John Loney Explained

John Loney
Riding:Edmonton North
Parliament:Canadian
Term Start:25 October 1993
Term End:1 June 1997
Predecessor:Steve Paproski
Successor:Deborah Grey
Riding1:Bruce
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:8 April 1963
Term End1:24 June 1968
Predecessor1:Andrew Ernest Robinson
Successor1:Ross Whicher
Birth Name:Edison John Clayton Loney
Birth Date:23 February 1929
Birth Place:Wiarton, Ontario, Canada
Party:Liberal (1993-1997)
Otherparty:Progressive Conservative (1963-1968)

Edison John Clayton Loney (23 February 1929 – 22 January 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. His career has been in agriculture and business.

Loney, a Progressive Conservative for most of his political career, first won a seat in Canadian Parliament during the 1963 federal election for the Bruce electoral district in Ontario. He was re-elected there in the 1965 federal election, but defeated in 1968. During this time, Loney served in the 26th and 27th Canadian Parliaments.

Loney made further unsuccessful attempts to regain the Bruce riding in 1972 and 1974. He moved to Alberta and made another failed attempt to return to Parliament in the Edmonton North riding in the 1988 federal election.

After switching to the Liberal party, Loney won Edmonton North in the 1993 federal election. After serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament, he did not seek another term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 1997.