Harold Culbert
Harold William Culbert (16 May 1944 – 1 March 2005) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Culbert was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997.
Culbert was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick and was once that community's mayor from 1980 to 1992. By career, he was a businessman, including work in insurance sales.
He first campaigned for the Liberal party in the Carleton—Charlotte electoral district in 1988 but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Thompson. He defeated Thompson in 1993 and served in the 35th Canadian Parliament. For the 1997 general election, Culbert and Thompson would again compete, this time in the restructured riding of Charlotte. Thompson regained his seat in Parliament and Culbert never returned to federal politics.
Harold Culbert died of heart disease at Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, New Brunswick.[1]
| 1997 Canadian federal election: New Brunswick Southwest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Thompson | 14,533 | 44.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Harold Culbert | 8,309 | 25.7 | |||||
| Reform | Eric Banks | 6,814 | 21.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rob Rainer | 2,397 | 7.4 | |||||
| Natural Law | Thomas Mitchell | 280 | 0.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 32,333 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- Canadian Press (3 March 2005). "Mayor of N.B. town was elected to Parliament". The Globe and Mail. p. S7.
External links
- Harold Culbert – Parliament of Canada biography
- Privy Council Office: Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Harold Culbert, accessed 17 July 2006