Mike Landers (politician)

Mike Landers (born 27 April 1943 in Saint John, New Brunswick) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer and addiction counsellor by career.

Mike Landers
Member of Parliament for Saint John—Lancaster
In office 1974–1979
Preceded by	Thomas M. Bell
Succeeded by	Eric Ferguson
Member of Parliament for Saint John
In office 1980–1984
Preceded by	Eric Ferguson
Succeeded by	Gerald Merrithew
Personal details
Born	(1943-04-27) 27 April 1943 (age 80) Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Chemical dependency counsellor, lawyer

He won New Brunswick's Saint John—Lancaster electoral district in the 1974 federal election and served in the 30th Canadian Parliament. He lost the following election in 1979 to Eric Ferguson of the Progressive Conservative party, but regained the seat within months in the 1980 federal election.^{[citation needed]}

Landers left politics after serving in the 30th and 32nd Canadian Parliaments and became a Commissioner with the Canadian Transport Commission from 1984 to 1987.^[1]

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Landers	13,122	41.4	+1.8
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Ferguson	12,363	39.0	-2.6
	New Democratic	David M. Brown	5,978	18.9	+0.0
	Independent	Marilynn Fox	103	0.3	-
	Libertarian	Peter Jones	66	0.2	-
	Marxist–Leninist	Gilles DesRosiers	35	0.1	-
Total valid votes			31,667	100.0

v t e 1979 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Ferguson	13,989	41.6	+0.6
	Liberal	Mike Landers	13,316	39.6	-6.5
	New Democratic	Eldon Richardson	6,358	18.9	+6.5
Total valid votes			33,663	100.0

References

1. Maser, Peter (4 August 1984). "Grit ridings in Atlantic provinces get special attention from Tories". Ottawa Citizen. p. 23. Retrieved 14 October 2010.

External links

• Mike Landers (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography