Derek Blackburn

Derek Blackburn
Derek Blackburn
Member of Parliament for Brant
	In office; 1971–1993
Preceded by	James Elisha Brown
Succeeded by	Jane Stewart
Personal details
Born	Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn; June 16, 1934; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Brantford, Ontario

Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (born June 16, 1934 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1971 to 1993.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Brant as a member of the New Democratic Party.^[1]

First elected in a by-election in 1971,^[1] Blackburn was reelected in every subsequent election up to and including the 1988 election.^[1] He retired from elected politics in 1993 when he was appointed to the federal Immigration and Refugee Board.^[2]

Electoral record

By-election on May 31, 1971
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	17,147	43.1	+12.4
	Liberal	Bob McIntosh	12,831	32.2	-7.6
	Progressive Conservative	Emory Knill	9,517	23.9	-5.7
	Social Credit	A.J. Sid Hamelin	322	0.8
Total valid votes			39,817	100.0

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	20,002	43.1	0.0
	Liberal	Dick Mundy	14,730	31.7	-0.5
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Keresturi	11,711	25.2	+1.3
Total valid votes			46,443	100.0

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	19,453	42.1	-1.0
	Liberal	Vern Young	17,410	37.6	+5.9
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Keresturi	9,228	20.0	-5.3
	Communist	Paul F. Jarbeau	158	0.3
Total valid votes			46,249	100.0

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	20,908	42.2	+0.1
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur Tobey	15,422	31.1	+11.2
	Liberal	Jack Bawcutt	13,154	26.5	-11.1
	Marxist–Leninist	Malkit Randhawa	93	0.2
Total valid votes			49,577	100.0

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	19,194	41.1	-1.1
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Sterne	14,614	31.3	+0.2
	Liberal	Jo Brennan	12,725	27.2	+0.7
	Social Credit	Winnifred M. Moyer	103	0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Malkit Randhawa	93	0.2	0.0
Total valid votes			46,729	100.0

Template:Canadian federal election, 1984/Electoral District/Brant (electoral district)

Template:Canadian federal election, 1988/Electoral District/Brant (electoral district)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tony L. Hill, Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts. Prospect Park Press, 2002. ISBN 9780972343602. p. 256.
^ David Leyton-Brown, Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1993. University of Toronto Press, 1999. ISBN 9780802047014. p. 28.

External links

Derek Blackburn – Parliament of Canada biography

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[hill-1] Tony L. Hill, Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts. Prospect Park Press, 2002. ISBN 9780972343602. p. 256.

[2] David Leyton-Brown, Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1993. University of Toronto Press, 1999. ISBN 9780802047014. p. 28.

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