Brian White (Canadian politician)

Brian White (born 17 January 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He is a pharmacist by career.

He represented the Manitoba riding of Dauphin—Swan River where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

White left federal politics in 1993 and did not campaign for a third term in the Legislature.

Electoral results edit

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brian White 14,719 41.37 -1.19
New Democratic Eric Irwin 11,881 33.39 -2.93
Liberal Alain Bouchard 6,985 19.63 +4.16
Reform Peter J. Neufeld 1,209 3.40
Confederation of Regions Joseph Hagyard 394 1.11 -4.54
Independent Terry Drul 393 1.10
Total valid votes 35,581 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brian White 11,973 42.56 +4.1
New Democratic Laverne Lewycky 10,219 36.32 -8.5
Liberal Doug Cowling 4,352 15.47 -1.3
Confederation of Regions Douglas Switzer 1,589 5.65
Total valid votes 28,133 100.0


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