Gary McCauley
Canadian politician (1940–2018)
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Gary Francis McCauley (born 1 April 1940 in Cochrane, Ontario; died 13 May 2018 in Ottawa)[1] was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a clergyman (Anglican Church of Canada) and broadcaster by career.[2]
Died13 May 2018 (aged 78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationClergyman, broadcaster
McCauley attended General Theological Seminary in New York City, graduating in 1966.[1]
He represented New Brunswick's Moncton electoral district since winning that seat in the 1979 federal election. McCauley was re-elected in the 1980 election, but lost in 1984 to Dennis Cochrane of the Progressive Conservative party. McCauley served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.[2]
Electoral record
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Cochrane | 29,936 | 57.17 | +22.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Gary McCauley | 14,557 | 27.80 | -20.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Murphy | 7,629 | 14.57 | -2.14 | ||||
| Independent | Bob Kirk | 243 | 0.46 | Ø | ||||
| Total valid votes | 52,365 | |||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gary McCauley | 22,365 | 47.96 | +4.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Lockhart | 16,277 | 34.91 | -3.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Murphy | 7,791 | 16.71 | -1.78 | ||||
| Independent | Raymond Léger | 146 | 0.31 | Ø | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Nancy DesRosiers | 51 | 0.11 | Ø | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,630 | |||||||
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| 1979 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gary McCauley | 20,940 | 43.33 | +7.47 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Wheeler | 18,446 | 38.17 | +23.88 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Murphy | 8,936 | 18.49 | +15.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,322 | |||||||
