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Steve Otto
Steven Otto (December 25, 1921 – January 16, 1989) was a Canadian politician.
Steven Otto | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for York East | |
| In office 1962–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Henry McGregor |
| Succeeded by | Ian MacLachlan Arrol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1921 Poland |
| Died | January 16, 1989 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Born in Poland, Otto was a businessman and lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of York East in the 1962 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1963, 1965, and 1968. From 1971 to 1972 he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services. He was defeated in the 1972 election.
On January 16, 1989, Otto's fourteen-metre sailboat, the Optimistra, hit a rock and capsized off the southeast coast of Cuba. He was presumed to have drowned and his body was never recovered.[1]
| 1962 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 16,963 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Henry McGregor | 16,827 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Dunkley | 10,940 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Norman Elston | 609 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 21,038 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Willis Blair | 14,777 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Dunkley | 11,234 | ||||||
| Social Credit | James Mackie | 349 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 18,840 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Whipper Watson | 15,312 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | William Smith | 13,045 | ||||||
| Social Credit | R. Beacock | 194 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 19,320 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kechin Wang | 12,155 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Eamon Park | 11,921 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election: York East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian MacLachlan Arrol | 18,729 | ||||||
| Liberal | Steve Otto | 18,039 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | W. Thomas Beckett | 10,876 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Janina Klee | 113 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Harold Rowbottom | 104 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Ex-MP Swept Out to Sea, Report Says". The Globe and Mail. 10 February 1989. p. A14.
External links edit
- Steve Otto – Parliament of Canada biography