J. Edward "Ed" Broadbent

1975 Leadership Campaign	1975 Leadership Campaign	1975 Leadership Campaign
1979	1980	Broadbent Campaign Airplane 1980
Ed Broadbent & Bob Skelly 1984	Deal = Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. 1988	1988
1988	1988	1988
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