Gary McCauley

Gary McCauley
Member of Parliament
for Moncton
In office
1979–1984
Personal details
Born
Gary Francis McCauley

(1940-04-01)1 April 1940
Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Died13 May 2018(2018-05-13) (aged 78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
OccupationClergyman, broadcaster

Gary Francis McCauley (born 1 April 1940 in Cochrane, Ontario; died 13 May 2018 in Ottawa)[1] was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a clergyman (Anglican Church of Canada) and broadcaster by career.[2]

McCauley attended General Theological Seminary in New York, graduating in 1966.[1]

He represented New Brunswick's Moncton electoral district since winning that seat in the 1979 federal election. McCauley was re-elected in the 1980 election, but lost in 1984 to Dennis Cochrane of the Progressive Conservative party. McCauley served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.[2]

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dennis Cochrane 29,936 57.17 +22.26
Liberal Gary McCauley 14,557 27.80 -20.16
New Democratic Gregory Murphy 7,629 14.57 -2.14
Independent Bob Kirk 243 0.46 Ø
Total valid votes 52,365
1980 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary McCauley 22,365 47.96 +4.63
Progressive Conservative Dave Lockhart 16,277 34.91 -3.26
New Democratic Gregory Murphy 7,791 16.71 -1.78
Independent Raymond Léger 146 0.31 Ø
Marxist–Leninist Nancy DesRosiers 51 0.11 Ø
Total valid votes 46,630
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1979 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary McCauley 20,940 43.33 +7.47
Progressive Conservative Gary Wheeler 18,446 38.17 +23.88
New Democratic Gregory Murphy 8,936 18.49 +15.17
Total valid votes 48,322

References

  1. ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM: Gary McCauley '66". The General Theological Seminary. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gary Francis McCauley, M.P." Library of Parliament – Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2019.


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