Grant Deachman

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

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.

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