Ian Watson (politician)

Ian Watson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
In office
April 1963 – June 1968
Preceded byJean Boucher
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Laprairie
In office
June 1968 – May 1979
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byPierre Deniger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Châteauguay
In office
May 1979 – July 1984
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byRicardo López
Personal details
Born(1934-04-10)April 10, 1934
Howick, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 2, 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 88)
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesChair, Standing Committee on National Resources and Public Works (1980-1984)
Chair, Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1968–1972 & 1976–1979)
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue (1972)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs (1972–1973 & 1974)

Ian Watson (April 10, 1934 – April 2, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal party MP from 1963 to 1984.

Early life and career

Born in Howick, Quebec, Watson was a lawyer by trade.[1]

Political career

Watson first won office at Quebec's Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie riding in the 1963 federal election and was re-elected in 1965, 1968, 1972 and 1974. His riding was changed to La Prairie in 1968.[1]

In the 1979 election, Watson campaigned and won in the Châteauguay riding and was re-elected there in 1980. He was defeated in the 1984 election by Ricardo Lopez of the Progressive Conservative party.[1]

Watson served seven successive terms from the 26th to the 32nd Canadian Parliaments.[1]

Death

Watson died on April 2, 2023, at the age of 88.[2]

Electoral history

1968 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 31,968
Progressive Conservative H.-René Laberge 5,316
New Democratic Yves Demers 3,551
Ralliement créditiste Marcellin Gagnon 1,288
1972 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 34,557
Progressive Conservative Robert-F. Nelson 9,147
Social Credit Marcellin Gagnon 7,315
New Democratic Bernard Boulanger 5,261
1974 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 35,276
Progressive Conservative Georges Brossard 12,767
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer 5,153
Social Credit Aimé Coderre 3,855
1979 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 27,485
Progressive Conservative Yves Longtin 5,909
Social Credit Jean Lachaine 3,668
New Democratic Ginette Bourdon 2,404
Rhinoceros Cher Logue Georges Duchesne 883
Union populaire Guy Cousineau 213
1980 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 27,152
New Democratic William W. Evans 4,203
Progressive Conservative Jean Dugre 3,311
Social Credit Paul-André Boucher 1,182
Union populaire Jean-Denis Paquette 570
Marxist–Leninist Jane Woods 199
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1984 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Ricardo López 21,318
Liberal Ian Watson 17,313
New Democratic Robert Vigneault 5,083
Parti nationaliste Jean-Guy Lafrenaye 1,630
Libertarian Guy Pelletier 284
Commonwealth of Canada Gilles A. Grisé 124

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ian Watson – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ "Ian Watson". Legacy.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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