- Erhart Regier
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name = Erhart Regier
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birth_date =January 15 ,1916
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death_date =January 1 ,1976
residence = Laird,Saskatchewan
office = MP forBurnaby—Coquitlam
term_start =November 12 ,1953
term_end =August 20 ,1962
predecessor = first member
successor =Tommy Douglas
party = CCF/NDP
religion =
occupation = teacherErhart Regier (
January 15 ,1916 -January 1 ,1976 ) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district ofBurnaby—Coquitlam in the House of Commons from 1953 to 1962. Originally elected as aCo-operative Commonwealth Federation MP in the 1953 election, he became part of theNew Democratic Party (NDP) caucus in 1961.Regier resigned his House seat on
August 20 ,1962 so that federal NDP leaderTommy Douglas could contest a safe seat in aby-election . He then stood as the NDP's candidate in Fraser Valley in the 1963 election, inAlgoma West in the 1965 election and inPrince George—Peace River in the 1968 election, but was not re-elected to the House in any of the later elections.External links
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