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 Canadian federal election, winning a riding covering territory that had been a Progressive Conservative (PC) stronghold for thirty years. ^[2] It was a very narrow win, as Laporte garnered 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. After leaving politics, Laporte practised law for the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. ^[5]

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.

External links

• Rod Laporte – Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1987.	Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre 1988—1993	Succeeded by Allan Kerpan