Donald Wood

Donald Paul Wood
Member of Parliament
for Malpeque
In office
19771979
Preceded byAngus MacLean
Succeeded byMelbourne Gass
Personal details
Born(1933-03-22)March 22, 1933
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedJuly 7, 2015(2015-07-07) (aged 82)
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
Professionbusinessman, farmer

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]

Electoral record[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Donald Paul Wood: Obituary and death notice on InMemoriam".

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