Rob Parker (Canadian politician)
Rob Parker (January 18, 1943 – March 17, 2016) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a broadcaster, businessman and journalist by career.
Rob Parker | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Eglinton | |
| In office October 1978 – March 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Mitchell Sharp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1943 |
| Died | March 17, 2016 (aged 73)[1] Ajijic, Mexico |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Broadcaster, businessman, journalist |
He was elected to the 30th Canadian Parliament at the Eglinton riding in a by-election on 16 October 1978. In the 1979 election, Parker was defeated at the Eglinton—Lawrence riding by Roland de Corneille of the Liberal party. He made another unsuccessful attempt to unseat de Corneille there in the 1980 election.
In 2007, Parker was living in the Lake Chapala region of Mexico, active with the Canadian expatriate community there.[2]
Electoral record
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Roland de Corneille | 19,270 | 42.88 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Parker | 17,605 | 39.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Leo Heaps | 7,368 | 16.40 | |||||
| Libertarian | Linda Cain | 585 | 1.30 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Iqbal S. Sumbal | 111 | 0.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,939 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Roland de Corneille | 20,861 | 50.47 | +7.59 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Parker | 13,985 | 33.83 | -5.35 | ||||
| New Democratic | Graham Murray | 6,077 | 14.70 | -1.70 | ||||
| Libertarian | Linda Cain | 343 | 0.83 | -0.47 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Iqbal S. Sumbal | 71 | 0.17 | -0.08 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,337 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- "Globeandmail.com: Robert Ross Parker Jr. . . Aged 73". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- Agren, David (14 February 2007). "´Tequila Sheila´ pays a visit to Ajijic". The Herald Mexico. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- Agren, David (September 2007). "Ex-Pats Flex Voting Muscles" (PDF). Inside Mexico. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.