Bill Kempling
William James Kempling (February 5, 1921 – May 20, 1996) was a Canadian politician. Born in Grimsby, Ontario, he represented the electoral districts of Halton—Wentworth in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1979, and Burlington from 1979 to 1993.
He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Kempling is perhaps best known for being a veteran of World War II stationed in Burma. He was a Flight Lieutenant with the R.A.F. and his plane was shot down over the jungles of Burma while on a mission. Surviving the crash, he was subsequently taken prisoner by the Japanese Army and interned in a P.O.W. camp until he was able to escape and make his way through the jungle where he was rescued by a patrol of Ghurka Soldiers that brought him safely out of the jungle to Allied territory.
Electoral record
| ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Kempling | 26,293 | 52.1 | -9.9 | ||||
Liberal | James Smith | 13,448 | 26.6 | +7.8 | ||||
New Democratic | Jane Mulkewich | 8,149 | 16.1 | -3.1 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Ron Bremer | 2,285 | 4.5 | |||||
Libertarian | Dan Riga | 321 | 0.6 | |||||
Total valid votes | 50,496 | 100.0 |
| ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Kempling | 37,577 | 61.9 | +11.2 | ||||
New Democratic | Walter Mulkewich | 11,687 | 19.3 | +3.6 | ||||
Liberal | Fred Schwenger | 11,406 | 18.8 | -14.0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 60,670 | 100.0 |
| ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Kempling | 27,212 | 50.8 | -5.6 | ||||
Liberal | Tom Sutherland | 17,574 | 32.8 | +4.6 | ||||
New Democratic | Danny Dunleavy | 8,421 | 15.7 | +1.0 | ||||
Libertarian | Bruno S. Oberski | 341 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 63 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 53,611 | 100.0 | ||||||
lop.parl.ca |
| ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Kempling | 32,225 | 56.4 | |||||
Liberal | Tom Sutherland | 16,100 | 28.2 | |||||
New Democratic | Danny Dunleavy | 8,421 | 14.7 | |||||
Libertarian | John Lawson | 365 | 0.6 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Charles Boylan | 62 | 0.1 | |||||
Total valid votes | 57,173 | 100.0 |
External links
- Bill Kempling – Parliament of Canada biography
Parliament of Canada | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Halton—Wentworth 1972-1979 | Succeeded by last member, riding abolished in 1976 |
Preceded by first member, riding created in 1976 | Member of Parliament for Burlington 1979-1993 | Succeeded by |
![]() | This article about a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e