Ronald Moore (Manitoba politician)
Ronald Stewart Moore (December 22, 1913 – November 21, 2003) was a Canadian politician from Manitoba. He served as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949 representing the riding of Churchill.[1]
Ronald Moore | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Churchill | |
| In office June 11, 1945 – June 26, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Alexander Crerar |
| Succeeded by | George Weaver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1913 Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | November 21, 2003 (aged 89) Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Residence(s) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Profession | engineer |
Moore was born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and worked on the Canadian National Railway as a young man. During World War II he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy and served from 1942 to 1945.[2] He was elected to parliament after the war in the 1945 federal election.[1]
After losing the 1949 federal election he returned to the CNR in Brandon, Manitoba before qualifying as an engineer and getting a job at CFB Shilo's heating plant. He remained active with the CCF and its successor, the New Democratic Party throughout his life.[1] Moore attempted to regain his seat in the 1953 federal election but was unsuccessful.[3] He died in 2003 in Brandon.[4]
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Churchill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald Moore | 5,226 | 38.8 | |||||
| Liberal | George Dyer Weaver | 4,359 | 32.4 | -30.1 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Ruddock Neely | 3,884 | 28.8 | -8.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,469 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
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External links edit
- Ronald Moore – Parliament of Canada biography