Ronald Moore (Manitoba politician)

Ronald Stewart Moore (December 22, 1913 – November 21, 2003) was a Canadian politician from Manitoba. He served as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949 representing the riding of Churchill.^[1]

Ronald Moore
Member of Parliament for Churchill
In office June 11, 1945 – June 26, 1949
Preceded by	Thomas Alexander Crerar
Succeeded by	George Weaver
Personal details
Born	(1913-12-22)December 22, 1913 Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	November 21, 2003(2003-11-21) (aged 89) Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Residence(s)	Brandon, Manitoba
Profession	engineer

Moore was born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan and worked on the Canadian National Railway as a young man. During World War II he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy and served from 1942 to 1945.^[2] He was elected to parliament after the war in the 1945 federal election.^[1]

After losing the 1949 federal election he returned to the CNR in Brandon, Manitoba before qualifying as an engineer and getting a job at CFB Shilo's heating plant. He remained active with the CCF and its successor, the New Democratic Party throughout his life.^[1] Moore attempted to regain his seat in the 1953 federal election but was unsuccessful.^[3] He died in 2003 in Brandon.^[4]

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Churchill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ronald Moore	5,226	38.8
	Liberal	George Dyer Weaver	4,359	32.4	-30.1
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Ruddock Neely	3,884	28.8	-8.7
Total valid votes			13,469	100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.