Melbourne Gass

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Melbourne Alexander Gass (December 21, 1938 - December 11, 2018) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served for 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He served for two years as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island from 1988 to 1990, before leaving public life.[1]

Gass served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1984 to 1986.

Electoral record[]

1984 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Melbourne Gass 10,577 56.35 +6.21
Liberal Paul H. Schurman 6,186 32.96 -9.71
New Democratic Janet Norgrove 2,006 10.69 +3.50
Total valid votes 18,769 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Melbourne Gass 8,486 50.14 -2.56
Liberal David S. Peppin 7,221 42.67 +2.17
New Democratic Vic Arsenault 1,216 7.19 +0.39
Total valid votes 16,923 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Melbourne Gass 8,729 52.70 +5.63
Liberal Donald Wood 6,707 40.50 -7.87
New Democratic Charlie Sark 1,126 6.80 +2.72
Total valid votes 16,562 100.00

References[]

  1. ^ "Parties & Leaders". Prince Edward Island Votes, 2007. CBC. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
Preceded by
Don Wood, Liberal
Member of Parliament for Malpeque
1979–1988
Succeeded by


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