Ed Harper

Ed Harper
MP for Simcoe Centre
In office
1993–1997
Preceded by Edna Anderson
Succeeded by riding dissolved
Personal details
Born April 9, 1931
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Reform
Residence Barrie, Ontario
Occupation businessman

Ed Harper (born April 9, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 1997. A member of the Reform Party, Harper was the only MP from that party ever elected anywhere east of Manitoba.

He defeated Liberal candidate Janice Laking, the incumbent mayor of Barrie, by a margin of 123 votes. Ironically, political analysts largely credited his victory over Laking to her popularity rather than his, suggesting that many voters in Barrie switched their votes because they didn't want Laking to step down as mayor.[1]

Harper did not stand for reelection in the 1997 election. Before being elected to Parliament, Harper was a businessman in Barrie.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Ed Harper 25,404
     Liberal Janice Laking 25,281
     Progressive Conservative Doug Jagges 11,647
     New Democrat Pat Peters 1,873
     National Craig Busch 1,342
     Independent Mike Ramsay 656
     Christian Heritage Ann Marie Tomlins 412
     Natural Law John Gregory 307
     Independent John K. Carson 139
     Abolitionist Gene Carter 41

References

  1. ^ "Lessons in right-wing reality from one Harper to another". The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2008.

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