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John McDermid

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John McDermid
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 (age 84)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 2024[1]
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBrampton
ProfessionMarketing manager

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (March 17, 1940—December 2024)[1] is a former Canadian politician.

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.[2][3] 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[4] (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.[5]

He was born David Michael Date, to a teenage mother, and adopted by Reverend John McDermid and his wife Nora.[6]

Electoral record

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1988 Canadian federal election: Brampton
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John McDermid 29,473
Liberal Harbhajan Pandori 14,047
New Democratic John Morris 10,284
Christian Heritage Don Eddie 2,698
Libertarian George Dance 593
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John McDermid 47,743
Liberal William Ross Milne 23,325
New Democratic John Deamer 13,356
Green Steven Kaasgaard 458
Communist James Bridgewood 153
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John McDermid 25,243
Liberal William Ross Milne 24,876
New Democratic David Moulton 11,978
Libertarian Joe Yundt 201
Communist James Bridgewood 64
Marxist–Leninist Marsha Fine 40
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative John McDermid 31,042
Liberal William Ross Milne 22,270
New Democratic David Moulton 11,584
Libertarian Joe Yundt 243
Communist James Bridgewood 77
Marxist–Leninist Marsha Fine 45

References

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  1. ^ a b Paikin, Steve (6 December 2024). "My final conversation with one of the really good guys of politics". TVO Today. Toronto ON: TVOntario. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ [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
  3. ^ BRAMPTON, Ontario (1987–1996) (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
  4. ^ "Trade official to give address". The Register-Guard. 23 March 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. ^ John McDermid – Parliament of Canada biography
  6. ^ Paikin, Steve (7 February 2024). "This former cabinet minister has seen his life transformed". TVO Today. Toronto ON: TVOntario. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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