Grant Deachman
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Grant Deachman | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra | |
| In office May 16, 1963 – September 1, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Charles Green |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1913 Calgary, Alberta |
| Died | June 24, 1983 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Grant Deachman (May 4, 1913 – June 24, 1983) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra in the House of Commons of Canada from 1963 to 1972.
He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Chief Government Whip from 1971 to 1972.
Election results
[edit]| 1972 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Clarke | 17,767 | 42.57 | +12.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Grant Deachman | 15,001 | 35.94 | -18.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nigel Nixon | 8,411 | 20.15 | +5.20 | ||||
| Social Credit | Edith Garner | 378 | 0.91 | – | ||||
| Independent | Rupert Beebe | 180 | 0.43 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,737 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.30 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Grant Deachman | 20,788 | 54.29 | +15.45 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John A. Pearkes | 11,604 | 30.30 | -7.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | George Trasov | 5,727 | 14.96 | -1.13 | ||||
| Republican | Robert Hein | 175 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,294 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.47 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Grant Deachman | 12,895 | 38.84 | -2.90 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Charles Green | 12,549 | 37.80 | -0.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | George E. Trasov | 5,342 | 16.09 | +1.43 | ||||
| Social Credit | Donald W. Gosse | 2,416 | 7.28 | +1.54 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,202 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.42 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Grant Deachman | 15,160 | 41.73 | +10.66 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Charles Green | 13,756 | 37.87 | -7.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dorothy Gretchen Steeves | 5,324 | 14.66 | -2.49 | ||||
| Social Credit | James P.R. Mason | 2,085 | 5.74 | -0.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,325 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.12 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Charles Green | 15,113 | 45.46 | -25.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Grant Deachman | 10,331 | 31.07 | +14.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Philip H. Waddell | 5,699 | 17.14 | +7.17 | ||||
| Social Credit | Emil Peter Schafer | 2,103 | 6.33 | +3.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,246 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -20.02 | ||||||
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. | ||||||||
Archives
[edit]There is a Grant Deachman fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R11992.
External links
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