Donald Wood
Canadian politician
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Donald Paul Wood (March 22, 1933 – July 7, 2015) was a Canadian politician and a businessman and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of Tory Angus MacLean on October 20, 1976. During this time, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. He lost the 1979 election to Melbourne Gass. He lost the 1968 election to the Hon. Angus MacLean. He also sat as a member of various standing committees including Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Public Accounts. Wood died on July 7, 2015.[1]
Preceded byAngus MacLean
Succeeded byMelbourne Gass
BornMarch 22, 1933
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedJuly 7, 2015 (aged 82)
Donald Paul Wood | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Malpeque | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Angus MacLean |
| Succeeded by | Melbourne Gass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1933 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Died | July 7, 2015 (aged 82) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | businessman, farmer |
Electoral record
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melbourne Gass | 8,729 | 52.70 | +5.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Wood | 6,707 | 40.50 | -7.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Charlie Sark | 1,126 | 6.80 | +2.72 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,562 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1977 On the resignation of Angus MacLean, 20 October 1976 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Wood | 4,657 | 48.37 | +3.80 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian MacQuarrie | 4,532 | 47.07 | -3.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles H. Sark | 393 | 4.08 | -0.73 | ||||
| Independent | A. Neil Harpham | 46 | 0.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,628 | 100.00 | ||||||
