John Brewin

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John Brewin was the Member of Parliament for Victoria (B.C.) from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the New Democratic Party. He was married to Gretchen Brewin, who served concurrently as mayor of the city of Victoria.

Brewin first ran for office in 1984 against veteran PC incumbent Allan McKinnon. He came in second in that election, losing by 4,108 or 8%. McKinnon did not run again in the 1988 election, and Brewin won the riding easily over PC candidate Geoff Young. In 1993, he lost his attempt at re-election to Liberal David Anderson. He came in third, also behind the Reform candidate.

In 2002, he "raised eyebrows" in the media and the party when he correctly predicted that NDP leader Alexa McDonough would step down that year. He also correctly predicted the strength of the then-potential Jack Layton candidacy for the leadership.

John Brewin now practises law for the Toronto firm of Ryder Wright Blair and Doyle. He recently co-authored Capitalism Rebooted?: Work, Welfare, and the New Economy with Dave Broad.