Donald Tolmie

Donald Ross Tolmie (11 November 1923 – 18 March 2009) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Donald Ross Tolmie
Official 1968 portrait
Alderman of Welland, Ontario
In office 1957–1964
Member of Parliament for Welland
In office November 1965 – September 1972
Preceded by	Victor Railton
Succeeded by	William Hector McMillan
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-11)11 November 1923 Lindsay, Ontario
Died	18 March 2009(2009-03-18) (aged 85) Pelham, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Profession	lawyer

Biography

Tolmie was born in Lindsay, Ontario and served in World War II as an Avro Lancaster navigator. He became a lawyer in Welland, Ontario where he was an alderman from 1957 to 1964. After this, he entered federal politics winning a seat at the Welland riding in the 1965 general election. Tolmie was re-elected there in 1968, then left federal politics in 1972 after completing his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament.

From October 1971 to September 1972, Tolmie was Parliamentary Secretary to Ron Basford, the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs at that time.

After an undisclosed illness, Tolmie died at his home in Pelham, Ontario on 18 March 2009.^[1]

v t e 1968 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald R. Tolmie	17,335	49.8	-0.5
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	11,363	32.6	+6.7
	Progressive Conservative	Franklin Bud Law	6,129	17.6	-6.3
Total valid votes			34,827	100.0

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Donald R. Tolmie	17,869	50.2	-5.0
	New Democratic	Robert Wright	9,206	25.9	+12.0
	Progressive Conservative	T.G. Spencer	8,496	23.9
Total valid votes			35,571	100.0