Larry McCormick (Canadian politician)
Larry McCormick (January 4, 1940 – May 3, 2011)[1][2] was a Canadian politician. He was born in Enterprise, Ontario.
McCormick was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington from 1993 to 2004. Benefiting from vote-splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party, he was the first Liberal since 1935 to win a seat in this area in the House of Commons. McCormick was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
McCormick's seat was merged with parts of the former riding of Lanark—Carleton, forcing him into a contest with that riding's Conservative incumbent, Scott Reid in the 2004 election. With the end of vote-splitting on the right, Reid won the seat by over 10,000 votes.
Before serving in Ottawa, McCormick owned and operated McCormick's Country Store on County Road 4 in Camden East. He was married to wife Reta and had one child, a daughter, Kayla.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former M-P Larry McCormick dies - Quinte News". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "'He was liked by everybody' | Local | News | the Kingston Whig-Standard". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- Canada Votes 2004 - Ridings. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed 2011-03-02.
- Canada Votes 2006 - Ridings. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed 2011-03-02.
External links
[edit]
 | This article about a Liberal Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |