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Hal Herbert

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Harold Thomas Herbert
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vaudreuil
In office
1972–1984
Preceded byRené Émard
Succeeded byPierre Cadieux
Personal details
Born(1922-06-17)June 17, 1922
London, England
DiedJuly 25, 2003(2003-07-25) (aged 81)
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMadeleine Lemieux Herbert
ChildrenLouise Herbert and Thomas Herbert
ResidenceHudson
CommitteesChairman, Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs (1973-1974)
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works (1978-1979)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs (1978-1979)
Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole (1984)

Harold Thomas Herbert (June 17, 1922 – July 25, 2003) was a British-born Canadian politician. He introduced the Private Member's Bill in 1982 which amended the Holidays Act to change the name of Canada's national holiday from "Dominion Day" to "Canada Day".

Born in London, England, he joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 and took flight training in Canada in 1941. During the World War II, he flew Spitfires on high-altitude photo-reconnaissance trips and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he studied engineering in Scotland and moved to Canada in 1948. He eventually became a partner with a Montreal construction firm.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1972 federal election representing the riding of Vaudreuil. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1974, 1979, and 1980. He was defeated in 1984. In 1978, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works. In 1984, he was the Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole.

Electoral record

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1972 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hal Herbert 27,372
Progressive Conservative Jeannette-T. Burley 11,477
Social Credit Joseph-Endré De Csavossy 4,526
New Democratic Michel Beauséjour 3,573
Independent André Théoret 3,066
Independent Walter J. Williams 330
1974 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hal Herbert 29,685
Progressive Conservative Ron Brown 12,422
New Democratic Tom Rees 4,397
Social Credit Sarah Audet 2,752
Independent Gaëtan Boyer 805
1979 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hal Herbert 41,508
Progressive Conservative Diana Togneri 7,787
New Democratic Lorne Brown 4,512
Social Credit Mario G. Turbide 3,625
Rhinoceros Claude Simard 1,177
Libertarian Claude Lévesque 437
Union populaire Jérome Chaput 237
1980 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Hal Herbert 39,159
New Democratic Lorne Brown 7,309
Progressive Conservative Thomas Thé 6,277
Union populaire Guy Cousineau 513
Libertarian Irena Bubniuk 479
Marxist–Leninist Michelle Duford 234
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1984 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Pierre Cadieux 37,499
Liberal Hal Herbert 20,362
New Democratic Anne Erskine 7,993
Rhinoceros Nicole B.D. Pans 1,470
Parti nationaliste Benoît Duchesne 1,017
Libertarian Gordon Gouldson 345
Commonwealth of Canada Jacques Cartier 139

References

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  • James McCready (20 August 2003). "Hal Herbert: The man who gave us Canada Day". The Globe and Mail. p. R5.
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