Rosemary Brown

1975 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1930.05.17 - Kingston, Jamaica. Immigrated to Canada in 1951.

DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH: 2003.04.26 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Women's Rights Activist. Social Worker. University Professor.

POLITICAL PARTY: New Democratic Party (NDP).

BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MLA):
1986 - Retired, did not seek re-election.
1983.05.05 - Burnaby-Edmonds - Re-Elected.
1979.05.10 - Burnaby-Edmonds - Re-Elected.
1975.12.11 - Vancouver-Burrard - Re-Elected.
1972.08.30 - Vancouver-Burrard - Elected.

SENIOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
Security Intelligence Review Committee (1993-1998).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, July 1975. First ballot: 2nd place (out of five candidates) with 413 votes - 25%. Second ballot: 2nd place with 397 votes (24%). Third ballot: 2nd place with 494 votes (31%). Fourth ballot: Brown lost to Ed Broadbent by a vote of 984 (60%) to 658 (40%).

MISCELLANEOUS:
Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission, 1993-1996.
Brown was the first Black woman to be elected to public office in Canada (1972).
Brown and Emery Barnes were the first Black persons elected the British Columbia Legislature (1972).
Brown was the first Black woman to run for the leadership of a federal political party in Canada (1975).

WEBSITE: University of Toronto: Dr. Rosemary Brown (Memorial)