Rutherford Lester Whiting
| Rud Whiting | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
|
In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Harley |
| Succeeded by | Terry O'Connor |
| Constituency | Halton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rutherford Lester Whiting July 30, 1930 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died |
February 13, 2014 (aged 83) Ridgeway, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Sales |
Rutherford "Rud" Lester Whiting (July 30, 1930 – February 13, 2014) was a Canadian politician, who was the Liberal member of parliament for the riding of Halton from 1968 until 1972.
Political career
When Harry Harley, Halton's incumbent MP, decided not to stand for reelection in the 1968 general election,[1] Whiting (who was already on the riding party executive)[1] decided to contest the party nomination, and eventually won by two votes over Oakville Mayor MacLean Anderson on the fourth ballot.[2] He became MP in the subsequent election.[3]
He was defeated by Terry O'Connor of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 1972 general election.[4]
In 1985, Whiting attempted to reenter politics at the local level by campaigning for a Regional Councillor seat for Ward 4 in Halton Hills, but was defeated by the incumbent Marilyn Sarjeantson.[5]
Whiting was later a marketing manager for a land developer, and subsequently became a real estate agent.[6]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Terry O'Connor | 22,640 | 43.7 | +9.7 | ||||
| Liberal | Rud L. Whiting | 20,419 | 39.4 | -8.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carolyn Holstein | 8,725 | 16.8 | -1.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,784 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rud L. Whiting | 17,837 | 48.1 | +0.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter McWilliams | 12,614 | 34.0 | +2.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Murray Kernighan | 6,606 | 17.8 | -2.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,057 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "Harry Harley won't contest seat again". The Acton Free Press. May 1, 1968. p. 1.
- ↑ "Rud Whiting is chosen to contest Halton seat". The Acton Free Press. May 15, 1968. p. 1.
- ↑ "Rud Whiting is big winner; scores plurality of 4,600". The Acton Free Press. June 26, 1968. p. 1.
- ↑ "Terry ousts Rud; Carolyn in rear". The Acton Free Press. November 1, 1972. p. 1.
- ↑ Rowney, Dave (November 13, 1985). "Three incumbents topple, five women elected". Georgetown Herald. p. 1.
- ↑ "Rud L WHITING". Independent and Free Press. February 20, 2014.
External links
- Rud Whiting – Parliament of Canada biography
- Photo of Rud Whiting at Milton Images
- "Political Passages: Mr. Rud Whiting". exparl.ca. Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians. Retrieved December 4, 2017.