Patrick Crofton | |
Constituency Mp: | Esquimalt—Saanich |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Donald W. Munro |
Term Start: | 1984 |
Term End: | 1988 |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1935 |
Birth Place: | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada |
Death Place: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Patrick Dermott Crofton (29 May 1935 - 5 January 2016) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Crofton served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Crofton was first elected at the riding of Esquimalt—Saanich and served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. In the 1988 federal election, following changes to riding boundaries, he was defeated at the Saanich—Gulf Islands riding by Lynn Hunter of the New Democratic Party. He died in 2016 at the age of 80.[1]