George Proud

George Albert Proud (9 April 1939 – 23 October 2019) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2000.

George Proud
Member of Parliament
for Hillsborough
In office
21 November 1988 – 26 November 2000
Preceded byThomas McMillan
Succeeded byShawn Murphy
Personal details
Born
George Albert Proud

(1939-04-09)9 April 1939
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died23 October 2019(2019-10-23) (aged 80)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada (1988-2000)
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party (1974-1979?)
Professionproperty supervisor

Proud was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From 1974 to 1979, he was a provincial politician in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Councillor for the 5th Queens provincial electoral district.

Proud moved to federal politics in 1988 general election when he was elected in the Hillsborough electoral district for the Liberal party. He was re-elected in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections. His national Parliament experience spanned the 34th, 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments.

After leaving federal politics as of the 2000 federal election, Proud became a member of the Canadian Transportation Agency in 2001. He died in 2019 at the age of 80 at a hospital in Charlottetown.[1]

Electoral record
1997 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Proud7,63040.87
New DemocraticDody Crane5,75130.80
Progressive ConservativeMitchell Tweel4,59424.61
ReformBlaine Jensen4762.55
Christian HeritageBaird Judson1450.78
Natural LawPaula Price740.40
Turnout 18,84771.2%
1993 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Proud11,97660.57
Progressive ConservativeThomas McMillan5,26926.65
New DemocraticDody Crane1,1435.78
ReformFreeman T. Whitty7443.76
NationalDave Patterson3501.77
Christian HeritageBaird Judson1670.84
Natural LawPeter Cameron1230.62
1988 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Proud8,89743.68
Progressive ConservativeThomas McMillan8,63842.41
New DemocraticDody Crane1,9845.78
IndependentDavid Weale5692.79
Christian HeritageBaird Judson2811.38

References
  1. Former P.E.I. MLA, MP George Proud dies in Charlottetown at 80


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