Brian White (Canadian politician)

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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

1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Brian White14,71941.37-1.19
New Democratic Eric Irwin11,88133.39-2.93
Liberal Alain Bouchard6,98519.63+4.16
Reform Peter J. Neufeld1,2093.40
Confederation of Regions Joseph Hagyard3941.11-4.54
Independent Terry Drul3931.10
Total valid votes35,581100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Brian White11,97342.56+4.1
New Democratic Laverne Lewycky10,21936.32-8.5
Liberal Doug Cowling4,35215.47-1.3
Confederation of Regions Douglas Switzer1,5895.65
Total valid votes 28,133100.0


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