John McDermid

The Honourable
John McDermid
PC
Member of Parliament for Brampton–Georgetown
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Brampton
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byColleen Beaumier
Personal details
BornDavid Michael Date
(1940-03-17)17 March 1940
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died6 December 2024(2024-12-06) (aged 84)
PartyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionMarketing manager

John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (17 March 1940 – 6 December 2024) was a Canadian politician.

Life and career

Born as David Michael Date to a teenage mother, he was adopted by Reverend John McDermid and his wife, Nora.[1]

McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before he entered politics. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Brampton—Georgetown outside of Toronto, Ontario.

He was re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections.[2][3] He became a parliamentary secretary when the Tories took power in 1984. From 1988 to 1993, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as series of junior minister positions: Minister of State for Housing (1988–1989), International Trade[4] (1988-1989), Privatization and Regulatory Affairs (1989–1991), and Finance and Privatization (1991–1993).

He left Cabinet with the departure of Mulroney as Prime Minister of Canada in June 1993, and did not run in the 1993 federal election.[5]

McDermid received the Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) in his role as Lieutenant Colonel,[6] the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012),[7] and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2024).[8]

McDermid died through euthanasia on 6 December 2024, at the age of 84.[9]

Electoral record

1988 Canadian federal election: Brampton
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid29,473
LiberalHarbhajan Pandori14,047
New DemocraticJohn Morris10,284
Christian HeritageDon Eddie2,698
LibertarianGeorge Dance593
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid47,743
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne23,325
New DemocraticJohn Deamer13,356
GreenSteven Kaasgaard458
CommunistJames Bridgewood153
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid25,243
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne24,876
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,978
LibertarianJoe Yundt201
CommunistJames Bridgewood64
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine40
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn McDermid31,042
LiberalWilliam Ross Milne22,270
New DemocraticDavid Moulton11,584
LibertarianJoe Yundt243
CommunistJames Bridgewood77
Marxist–LeninistMarsha Fine45

References

  1. ↑ Paikin, Steve (7 February 2024). "This former cabinet minister has seen his life transformed". TVO Today. Toronto ON: TVOntario. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ↑ [from http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&Language=E&rid=60&Search=Det BRAMPTON--GEORGETOWN, Ontario (1976–1987)] (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
  3. ↑ BRAMPTON, Ontario (1987–1996) (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
  4. ↑ "Trade official to give address". The Register-Guard. 23 March 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. ↑ John McDermid – Parliament of Canada biography
  6. ↑ "Lieutenant Colonel the Honourable John H. McDermid". The Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Honourable John H. McDermid". The Governor General of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Debates of Dec. 9th, 2024". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Paikin, Steve (6 December 2024). "My final conversation with one of the really good guys of politics". TVO Today. Toronto ON: TVOntario. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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