Ronald Moore (Manitoba politician)

Ronald Stewart Moore (December 22, 1913 – November 21, 2003) was a Canadian politician from Manitoba. He served as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949 representing the riding of Churchill.[1]

Ronald Moore
Member of Parliament
for Churchill
In office
June 11, 1945 – June 26, 1949
Preceded byThomas Alexander Crerar
Succeeded byGeorge Weaver
Personal details
Born(1913-12-22)December 22, 1913
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedNovember 21, 2003(2003-11-21) (aged 89)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
Residence(s)Brandon, Manitoba
Professionengineer

Moore was born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and worked on the Canadian National Railway as a young man. During World War II he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy and served from 1942 to 1945.[2] He was elected to parliament after the war in the 1945 federal election.[1]

After losing the 1949 federal election he returned to the CNR in Brandon, Manitoba before qualifying as an engineer and getting a job at CFB Shilo's heating plant. He remained active with the CCF and its successor, the New Democratic Party throughout his life.[1] Moore attempted to regain his seat in the 1953 federal election but was unsuccessful.[3] He died in 2003 in Brandon.[4]

1945 Canadian federal election: Churchill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Ronald Moore 5,226 38.8
Liberal George Dyer Weaver 4,359 32.4 -30.1
Progressive Conservative Cecil Ruddock Neely 3,884 28.8 -8.7
Total valid votes 13,469 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Hansard, November 26, 2003, page 148
  2. ^ Biography, Manitoba Historical Society
  3. ^ Parliamentary biography
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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