Neil Young (politician)

Neil Young (August 28, 1936 – March 7, 2015) was a Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the Canadian parliament from 1980 to 1993. He represented the downtown Toronto ridings of Beaches and Beaches-Woodbine.

For other people named Neil Young, see Neil Young (disambiguation).
Neil Young
Member of Parliament
for Beaches-Woodbine
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byMaria Minna
Member of Parliament
for Beaches
In office
1980–1988
Preceded byRobin Richardson
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born(1936-08-28)August 28, 1936
Edinburgh, Scotland
DiedMarch 7, 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 78)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseVivien
Children4
ProfessionMachinist, consultant

Background

Young was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1936. He emigrated to Canada in the 1950s and worked as a machinist in the electrical industry. He later became an organizer for the United Electrical Workers Union. After leaving politics he worked as a consultant on people with disabilities. He and his wife Vivien raised four children.[1] He died on March 7, 2015, in Toronto.[1]

Politics

He ran unsuccessfully for Toronto City Council's Ward 9 in 1976. He came in 6th place behind winners Pat Sheppard and Tom Wardle Jr.[2] In a closely contested nomination race, he won the NDP nomination for the Beaches federal electoral district by two votes in 1977.[3] In the federal election of 1979 he lost narrowly to Progressive Conservative candidate Robin Richardson by 518 votes. The PC's won and Richardson served in the short lived Joe Clark minority government.[4] In 1980, Young faced Richardson again, this time defeating him by 1,496 votes.[5] He represented the electoral districts of Beaches from 1980 to 1988, and Beaches—Woodbine from 1988 to 1993, in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Young served as the NDP critic on several portfolios such as pensions and veteran's affairs. He was the party's whip from 1981 to 1984.

He was defeated in the 1993 election by Liberal Party of Canada candidate Maria Minna.[6]

Electoral record
1993 Canadian federal election: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMaria Minna17,58240.0+6.7
New DemocraticNeil Young8,15118.5-16.6
ReformHugh Prendergast6,77315.4
Progressive ConservativeDenise Cole4,69310.7-18.6
IndependentTerry Kelly4,52510.3
NationalJohn-Frederick Cameron1,2142.8
GreenLeane Haze3570.8+0.1
Natural LawDonalda Fredeen2760.6
IndependentKeith Meadowcroft1950.4
AbolitionistZahid Tirmizi1200.3
Marxist–LeninistPierre Chénier960.2
Total valid votes 43,982100.0
1988 Canadian federal election: Beaches—Woodbine
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticNeil Young15,76035.2
LiberalTerry Kelly14,90033.2
Progressive ConservativeJim O'Malley13,10729.2
LibertarianDennis Corrigan3510.8
GreenMichael Tegtmeyer3170.7
IndependentRonald Clifford2590.6
IndependentWally Pearson710.2
Commonwealth of CanadaCharles Odell480.1
Total valid votes 44,813100.0

References
  1. "Obituary: Neil Young". Canadian obituaries. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  2. "Voting Results". Toronto Star. 7 December 1976. p. A11.
  3. York, Marty (26 November 1977). "Brewin ends long career, heir picked". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.
  4. "Counting the votes: The Liberals watch from their Quebec fortress...as Conservatives sweep most of the West". The Globe and Mail. 24 May 1979. pp. 10–11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "Federal general election results listed riding-by-riding". The Ottawa Citizen. 19 February 1987. pp. 29–30.
  6. "Results may be more complete than as published Riding-by-riding results from across Canada Ontario Algoma". Toronto Star. 26 October 1993. p. B10.
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