John Lloyd (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

For other people named John Lloyd, see John Lloyd (disambiguation).

John Edward Lloyd (2 August 1908 - 16 September 1985)[1] was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada for the Halifax riding. He is a lecturer and chartered accountant by career. He was born in Aldershot, England.

After unsuccessfully campaigning for the riding in the 1962 federal election, he won the seat in the 1963 federal election and served in the 26th Canadian Parliament until 1965. He lost the seat to Progressive Conservative candidates in the 1965 federal election.

## Electoral record

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1965 Canadian federal election: Halifax

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Elected
| Progressive Conservative | Robert McCleave | 46,007 | 25.08 | +1.83 | Y
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Forrestall | 40,983 | 22.34 |  | Y
| Liberal | John Lloyd | 39,942 | 21.77 | -3.52 |
| Liberal | Robert J. Butler | 38,191 | 20.82 |
| New Democratic | Jim Aitchison | 8,983 | 4.90 |  |
| New Democratic | Bruce Wallace | 8,387 | 4.57 |  |
| Independent | Ignatius Jeriome Kennedy | 950 | 0.52 |  |
Total valid votes  | 183,443 | 100.00
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.39

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1963 Canadian federal election: Halifax

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Elected
| Liberal | John Lloyd | 46,274 | 25.29 | +2.35 | Y
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 45,173 | 24.69 | +2.21 | Y
| Progressive Conservative | Robert McCleave | 42,548 | 23.25 | -0.51 |
| Progressive Conservative | Finlay Macdonald | 41,655 | 22.77 |  |
| New Democratic | Allan O'Brien | 3,860 | 2.11 |  |
| New Democratic | Perry Ronayne | 3,466 | 1.89 | -1.23 |
Total valid votes  | 182,976 | 100.00
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +2.72

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1962 Canadian federal election: Halifax

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Elected
| Progressive Conservative | Robert McCleave | 42,964 | 23.77 | -6.28 | Y
| Progressive Conservative | Edmund L. Morris | 41,804 | 23.12 | -6.68 | Y
| Liberal | John Lloyd | 41,472 | 22.94 |  |
| Liberal | Gerald A. Regan | 40,635 | 22.48 |  |
| New Democratic | James H. Aitchison | 6,464 | 3.58 |  |
| New Democratic | Perry Ronayne | 5,653 | 3.13 |  |
| Social Credit | Robert J. Kuglin | 1,784 | 0.99 |
Total valid votes  | 180,776 | 100.00
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | -10.40

## References

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1. ^ "John Lloyd's genealogical profile". Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

## External links

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*   * John Lloyd – Parliament of Canada biography

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