Walter Frank Foy

Walter Frank Foy
Official 1993 portrait
Member of Parliament
for Lambton West
In office
June 1962 – April 1968
Personal details
Born31 December 1908
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died2 December 1993(1993-12-02) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Professionlife insurance underwriter

Walter Frank Foy (31 December 1908 – 2 December 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and became a life insurance underwriter by career.[1]

He was first elected at the Lambton West riding in the 1962 general election by a slim margin of four votes,[2] then re-elected there in 1963[1] and 1965.[3] In 1968, Foy left federal politics after completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament and did not seek further re-election.

1962 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal 14,292
Progressive Conservative Joseph Warner Murphy 11,292
New Democratic James D. Kimmerly 6,249
Social Credit Charles McAmmond Routley 524
1963 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal 15,978
Progressive Conservative David Mackay Jackson 12,592
New Democratic Jim Kimmerly 3,626
Social Credit Larry Verheyden 264
1965 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal 12,805
Progressive Conservative Richard W. Ford 12,230
New Democratic Mark Abbott 7,346

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Eight Running in Lambton, Kent Ridings". Windsor Star. November 6, 1965.
  2. ^ "Nominated By Margin Of 4 Votes". Windsor Star. April 13, 1962.
  3. ^ "Walter Frank Foy, M.P.". "Parliament of Canada".

Sources

News

  • "Nominated By Margin Of 4 Votes". Windsor Star. 13 April 1962. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Eight Running in Lambton, Kent Ridings". Windsor Star. 6 November 1965. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

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