Derek Blackburn

Derek Blackburn
Member of Parliament for Brant
In office
1971–1993
Preceded by James Elisha Brown
Succeeded by Jane Stewart
Personal details
Born Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn
(1934-06-16)June 16, 1934
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Political party New Democratic Party
Residence Brantford, Ontario

Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (born June 16, 1934 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1971 to 1993.[1] He represented the electoral district of Brant as a member of the New Democratic Party.[1]

First elected in a by-election in 1971,[1] Blackburn was reelected in every subsequent election up to and including the 1988 election.[1] He retired from elected politics in 1993 when he was appointed to the federal Immigration and Refugee Board.[2]

Electoral record

By-election on May 31, 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 17,147 43.1 +12.4
LiberalBob McIntosh 12,831 32.2 -7.6
Progressive ConservativeEmory Knill 9,517 23.9 -5.7
Social CreditA.J. Sid Hamelin 322 0.8
Total valid votes 39,817 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 20,002 43.1 0.0
LiberalDick Mundy 14,730 31.7 -0.5
Progressive ConservativeAlex Keresturi 11,711 25.2 +1.3
Total valid votes 46,443 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 19,453 42.1 -1.0
LiberalVern Young 17,410 37.6 +5.9
Progressive ConservativeAlex Keresturi 9,228 20.0 -5.3
CommunistPaul F. Jarbeau 158 0.3
Total valid votes 46,249 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 20,908 42.2 +0.1
Progressive ConservativeArthur Tobey 15,422 31.1 +11.2
LiberalJack Bawcutt 13,154 26.5 -11.1
Marxist–LeninistMalkit Randhawa 93 0.2
Total valid votes 49,577 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 19,194 41.1 -1.1
Progressive ConservativeRick Sterne 14,614 31.3 +0.2
LiberalJo Brennan 12,725 27.2 +0.7
Social CreditWinnifred M. Moyer 103 0.2
Marxist–LeninistMalkit Randhawa 93 0.2 0.0
Total valid votes 46,729 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1984: Brant
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 23,103 44.20
     Progressive Conservative Rick Sterne 21,679 41.47
LiberalPeter Hexamer 7,286 13.94
Social CreditCharley Harris 207 0.40
Total valid votes 52,275 100.00
Total rejected ballots 266
Turnout 52,541 73.16
Electors on the lists 71,821
Canadian federal election, 1988: Brant
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDerek Blackburn 19,633 41.46 $41,490
     Progressive Conservative Steve Bosanac 14,084 29.74 $45,061
LiberalDavid J. Carll 11,461 24.20 $40,772
Christian HeritageGeraldine de Vries 1,786 3.77 $10,857
GreenJamie Legacey 258 0.54 $0
LibertarianHelmut Kurmis 95 0.20 $299
Commonwealth of CanadaBarnabas Simon 34 0.07 $0
Total valid votes 47,351 100.00
Total rejected ballots 287
Turnout 47,638 71.53
Electors on the lists 66,603

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tony L. Hill, Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts. Prospect Park Press, 2002. ISBN 9780972343602. p. 256.
  2. ↑ David Leyton-Brown, Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1993. University of Toronto Press, 1999. ISBN 9780802047014. p. 28.


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