James Schroder

James Schroder
James Schroder
Member of Parliament; for Guelph
	In office; 1980–1984
Preceded by	Albert Fish
Succeeded by	William Winegard
Personal details
Born	James Duncan Schroder; 27 August 1918; Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died	13 December 2013 (aged 95); Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	veterinarian

James Duncan Schroder (27 August 1918 – 13 December 2013) was a Canadian Liberal Party politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He practised and taught Veterinary medicine by career. He was born in Guelph, Ontario.

Schroder graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 1942.^[1] He entered national politics at the Ontario riding of Guelph in the 1980 federal election, serving in the 32nd Canadian Parliament, but lost the seat in the 1984 election to William Winegard of the Progressive Conservative party. He died at his home on 13 December 2013.^[2]

Elections

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election: Guelph
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Schroder	17,268	39.21	+1.74
	Progressive Conservative	Albert Fish	16,539	37.55	-4.41
	New Democratic	Jim Finamore	9,765	22.17	+2.44
	Rhinoceros	Steve Thorning	272	0.62
	Libertarian	Brian Seymour	103	0.23	0.03
	Marxist–Leninist	Robert A. Cruise	53	0.12	0.02
	Communist	Alan Pickersgill	45	0.10	0.01
Total valid votes			44,045	100.00
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^ Darling, Ron (2 February 2006). "James Schroder, OVC'42". Alumni-in-Action Oral History. University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013. (Interview with James Schroder at the age of 87)
^ "James Schroder's obituary". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.