John McDermid

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (born March 17, 1940) is a former Canadian politician.

For the computer scientist, see John A. McDermid.
The Honourable

John McDermid

PC
Member of Parliament for Brampton–Georgetown
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byFirst member
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Brampton
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byFirst member
Succeeded byColleen Beaumier
Personal details
Born (1940-03-17) March 17, 1940
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBrampton
ProfessionMarketing manager

McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before entered politics. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Brampton—Georgetown outside of Toronto, Ontario.

He was re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections.[1][2] He became a parliamentary secretary when the Tories took power in 1984. From 1988 to 1993, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as series of junior minister positions: Minister of State for Housing (1988-1989), International Trade[3] (1988-1989), Privatization and Regulatory Affairs (1989-1991), and Finance and Privatization (1991-1993).

He left Cabinet with the departure of Mulroney as Prime Minister of Canada in June 1993, and did not run in the 1993 federal election.[4]

Electoral record
1988 Canadian federal election: Brampton
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid29,473
LiberalHarbhajan Pandori14,047
New DemocraticJohn Morris10,284
Christian HeritageDon Eddie2,698
LibertarianGeorge Dance593
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid47,743
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne23,325
New DemocraticJohn Deamer13,356
GreenSteven Kaasgaard458
CommunistJames Bridgewood153
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid25,243
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne24,876
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,978
LibertarianJoe Yundt201
CommunistJames Bridgewood64
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine40
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid31,042
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne22,270
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,584
LibertarianJoe Yundt243
CommunistJames Bridgewood77
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine45

References
  1. [from http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&Language=E&rid=60&Search=Det BRAMPTON--GEORGETOWN, Ontario (1976 - 1987)] (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
  2. BRAMPTON, Ontario (1987 - 1996) (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
  3. "Trade official to give address". The Register-Guard. 23 March 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. John McDermid – Parliament of Canada biography
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