Rutherford Lester Whiting
Rutherford "Rud" Lester Whiting (July 30, 1930 – February 13, 2014) was a Canadian politician, who was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Halton from 1968 until 1972.
Rud Whiting | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Harley |
| Succeeded by | Terry O'Connor |
| Constituency | Halton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rutherford Lester Whiting July 30, 1930 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | February 13, 2014 (aged 83) Ridgeway, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Sales |
Political career
When Harry Harley, Halton's incumbent MP, decided not to stand for reelection in the 1968 general election,[1] Whiting (who was already on the riding party executive)[1] decided to contest the party nomination, and eventually won by two votes over Oakville Mayor MacLean Anderson on the fourth ballot.[2] He became MP in the subsequent election.[3]
He was defeated by Terry O'Connor of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 1972 general election.[4]
In 1985, Whiting attempted to reenter politics at the local level by campaigning for a Regional Councillor seat for Ward 4 in Halton Hills, but was defeated by the incumbent Marilyn Sarjeantson.[5]
Whiting was later a marketing manager for a land developer, and subsequently became a real estate agent.[6]
Electoral record
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry O'Connor | 22,640 | 43.7 | +9.7 | ||||
| Liberal | Rud L. Whiting | 20,419 | 39.4 | -8.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carolyn Holstein | 8,725 | 16.8 | -1.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,784 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rud L. Whiting | 17,837 | 48.1 | +0.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter McWilliams | 12,614 | 34.0 | +2.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Murray Kernighan | 6,606 | 17.8 | -2.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,057 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- "Harry Harley won't contest seat again". The Acton Free Press. 1 May 1968. p. 1.
- "Rud Whiting is chosen to contest Halton seat". The Acton Free Press. 15 May 1968. p. 1.
- "Rud Whiting is big winner; scores plurality of 4,600". The Acton Free Press. 26 June 1968. p. 1.
- "Terry ousts Rud; Carolyn in rear". The Acton Free Press. 1 November 1972. p. 1.
- Rowney, Dave (13 November 1985). "Three incumbents topple, five women elected". Georgetown Herald. p. 1.
- "Rud L WHITING". Independent and Free Press. 20 February 2014.
External links
- Rud Whiting – Parliament of Canada biography
- Photo of Rud Whiting at Milton Images
- "Political Passages: Mr. Rud Whiting". exparl.ca. Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians. Retrieved 4 December 2017.