Rex Crawford (25 February 1932 – 20 July 2022) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the

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from 1988 to 1997. By career, he was a farmer. Born in

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, he first campaigned for a seat in Canadian Parliament during the 1988 federal election, as a candidate for the

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at the Kent electoral district. He won that election and was re-elected there in the 1993 federal election, therefore serving in the 34th and

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s. He left Canadian politics in 1997 since he did not seek a third term in Parliament. During his federal political career, Crawford would sometimes take views at variance with his fellow Liberals. In 2004, several years after he left Parliament, he supported

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party candidate

Dave Van Kesteren David E. Van Kesteren (born October 7, 1955) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was the member of the House of Commons for the riding of Chatham-Kent—Leamington (known as Chatham-Kent—Essex until 20 ...

in the

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riding during the 2004 federal election. Crawford died on 20 July 2022, at the age of 90.

Electoral record

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* 1932 births 2022 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Detroit Farmers from Ontario American emigrants to Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub