Lee Clark (politician)
Walter Leland Rutherford "Lee" Clark (16 December 1936 – 10 August 2008[1])[2] was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Davidson, Saskatchewan and was a professor by career.
Lee Clark | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris | |
| In office 1983–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Dinsdale |
| Succeeded by | Glen McKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Leland Rutherford Clark 16 December 1936 Davidson, Saskatchewan |
| Died | 10 August 2008 (aged 71) Lake Metigoshe |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | professor |
Clark attended the University of Saskatchewan. There, he met and, in 1959, married Barbara Woods. Clark went on to study at the University of Oregon and, after teaching in Regina, Saskatchewan and Brandon, Manitoba, received his PhD in Canadian history from the University of Alberta.[2]
Following the November 1982 death of Brandon—Souris Member of Parliament Walter Dinsdale, Clark became the Progressive Conservative party candidate for the riding in a by-election in May 1983. Clark won the seat and was re-elected in the 1984 and 1988 federal elections.
Clark left federal politics and did not campaign in the 1993 federal election after serving for part of the 32nd Canadian Parliament, and for full terms in the 33rd and 34th Parliaments.
Clark died at the age of 71, following a fall from a horse at Lake Metigoshe.[3]
Electoral history
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lee Clark | 17,372 | 46.8 | -5.4 | ||||
| Liberal | David Campbell | 11,404 | 30.7 | +16.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Serle | 5,018 | 13.5 | -2.1 | ||||
| Reform | Henry Carroll | 1,578 | 4.2 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Abe Neufeld | 1,324 | 3.6 | – | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Richard Rattai | 333 | 0.9 | -16.6 | ||||
| Independent | Tabitha Y. Singha | 108 | 0.3 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,137 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lee Clark | 18,813 | 52.2 | -10.0 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Dennis Heeney | 6,322 | 17.5 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Jake Janzen | 5,631 | 15.6 | -4.9 | ||||
| Liberal | David Campbell | 5,278 | 14.6 | -2.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,044 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1983 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On Mr. Dinsdale's death, 20 November 1982 | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lee Clark | 19,330 | 62.2 | +15.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Moore | 6,381 | 20.5 | -4.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Mullally | 5,369 | 17.3 | -10.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 31,080 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- "Former Brandon MP Dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 12 August 2008.
- "Lee Clark (obituary)". Winnipeg Free Press. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- "Memorable Manitobans: Walter Leland Rutherford "Lee" Clark (1936-2008)". Manitoba Historical Society. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2012.