Derek Blackburn

Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (June 16, 1934 – October 12, 2017) was a 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]

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
Died	October 12, 2017(2017-10-12) (aged 83) Gatineau, Quebec
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Brantford, Ontario

He was raised in Stratford, Ontario and was the son of John and Mabel Blackburn.

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] Blackburn died on October 12, 2017 at the age of 83.[3]

Electoral record

By-election on May 31, 1971
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	17,147	43.1	+12.4
	Liberal	Bob McIntosh	12,831	32.2	-7.6
	Progressive Conservative	Emory Knill	9,517	23.9	-5.7
	Social Credit	A.J. Sid Hamelin	322	0.8
Total valid votes			39,817	100.0

1972 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	20,002	43.1	0.0
	Liberal	Dick Mundy	14,730	31.7	-0.5
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Keresturi	11,711	25.2	+1.3
Total valid votes			46,443	100.0

1974 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	19,453	42.1	-1.0
	Liberal	Vern Young	17,410	37.6	+5.9
	Progressive Conservative	Alex Keresturi	9,228	20.0	-5.3
	Communist	Paul F. Jarbeau	158	0.3
Total valid votes			46,249	100.0

1979 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	20,908	42.2	+0.1
	Progressive Conservative	Arthur Tobey	15,422	31.1	+11.2
	Liberal	Jack Bawcutt	13,154	26.5	-11.1
	Marxist–Leninist	Malkit Randhawa	93	0.2
Total valid votes			49,577	100.0

1980 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	19,194	41.1	-1.1
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Sterne	14,614	31.3	+0.2
	Liberal	Jo Brennan	12,725	27.2	+0.7
	Social Credit	Winnifred M. Moyer	103	0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Malkit Randhawa	93	0.2	0.0
Total valid votes			46,729	100.0

1984 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	23,103	44.20
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Sterne	21,679	41.47
	Liberal	Peter Hexamer	7,286	13.94
	Social Credit	Charley 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

1988 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Derek Blackburn	19,633	41.46	$41,490
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Bosanac	14,084	29.74	$45,061
	Liberal	David J. Carll	11,461	24.20	$40,772
	Christian Heritage	Geraldine de Vries	1,786	3.77	$10,857
	Green	Jamie Legacey	258	0.54	$0
	Libertarian	Helmut Kurmis	95	0.20	$299
	Commonwealth of Canada	Barnabas 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. 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.
3. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=derek-blackburn&pid=186978757

External links

• Derek Blackburn – Parliament of Canada biography