Douglas Glenn Fisher
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Douglas Glenn Fisher was Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a businessman by career.
He represented the Mississauga North
electoral district after winning that riding in the 1980 federal election
. Fisher served only one term in the 32nd Canadian Parliament
before his defeat in 1984 federal election
to Robert Horner
of the Progressive Conservative party
.
He also campaigned unsuccessfully against Horner in the 1988 federal election
at the Mississauga West
riding.
From 1975 to 2005, he operated a bookselling company that sold Canadian books to schools and libraries across the country.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was a businessman by career.
He represented the Mississauga North
Mississauga North
Mississauga North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings....
electoral district after winning that riding in the 1980 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
. Fisher served only one term in the 32nd Canadian Parliament
32nd Canadian Parliament
The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980 until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1984 election.It was controlled by a...
before his defeat in 1984 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
to Robert Horner
Robert Horner
Robert Nesbitt Horner a native of Shawville, Quebec was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1993. A graduate of the University of Guelph in 1964, Horner worked for 25 years in Mississauga as a veterinarian...
of the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
.
He also campaigned unsuccessfully against Horner in the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
at the Mississauga West
Mississauga West
For the current provincial electoral district, see Mississauga West Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario...
riding.
From 1975 to 2005, he operated a bookselling company that sold Canadian books to schools and libraries across the country.