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Cyril Symes

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Reginald Cyril Symes
Member of Parliament
for Sault Ste. Marie
In office
October 30, 1972 – February 17, 1980
Preceded byTerrence Murphy
Succeeded byRon Irwin
Personal details
Born (1943-04-30) April 30, 1943 (age 81)
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Reginald Cyril Symes (born April 30, 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the New Democratic Party.

Symes was defeated in the 1980 election by Ron Irwin.[1][2]

Election results

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1980 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron Irwin 15,449 47.96 +12.29
New Democratic Cyril Symes 12,542 38.94 +1.68
Progressive Conservative Penny Hanson 4,161 12.92 -13.79
Marxist–Leninist Mike Taffarel 59 0.18 +0.06
Total 32,211 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cyril Symes 12,089 37.26 -13.24
Liberal Terry Murphy 11,574 35.67 -5.41
Progressive Conservative Gord Cunningham 8,668 26.71 +18.49
Communist Richard Orlandini 79 0.24 +0.04
Marxist–Leninist Mike Taffarel 38 0.12
Total 32,448 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cyril Symes 19,044 50.50 +13.79
Liberal Alex Sinclair 15,490 41.08 +5.12
Progressive Conservative Bob de Fazio 3,098 8.22 -19.10
Communist Gerrit van Houten 76 0.20
Total 37,708 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election: Sault Ste. Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cyril Symes 12,903 36.71 +13.51
Liberal C. Terrence Murphy 12,639 35.96 -3.87
Progressive Conservative L.B. Lou Lukenda 9,603 27.32 -9.34
Total 35,145 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Sault Ste. Marie". CBC News. September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Cairns, John (July 19, 1984). "Cyril Symes 'out of politics for good'". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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