Donald Alex Blenkarn (June 17, 1930 – January 30, 2012) was a

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

. Blenkarn was born in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. A lawyer and businessman by profession, he was elected in 1972 to represent the riding of

Peel South Peel South (also known as Mississauga riding) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1974. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of On ...

. He held on the riding until the 1974 election when he was defeated by Liberal

Anthony Abbott Anthony Chisholm Abbott, (born November 26, 1930) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. Born in Montreal, the son of Douglas Charles Abbott, Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the L ...

. He was re-elected to the House of Commons as the

for

Mississauga South Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

in 1979 and served as the Chairman of the House of Commons Finance Committee during the Mulroney years. He was defeated by Liberal

Paul Szabo Paul John Mark Szabo (born May 10, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada who represented the riding of Mississauga South for the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011. Early life and education Sza ...

in the 1993 election. Blenkarn owned a tree farm later in life in

Hockley Valley The Hockley Valley Resort is a ski retreat, 18 hole championship golf course, conference centre and hotel in Mono, Ontario, Canada. It has 15 runs and four ski lifts. The town of Mono also has the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. The res ...

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* 1930 births 2012 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub