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J. Edward "Ed" Broadbent


Ed Broadbent
1975 Leadership Campaign
Ed Broadbent
1975 Leadership Campaign
Ed Broadbent
1975 Leadership Campaign
Ed Broadbent
1979
Ed Broadbent
1980
Ed Broadbent
Broadbent Campaign Airplane
1980
Ed Broadbent & Bob Skelly
Ed Broadbent & Bob Skelly

1984

Ed Broadbent
Deal = Canada-US Free Trade Agreement.
1988

Ed Broadbent
1988
Ed Broadbent
1988
Ed Broadbent
1988
Ed Broadbent
1988
Ed Broadbent
2004

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1936.03.21 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

OCCUPATION: University Professor.

POLITICAL PARTY: New Democratic Party.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
Did not seek re-election in 2006, due to his wife's ill health.
2004.06.28 - Ottawa Centre, Ontario - Re-Elected.
Did not seek re-election in October 1993.
1988.11.21 - Oshawa, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1984.09.04 - Oshawa, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1980.02.18 - Oshawa, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1979.05.22 - Oshawa, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1974.07.08 - Oshawa-Whitby, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1972.10.30 - Oshawa-Whitby, Ontario - Re-Elected.
1968.06.25 - Oshawa-Whitby, Ontario - Elected.

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, April 1971. First ballot: 4th place (out of five candidates) with 236 votes - 14%. Second ballot: 4th place with 223 votes (13%). Eliminated as a candidate after the second ballot.

Candidate for Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, July 1975. First ballot: 1st place (out of five candidates) with 536 votes - 33%. Second ballot: 1st place with 586 votes (36%). Third ballot: 1st place with 694 votes (43%). Fourth ballot: Broadbent won by a vote of 984 (60%) to 658 (40%) over Rosemary Brown.

Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (1975.07.07 - 1989.12.04). In the 1979 elections, the NDP won 26 seats (gain of 10 seats) and 17.9% of the vote. In the 1980 elections, the NDP won 32 seats (gain of 6 seats) and 19.8% of the vote. In the 1984 elections, the NDP won 30 seats (loss of 2 seats) and 18.8% of the vote. In the 1988 elections, the NDP won 43 seats (gain of 13 seats) and 20.4% of the vote -- scoring the best showing in NDP history. Broadbent voluntarily stepped down as Leader a year after the 1988 elections.

Vice President, Socialist International (1979 - 1990).

WEBSITE: CBC Archives: Ed Broadbent and COVE: Ed Broadbent

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