Ed Harper
MP for Simcoe Centre
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byEdna Anderson
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1931-04-09) April 9, 1931
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyReform
Residence(s)Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Occupationbusinessman

Edward Harper (born April 9, 1931) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 1997. A member of the Reform Party, Harper was the only MP from that party ever elected anywhere east of Manitoba.

He defeated Liberal candidate Janice Laking, the incumbent mayor of Barrie, by a margin of 123 votes. Political analysts credited his victory over Laking largely to her popularity rather than his, suggesting that many voters in Barrie switched their votes only because they didn't want Laking to step down as mayor.[1]

Harper did not stand for reelection in the 1997 election. Before being elected to Parliament, Harper was a businessman in Barrie.

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ReformEd Harper25,404
LiberalJanice Laking25,281
Progressive ConservativeDoug Jagges11,647
New DemocraticPat Peters1,873
NationalCraig Busch1,342
IndependentMike Ramsay656
Christian HeritageAnn Marie Tomlins412
Natural LawJohn Gregory307
IndependentJohn K. Carson139
AbolitionistGene Carter41

References

  1. "Lessons in right-wing reality from one Harper to another". The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2008.


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