Lewis Brand
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Lewis Mackenzie Brand was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a physician and surgeon by career.
He was first elected at the Saskatoon
riding in the 1965 general election
. After serving only one term, the 27th Canadian Parliament
, Brand was defeated at the newly configured Saskatoon—Humboldt
riding by Otto Lang
of the Liberal party
in the 1968 federal election
. Brand was also unsuccessful in unseating Lang in the 1972 election
.
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....
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 physician and surgeon by career.
He was first elected at the Saskatoon
Saskatoon (electoral district)
Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings....
riding in the 1965 general election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. After serving only one term, the 27th Canadian Parliament
27th Canadian Parliament
The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 18, 1966 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1965, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.It was controlled by a...
, Brand was defeated at the newly configured Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 1988.-Geography:...
riding by Otto Lang
Otto Lang
Otto Emil Lang, PC, OC, QC, is a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969....
of the Liberal party
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...
in the 1968 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
. Brand was also unsuccessful in unseating Lang in the 1972 election
Canadian federal election, 1972
The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...
.