Larry McCormick (Canadian politician) explained

Larry McCormick (January 4, 1940  - May 3, 2011)[1] [2] was a Canadian politician. He was born in Enterprise, Ontario.

McCormick was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington from 1993 to 2004. Benefiting from vote-splitting between the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party, he was the first Liberal since 1935 to win a seat in this area in the House of Commons. McCormick was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

McCormick's seat was merged with parts of the former riding of Lanark—Carleton, forcing him into a contest with that riding's Conservative incumbent, Scott Reid in the 2004 election. With the end of vote-splitting on the right, Reid won the seat by over 10,000 votes.

Before serving in Ottawa, McCormick owned and operated McCormick's Country Store on County Road 4 in Camden East. He was married to wife Reta and had one child, a daughter, Kayla.

References

  1. Web site: Former M-P Larry McCormick dies - Quinte News . 2011-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701025257/http://www.quintenews.com/2011/05/former-m-p-larry-mccormick-dies/ . 2016-07-01 . dead .
  2. Web site: 'He was liked by everybody' | Local | News | the Kingston Whig-Standard . 2011-05-05 . https://archive.today/20130204065247/http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3109588 . 2013-02-04 . dead .