Steve Otto
Canadian politician
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Steven Otto (25 December 1921 – 16 January 1989) was a Canadian politician.
Preceded byRobert Henry McGregor
Succeeded byIan MacLachlan Arrol
Born25 December 1921
Died16 January 1989 (aged 67)
Steven Otto | |
|---|---|
 Official 1968 portrait | |
| Member of Parliament for York East | |
| In office 1962–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Henry McGregor |
| Succeeded by | Ian MacLachlan Arrol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1921 |
| Died | 16 January 1989 (aged 67) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Born in Poland, Otto was a businessman and lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of York East in the 1962 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1963, 1965, and 1968. From 1971 to 1972 he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services. He was defeated in the 1972 election.
On 16 January 1989, Otto's fourteen-metre sailboat, the Optimistra, hit a rock and capsized off the southeast coast of Cuba. He was presumed to have drowned and his body was never recovered.[1]
| 1962 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 16,963 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Henry McGregor | 16,827 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Dunkley | 10,940 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Norman Elston | 609 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 21,038 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Willis Blair | 14,777 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Dunkley | 11,234 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James Mackie | 349 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 18,840 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Whipper Watson | 15,312 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | William Smith | 13,045 | ||||||
| Social Credit | R. Beacock | 194 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 19,320 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kechin Wang | 12,155 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Eamon Park | 11,921 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian MacLachlan Arrol | 18,729 | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 18,039 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | W. Thomas Beckett | 10,876 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Janina Klee | 113 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Harold Rowbottom | 104 | ||||||
