Larry McCormick (January 4, 1940 – May 3, 2011) was a

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politician. He was born in

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. McCormick was a member of the

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in the

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, representing the riding

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from 1993 to 2004. Benefiting from

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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

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. McCormick's seat was merged with parts of the former riding of Lanark—Carleton, forcing him into a contest with that riding's

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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

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. He was married to wife Reta and had one child, a daughter, Kayla.

References

Canada Votes 2004 - Ridings

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. Accessed 2011-03-02.
Canada Votes 2006 - Ridings

. Accessed 2011-03-02.

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* 1940 births 2011 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub