John William Thomson (born 28 December 1928) was a
Progressive Conservative party member of the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
. He was a businessman by career.
He represented the Alberta riding of
Calgary South
Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and Calgary East ridings.
It was a ...
at which he won election in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and again in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
. After serving two terms in the
31st and
32nd Canadian Parliament
The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980, until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being disso ...
s, Thomson did not campaign for re-election in 1984 and left national politics.
Thomson made an earlier, unsuccessful attempt at gaining an Ontario House of Commons seat at
Etobicoke
Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district of, and one of six municipalities amalgamated into, the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the city's west-end, Etobicoke was first settled by Europeans in the 1790s, and the municipalit ...
in the
1974 federal election against incumbent
Alastair Gillespie
Alastair William Gillespie, (May 1, 1922 – August 19, 2018) was a Canadian politician and businessman.
Gillespie was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Errol Pilkington Gillespie and Catherine Beatrice (Oliver) Gillespie.
He atten ...
.
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1928 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
Politicians from Toronto
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
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