] Electoral record (partial)
| 1988 federal election : Brant edit |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+/- |
Expenditures |
| |
New Democratic Party |
(x)Derek Blackburn |
19,633 |
41.46 |
|
$41,490 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Steve Bosanac |
14,084 |
29.74 |
|
$45,061 |
| |
Liberal |
David J. Carll |
11,461 |
24.20 |
|
$40,772 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Geraldine de Vries |
1,786 |
3.77 |
|
$10,857 |
| |
Green |
Jamie Legacey |
258 |
0.54 |
|
$0 |
| |
Libertarian |
Helmut Kurmis |
95 |
0.20 |
|
$299 |
| |
Commonwealth |
Barnabas Simon |
34 |
0.07 |
|
$0 |
| Total valid votes |
47,351 |
100.00 |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
287 |
|
|
|
| Turnout |
47,638 |
71.53 |
|
|
| Electors on the lists |
66,603 |
|
|
|
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Blackburn, Derek |
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| Short description |
Canadian politician |
| Date of birth |
June 16, 1934 |
| Place of birth |
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