Cyril Symes
Reginald Cyril Symes (born April 30, 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the New Democratic Party.
Reginald Cyril Symes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie | |
| In office October 30, 1972 – February 17, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Terrence Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Ron Irwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1943 Fort William, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Symes was defeated in the 1980 election by Ron Irwin.[1][2]
Election results
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ron Irwin | 15,449 | 47.96 | +12.29 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cyril Symes | 12,542 | 38.94 | +1.68 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Penny Hanson | 4,161 | 12.92 | -13.79 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mike Taffarel | 59 | 0.18 | +0.06 | ||||
| Total | 32,211 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Cyril Symes | 12,089 | 37.26 | -13.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Murphy | 11,574 | 35.67 | -5.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gord Cunningham | 8,668 | 26.71 | +18.49 | ||||
| Communist | Richard Orlandini | 79 | 0.24 | +0.04 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Mike Taffarel | 38 | 0.12 | |||||
| Total | 32,448 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Cyril Symes | 19,044 | 50.50 | +13.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Alex Sinclair | 15,490 | 41.08 | +5.12 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob de Fazio | 3,098 | 8.22 | -19.10 | ||||
| Communist | Gerrit van Houten | 76 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total | 37,708 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Cyril Symes | 12,903 | 36.71 | +13.51 | ||||
| Liberal | C. Terrence Murphy | 12,639 | 35.96 | -3.87 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | L.B. Lou Lukenda | 9,603 | 27.32 | -9.34 | ||||
| Total | 35,145 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- "Sault Ste. Marie". CBC News. September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- Cairns, John (July 19, 1984). "Cyril Symes 'out of politics for good'". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Cyril Symes – Parliament of Canada biography
- Reginal Cyril Symes fonds - Library and Archives Canada
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