Rutherford "Rud" Lester Whiting (July 30, 1930 – February 13, 2014) was a Canadian
politician
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, who was the
Liberal
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Member of Parliament
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for the riding of
Halton from 1968 until 1972.
Political career
When
Harry Harley
Harry Cruickshank Harley (4 June 1926 – 27 September 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a physician by career.
Political career
Harley was first elected at the H ...
, Halton's incumbent MP, decided not to stand for reelection in the
1968 general election,
Whiting (who was already on the riding party executive)
decided to contest the party nomination, and eventually won by two votes over
Oakville Mayor MacLean Anderson on the fourth ballot. He became MP in the subsequent election.
He was defeated by
Terry O'Connor of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...
in the
1972 general election.
In 1985, Whiting attempted to reenter politics at the local level by campaigning for a Regional Councillor seat for Ward 4 in
Halton Hills
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, but was defeated by the incumbent Marilyn Sarjeantson.
Whiting was later a marketing manager for a
land developer
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* Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing
* Subdividing real estate into lots, typically for the purpose ...
, and subsequently became a
real estate agent
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.
Electoral record
References
External links
Photo of Rud Whitingat Milton Images
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1930 births
2014 deaths
Anglophone Quebec people
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Politicians from Montreal
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