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Grant Deachman

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Grant Deachman
Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra
In office
May 16, 1963 – September 1, 1972
Preceded byHoward Charles Green
Succeeded byBill Clarke
Personal details
Born(1913-05-04)May 4, 1913
Calgary, Alberta
DiedJune 24, 1983(1983-06-24) (aged 70)
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia

Grant Deachman (May 4, 1913 – June 24, 1983) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra in the House of Commons of Canada from 1963 to 1972.

He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Chief Government Whip from 1971 to 1972.

Election results

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1972 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Clarke 17,767 42.57 +12.27
Liberal Grant Deachman 15,001 35.94 -18.34
New Democratic Nigel Nixon 8,411 20.15 +5.20
Social Credit Edith Garner 378 0.91
Independent Rupert Beebe 180 0.43
Total valid votes 41,737 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.30
1968 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Deachman 20,788 54.29 +15.45
Progressive Conservative John A. Pearkes 11,604 30.30 -7.49
New Democratic George Trasov 5,727 14.96 -1.13
Republican Robert Hein 175 0.46
Total valid votes 38,294 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +11.47
1965 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Deachman 12,895 38.84 -2.90
Progressive Conservative Howard Charles Green 12,549 37.80 -0.07
New Democratic George E. Trasov 5,342 16.09 +1.43
Social Credit Donald W. Gosse 2,416 7.28 +1.54
Total valid votes 33,202 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.42
1963 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Grant Deachman 15,160 41.73 +10.66
Progressive Conservative Howard Charles Green 13,756 37.87 -7.59
New Democratic Dorothy Gretchen Steeves 5,324 14.66 -2.49
Social Credit James P.R. Mason 2,085 5.74 -0.59
Total valid votes 36,325 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +9.12
1962 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Howard Charles Green 15,113 45.46 -25.26
Liberal Grant Deachman 10,331 31.07 +14.79
New Democratic Philip H. Waddell 5,699 17.14 +7.17
Social Credit Emil Peter Schafer 2,103 6.33 +3.30
Total valid votes 33,246 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -20.02
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.

Archives

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There is a Grant Deachman fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R11992.

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