Ronald Moore (Manitoba politician)

Ronald Stewart Moore (December 22, 1913 – November 21, 2003) was a Canadian politician from Manitoba. He served as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949 representing the riding of Churchill.[1]

Ronald Moore
Member of Parliament
for Churchill
In office
1945–1949
Preceded byThomas Alexander Crerar
Succeeded byGeorge Weaver
Personal details
Born(1913-12-22)December 22, 1913
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
DiedNovember 21, 2003(2003-11-21) (aged 89)
Brandon, Manitoba
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
Residence(s)Brandon, Manitoba
Professionengineer

Moore was born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and worked on the Canadian National Railway as a young man. During World War II he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy and served from 1942 to 1945.[2] He was elected to parliament after the war in the 1945 federal election.[1]

After losing the 1949 federal election he returned to the CNR in Brandon, Manitoba before qualifying as an engineer and getting a job at CFB Shilo's heating plant. He remained active with the CCF and its successor, the New Democratic Party throughout his life.[1] Moore attempted to regain his seat in the 1953 federal election but was unsuccessful.[3] He died in 2003 in Brandon.[4]

1945 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthRonald Moore5,22638.8
LiberalGeorge Dyer Weaver4,35932.4-30.1
Progressive ConservativeCecil Ruddock Neely3,88428.8-8.7
Total valid votes 13,469100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

References
  1. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Hansard, November 26, 2003, page 148
  2. Biography, Manitoba Historical Society
  3. Parliamentary biography
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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