John McDermid
John McDermid | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brampton–Georgetown | |
| In office 1979–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Beaumier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Michael Date 17 March 1940 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 6 December 2024 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Brampton |
| Profession | Marketing manager |
John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (17 March 1940 – 6 December 2024) was a Canadian politician.
Life and career
[edit]Born as David Michael Date to a teenage mother, he was adopted by Reverend John McDermid and his wife, Nora.[1]
McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before he 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]
McDermid received the Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) in his role as Lieutenant Colonel,[6] the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012),[7] and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2024).[8]
McDermid died through euthanasia on 6 December 2024, at the age of 84.[9]
Electoral record
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Paikin, Steve (7 February 2024). "This former cabinet minister has seen his life transformed". TVO Today. Toronto ON: TVOntario. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ [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
- ^ BRAMPTON, Ontario (1987–1996) (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
- ^ "Trade official to give address". The Register-Guard. 23 March 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ John McDermid – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Lieutenant Colonel the Honourable John H. McDermid". The Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "The Honourable John H. McDermid". The Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Debates of Dec. 9th, 2024". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- John McDermid fonds at the Region of Peel Archives, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- 2024 suicides
- Politicians from Brampton
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada