Rod Laporte


Rodney Edward Laporte (born 24 October 1953 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Saskatchewan lawyer and a former Canadian Member of Parliament (MP). Before becoming a politician, Laporte had been a student of history and Law at the University of Regina.[1]

Laporte became the New Democratic Party (NDP) MP for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre in the 1988 federal election, winning a riding that had been a Progressive Conservative (PC) stronghold for thirty years.[2] It was a very narrow win, garnering only 408 votes more than PC Candidate Bill Gottselig.[3] In the 1993 election, he lost the seat to Reform Party candidate Allan Kerpan. His loss was even narrower that his initial win: only 310 votes separated him from the winner.[4]

During the 2002–2003 NDP leadership race, Laporte endorsed Bill Blaikie. Laporte now practises law for the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan[5] He is also the President of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1949.

References

  1. ^ "COMPLETED HONOURS ESSAYS - 1979: Rod Laporte" (PDF). University of Regina Department of History. 2021.
  2. ^ "Canada Votes 2006 » Saskatchewan » 232 Palliser". Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Moose Jaw-Lake Centre was solidly Tory from 1958 to 1988, then narrowly went to New Democrat Rod Laporte in the 1988 election
  3. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Candidates, 34th Parliament, Saskatchewan, MOOSE JAW--LAKE CENTRE (1988/11/21)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Candidates, 35th Parliament, Saskatchewan, MOOSE JAW--LAKE CENTRE (1993/10/25)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Laporte, Rod". FindLaw. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
The electoral district was created in 1987.
 Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
1988—1993 		Succeeded by


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