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Bobbie Sparrow

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The Honourable
Bobbie Sparrow
PC
Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources
In office
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime MinisterKim Campbell
Preceded byBill McKnight
Succeeded byAnne McLellan
Minister of Forestry
In office
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
Prime MinisterKim Campbell
Preceded byFrank Oberle Sr.
Succeeded byAnne McLellan
Member of Parliament
for Calgary Southwest
(Calgary South; 1984–1988)
In office
September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byJohn William Thomson
Succeeded byPreston Manning
Personal details
Born
Barbara Jane Sparrow

(1935-07-11) July 11, 1935 (age 89)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionRegistered Nurse, businesswoman, politician

Barbara Jane Sparrow PC (born July 11, 1935) is a retired Canadian politician.

Political career

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Sparrow, a Registered Nurse and businessperson, was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 federal election as Member of Parliament for the Alberta riding of Calgary South.[1] That election brought the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to power under the leadership of Brian Mulroney. In that election she won the biggest plurality in Canadian history up to that time with 47,763 more votes than second place runner-up Harold Millican from the Liberal Party of Canada.[2]

Redistribution of federal ridings by Elections Canada prior to the 1988 federal election abolished Sparrow's riding; in 1988, she ran and won in the new riding of Calgary Southwest. In 1991, she was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare.[1]

When Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as PC leader and prime minister in 1993, she brought Sparrow into the Cabinet as Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Forestry.[1]

Both Sparrow and the Campbell government were defeated in the subsequent 1993 federal election that reduced the Tories to only two seats in the House of Commons. Sparrow lost her seat to Reform Party leader Preston Manning.[3][4]

Electoral record

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1993 Canadian federal election: Calgary Southwest
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Preston Manning 41,630 61.22 +47.80 $59,445
Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 12,642 18.59 -46.57 $61,978
Liberal Bill Richards 11,087 16.30 +4.77 $60,511
New Democratic Catherine Rose 1,099 1.62 -6.49 $4,791
National Lea Russell 910 1.34 $2,580
Green Sol Candel 301 0.44 $6,216
Natural Law Ida Bugmann 249 0.37 $0
Independent Miel S.R. Gabriel 57 0.08 $218
Communist Darrell Rankin 28 0.04 $1,422
Total valid votes 68,003 100.00
Rejected ballots 137
Turnout 68,140 70.81
Electors on lists 96,213
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +47.19
Source:Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 40,397 65.16
Reform Janet Jessop 8,316 13.41
Liberal Percy Baker 7,147 11.53
New Democratic Vera Vogel 5,024 8.10
Independent Larry R. Heather 669 1.08
Rhinoceros Johnny Barretto 372 0.60
Confederation of Regions Bill Sinclair 68 0.11
Total valid votes 61,993 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Bobbie Sparrow 55,590
Liberal Harold Millican 7,827
New Democratic Brendan Quigley 6,135
Confederation of Regions Phyllis Kobley 866
Independent Larry Heather 800
Commonwealth of Canada Bill Bohdan 136

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile - Sparrow, Barbara Jane (Bobbie)". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ Raymaker, Darryl (2017). Trudeau's Tango: Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1972. University of Alberta Press. p. 282.
  3. ^ Campbell, Murray; Sallot, Jeff (October 26, 1993). "A Liberal Landslide: All but 2 Tories lose; Bloc could become Official Opposition". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. p. A1.
  4. ^ Cernetig, Miro (October 26, 1993). "Manning's reach exceeds grasp: Reform fails to make inroads into Ontario". The Globe and Mail. Calgary, Alberta. p. A1.
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