A. Daniel McKenzie

A. Daniel McKenzie (25 March 1924 – 15 August 1989) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. McKenzie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and became a communication supervisor by career.

He won the seat for the Winnipeg South Centre electoral district in the 1972 federal election and won successive terms in the general elections of 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1984, becoming member for Winnipeg—Assiniboine after riding boundaries were rearranged in 1976.

In October 1987, during his last term, "Fighting Dan" became somewhat infamous for an incident where he shoved fellow MP John Nunziata (Liberal - York-South Weston) in the House of Commons. He was objecting to Nunziata's sitting in the Prime Minister's seat during a session of Committee of the Whole House.

McKenzie will also be remembered as one of the proponents of the plan to annex the Turks and Caicos Islands into Confederation.

McKenzie left federal politics in 1988 and did not campaign for another term of office in that year's federal elections. He served consecutive terms in the 29th through 33rd Canadian Parliaments.

Electoral history

1974 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan McKenzie	32,277	57.1	+11.9
	Liberal	Doug McEwen	15,956	28.2	−8.1
	New Democratic	Andy Robertson	7,823	13.8	−4.7
	Social Credit	Monty A. McDonald	365	0.6
	Marxist–Leninist	Marnie Frain	102	0.2
Total valid votes			56,523	100.0

1972 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan McKenzie	25,550	45.2	+16.3
	Liberal	E. B. Osler	20,516	36.3	−15.5
	New Democratic	Harvey H. Moats	10,460	18.5	+0.6
Total valid votes			56,526	100.0

External links

• A. Daniel McKenzie – Parliament of Canada biography