John Burton | |
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| MP for Regina East | |
| In office September 9, 1968 – September 1, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Jim Balfour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1927 Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | December 9, 2022 (aged 95) |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Parent | Joseph William Burton |
| Occupation | bookkeeper, researcher, public servant, farmer, agricultural economist, instructor, author |
John Stratford Burton (November 27, 1927 – December 9, 2022) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Regina East in the House of Commons of Canada, from 1968 to 1972. He was a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party.
Burton was also the CCF's candidate in Melville in the 1957 and 1958 elections, and the NDP's candidate in Melville in 1962, in Regina City in 1965, in Regina East in 1972 and 1974, and in Wascana in 1997, but was not successful in those elections.