Hon. John Edward Broadbent
Member of Parliament for Oshawa—Whitby (1968-1979); Oshawa (1979-1990); Ottawa Centre (2004-2006) On
In office 1968 election – February 1, 1990
Preceded by	Michael Starr
Succeeded by	Mike Breaugh
In office 2004 election – 2006 election
Preceded by	Mac Harb
Succeeded by	Paul Dewar
Born	March 21, 1936 (1936-03-21) (age 72) Oshawa
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse	Yvonne Yamaoka (1961-1967, div. Oshawa (formerly known as Oshawa—Whitby) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented Oshawa (formerly known as Oshawa—Whitby) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented For the Ottawa Centre provincial electoral district please see Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district. The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament Michael Starr, CStJ PC (born Michael Starchewsky) ( November 14 1910 &ndash March 16 2000) was a Canadian politician Michael James Breaugh (born September 13 1942 in Kingston, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the Mac Harb (ماك حرب (born November 10 1953) is a Canadian Senator and former Member of the House of Commons. Paul W Dewar (born January 25, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian NDP Member of Parliament teacher and former elected representative Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots ) Lucille Broadbent (1971-2006, desc. )
Residence	Ottawa
Profession	Professor

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, PC, CC (born March 21, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian social democratic politician and political scientist. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left He was leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1975 to 1989. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In the 2004 federal election, he returned to Parliament for one additional term as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the Ottawa Centre provincial electoral district please see Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district.

Broadbent's father Percy Edward was a General Motors clerk, his mother Mary Welsh an Irish Catholic homemaker. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. Ed, the middle of three children, studied philosophy at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1959 first in his class. In 1961, he married Yvonne Yamaoka, a Japanese Canadian town planner whom he divorced in 1967. Japanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry and are largely concentrated on the west coast especially in and around Vancouver. He was a university professor when he ran and won election to the Canadian House of Commons from Oshawa-Whitby in the 1968 general election, defeating former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Michael Starr by fifteen votes. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Oshawa (formerly known as Oshawa—Whitby) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament Michael Starr, CStJ PC (born Michael Starchewsky) ( November 14 1910 &ndash March 16 2000) was a Canadian politician In 1971, he ran for the leadership of the party but lost to David Lewis at the NDP leadership convention. David Lewis (born Losz) CC, (June 23 or October 1909 -May 23 1981 was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician NDP leadership conventions are the process by which the Canadian New Democratic Party elects its leader That year, he married a young Franco-Ontarian widow, Lucille Munroe; he had no children with her but did become the stepfather to Lucille's son Paul Broadbent, who is a defence policy specialist with the Ministry of Defence in London, England; the couple also adopted a baby girl, Christine. Franco-Ontarians (franco-ontarien are French Canadian or Francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. Paul Broadbent is a former Rugby league player Paul Broadbent was an England international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He has four grandchildren. He won the 1975 contest to succeed Lewis, and led the party through four elections.

In his early years as leader of the party, Broadbent was criticised for his long and complex speeches on industrial organisation, but he came to be known as an honest and charismatic politician in person. He was one of the first Canadian politicians to stage a large number of political events in the workplace.

The NDP finished with 30 seats in 1984 campaign, just ten behind the Liberal Party led by John Turner. The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (born June 7, 1929) is a retired Canadian Lawyer and Politician Several polls afterwards showed that Broadbent was the most popular party leader in Canada. Broadbent was the only leader ever to take the NDP to first place in public opinion polling and some pundits felt that the NDP could supplant Turner's Liberals as the primary opposition to Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservatives. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian

Nonetheless, he was not successful in translating this into an election victory in the 1988 federal election since the Liberals reaped most of the benefits from opposing free trade. The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament The Free Trade Agreement ( FTA) was a Trade agreement signed by Canada and the United States on October 4th 1988. However, the NDP elected a party record 43 seats.

On the international front, while Willy Brandt was President of the Socialist International, Broadbent served as a Vice-President from 1979-1989. When he stepped down after 15 years as federal leader of the NDP in 1989, he was succeeded by Audrey McLaughlin. Audrey McLaughlin PC, OC (born November 7 1936) was leader of Canada 's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995 In the decade following Broadbent's retirement from politics, the federal NDP declined in popularity.

Broadbent was director of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development from 1990 to 1996. The International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy, was established by an act of the Canadian parliament in 1988 to "encourage Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2001. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin

Broadbent spent a year as Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, in 1996-7. At the invitation of the new federal NDP leader, Jack Layton, he returned to politics in 2004 (with the aid of a humorous and popular video clip) to successfully run for Parliament in the riding of Ottawa Centre, where he now lives. John Gilbert "Jack" Layton PC MP (born July 18, 1950) is a social democratic Canadian Politician For the Ottawa Centre provincial electoral district please see Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district. He easily defeated Liberal Party of Canada candidate Richard Mahoney, a close ally of Prime Minister Paul Martin. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Richard J Mahoney (pronounced MAhenny is a Canadian lawyer specializing in public policy and regulatory law The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr

In the NDP shadow cabinet, Broadbent was Critic for Democracy: Parliamentary & Electoral Reform, Corporate Accountability as well as Child Poverty. The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the

On May 4, 2005, he announced that he would not seek re-election in the 39th Canadian federal election in order to spend time with his wife, Lucille, who was suffering from cancer. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled She died on November 17, 2006. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

He has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto (1965), is a former member of the Royal Canadian Air Force reserve, and is currently Fellow in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Canada. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

External links

• How'd They Vote?: Ed Broadbent's voting history and quotes
• Order of Canada citation
• Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• CBC Digital Archives - Ed Broadbent: A Voice from the Left
• Rick Mercer Report segment (February 2004)
• CBC News INDEPTH: Ed Broadbent