Ed Harper

Ed Harper
MP for Simcoe Centre
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byEdna Anderson
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1931-04-09) April 9, 1931 (age 93)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyReform
Residence(s)Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Occupationbusinessman

Edward Harper (born April 9, 1931) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 1997. A member of the Reform Party, Harper was the only MP from that party ever elected anywhere east of Manitoba.

He defeated Liberal candidate Janice Laking, the incumbent mayor of Barrie, by a margin of 182 votes. Political analysts credited his victory over Laking largely to her popularity rather than his, suggesting that many voters in Barrie switched their votes only because they didn't want Laking to step down as mayor.[1]

Harper did not stand for reelection in the 1997 election. Before being elected to Parliament, Harper was a businessman in Barrie.

  1. ^ "Lessons in right-wing reality from one Harper to another". The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2008.