Grant Deachman

Grant Deachman (May 4, 1913 – June 24, 1983) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra in the House of Commons of Canada from 1963 to 1972.

Grant Deachman
Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra
In office May 16, 1963 – September 1, 1972
Preceded by	Howard Charles Green
Succeeded by	Bill Clarke
Personal details
Born	(1913-05-04)May 4, 1913 Calgary, Alberta
Died	June 24, 1983(1983-06-24) (aged 70)
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Residence(s)	Vancouver, British Columbia

He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Chief Government Whip from 1971 to 1972.

Election results

1972 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Clarke	17,767	42.57	+12.27
	Liberal	Grant Deachman	15,001	35.94	-18.34
	New Democratic	Nigel Nixon	8,411	20.15	+5.20
	Social Credit	Edith Garner	378	0.91	–
	Independent	Rupert Beebe	180	0.43	–
Total valid votes			41,737	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+15.30

1968 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Grant Deachman	20,788	54.29	+15.45
	Progressive Conservative	John A. Pearkes	11,604	30.30	-7.49
	New Democratic	George Trasov	5,727	14.96	-1.13
	Republican	Robert Hein	175	0.46	–
Total valid votes			38,294	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+11.47

1965 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Grant Deachman	12,895	38.84	-2.90
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Charles Green	12,549	37.80	-0.07
	New Democratic	George E. Trasov	5,342	16.09	+1.43
	Social Credit	Donald W. Gosse	2,416	7.28	+1.54
Total valid votes			33,202	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.42

1963 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Grant Deachman	15,160	41.73	+10.66
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Charles Green	13,756	37.87	-7.59
	New Democratic	Dorothy Gretchen Steeves	5,324	14.66	-2.49
	Social Credit	James P.R. Mason	2,085	5.74	-0.59
Total valid votes			36,325	100.0
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+9.12

1962 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Charles Green	15,113	45.46	-25.26
	Liberal	Grant Deachman	10,331	31.07	+14.79
	New Democratic	Philip H. Waddell	5,699	17.14	+7.17
	Social Credit	Emil Peter Schafer	2,103	6.33	+3.30
Total valid votes			33,246	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-20.02
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.

Archives

There is a Grant Deachman fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R11992.

External links

• Grant Deachman – Parliament of Canada biography