Robin Richardson
| Robin Richardson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beaches |
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In office 1979–1980 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Neil Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 June 1942 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party |
Vancouver Islandian (since 2016) Progressive Conservative (until 2016) |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Profession | Economist, cleric |
Robin Mark Richardson (born 26 June 1942) is a former Canadian politician who was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the Toronto, Ontario riding of Beaches from 1979 to 1980.
Richardson's profession is an economist, once working with the Fraser Institute. At one time, he was a minister for a Christian church in Esquimalt.
He represented Ontario's Beaches electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election. After serving his only term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1980 federal election by Neil Young of the New Democratic Party.
In September 2000, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Member of Parliament Keith Martin for the Canadian Alliance nomination in that riding. Richardson was particularly critical of Martin's pro-choice position on abortion, while Martin had finished in fourth place during the Canadian Alliance leadership campaign earlier that year. Richardson managed 's successful leadership campaign within Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.
In June 2016 he started the Vancouver Island Party and serves as leader. The party seeks to make Vancouver Island Canada's 11th province.
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