Rex Crawford

Rex Crawford (born 25 February 1932) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. By career, he was a farmer.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he first campaigned for a seat in Canadian Parliament during the 1988 federal election, as a candidate for the Liberal party 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 35th Canadian Parliaments. 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 Conservative party candidate Dave Van Kesteren in the Chatham-Kent—Essex riding during the 2004 federal election.^[1]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1993: Kent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Rex Crawford	23,177	63.78	–	$26,452
	Reform	Arnold Broeders	5,618	15.46		$23,617
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Suitor	5,015	13.80		$25,419
	New Democratic	Aaron De Meester	1,368	3.76		$10,887
	National	Victor Knight	1,014	2.79		$8,536
	Natural Law	Marty Howe	146	0.40		$0
Total valid votes			36,338	100.00
Total rejected ballots			250
Turnout			36,588	62.63
Electors on the lists			58,415
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

References

1. Maloney, Patrick (29 May 2004). "Famed former Grit MP feeling Tory blue". London Free Press. Retrieved 2006-07-29.

External links

• Rex Crawford – Parliament of Canada biography