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Steven W. Langdon

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Steven Langdon
Member of Parliament for Essex—Windsor
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byEugene Whelan
Succeeded bySusan Whelan
Personal details
Born (1946-07-15) July 15, 1946 (age 78)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
University of Toronto
OccupationProfessor

Steven W. Langdon (born July 15, 1946) is a Canadian academic, politician, economist, and former parliamentarian.

Born in Stratford, Ontario, Langdon graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1969.[1] He also has a doctorate from the University of Sussex.

He ran for the New Democratic Party four times before being elected to the House of Commons from Essex in the 1984 election.

Langdon was re-elected in the 1988 election and stood as a left-wing candidate to succeed Ed Broadbent in the 1989 NDP leadership convention. He finished third behind Audrey McLaughlin, the eventual winner, and Dave Barrett.

He lost his seat in the 1993 election along with all of Ontario's federal NDP MPs.

Since leaving politics, Langdon has worked as an adjunct research professor in the department of economics at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Electoral record

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1993 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Susan Whelan 25,200 55.1% +13.8%
New Democratic Steven W. Langdon 12,650 27.7% -16.4%
Reform John Larsen 6,029 13.2%
Progressive Conservative Brian Payne 1,481 3.2% -11.1%
National George Opacic 194 0.4%
Marxist–Leninist Paul Hawkins 83 0.2%
Commonwealth of Canada Vlado Zugaj 67 0.1%
Total valid votes 45,704 100.0%
1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot 4th ballot
Name Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast % Votes cast %
Audrey McLaughlin 646 26.9% 829 34.3% 1,072 44.4% 1,316 55.1%
Dave Barrett 566 23.6% 780 32.3% 947 39.3% 1,072 44.9%
Steven W. Langdon 351 14.6% 519 21.5% 393 16.3%
Simon De Jong 315 13.1% 289 12.0%
Howard McCurdy 256 10.7%
Ian Waddell 213 8.9%
Roger Lagasse 53 2.2%
Total 2,400 100.0% 2,417 100.0% 2,412 100.0% 2,388 100.0%
1988 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Steven W. Langdon 18,926 44.1% +4.8%
Liberal Ray Robinet 17,715 41.3% +12.2%
Progressive Conservative Ted Aver 6,154 14.3% -17.3%
Independent Margaret Villamizar 98 0.2%
Total valid votes 42,893 100.0%
1984 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Steven W. Langdon 18,746 39.3% -0.5%
Progressive Conservative John Martel 15,073 31.6% +22.9%
Liberal Brian Ducharme 13,866 29.1% -22.2%
Total valid votes 47,685 100.0%
1980 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eugene Whelan 24,651 51.3% +7.0%
New Democratic Steven W. Langdon 19,123 39.8% -0.7%
Progressive Conservative Kathy Flood 4,184 8.7% -6.2%
Marxist–Leninist Peter Ewart 103 0.2% -0.1%
Total valid votes 48,061 100.0%
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1979 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eugene Whelan 20,373 44.3% -10.9%
New Democratic Steven W. Langdon 18,603 40.4% +5.0%
Progressive Conservative Kathy Flood 6,875 14.9% 5.6%
Marxist–Leninist Pete Ewart 144 0.3%
Total valid votes 45,995 100.0%

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