New Democratic Party candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election
The New Democratic Party ran a full slate of candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election, and won 32 seats to remain the third-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Information about the party's candidates may be found here.
Ontario
[edit]Don Gray (Hamilton East)
[edit]Gray was a steelworker and an alderman in Hamilton, representing the city's fourth ward. He held several positions on city council, including chair of the Finance Committee,[1] chair of the Hamilton Harbour Committee,[2] chair the management committee responsible for the construction of Copps Coliseum, and chair of a committee that drafted a 1981 freedom-of-information by-law.[3] Gray was an early opponent of highway construction in the Red Hill Valley, and voted against the measure in September 1979.[4] He lost his council seat in the 1985 municipal election.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 federal | Hamilton Mountain | New Democratic Party | 10,304 | 3/5 | Gus MacFarlane, Progressive Conservative | |
| 1979 federal | Hamilton East | New Democratic Party | 11,783 | 2/5 | John Munro, Liberal | |
| 1980 federal | Hamilton East | New Democratic Party | 12,627 | 2/6 | John Munro, Liberal |
References
[edit]- ^ Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Hansard, 28 April 1985, accessed 3 November 2006.
- ^ "Funds for new NHL arenas have priority, Munro says", Globe and Mail, 7 February 1979, P24.
- ^ Paul Patton, "Burst of civic pride greets sport facility", Globe and Mail, 8 November 1985, D11. "Groups see curb in bylaw on data", Globe and Mail, 15 October 1981, P11.
- ^ Dick Beddoes, "Come road, hawk gone", Globe and Mail, 20 September 1979, P8.