Victor Railton

Samuel Victor Railton (28 February 1906 – 23 July 1996) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Kelvin, Ontario and became a physician and surgeon by career.

Samuel Victor Railton
Member of Parliament for Welland
In office October 1972 – March 1979
Preceded by	Donald Tolmie
Succeeded by	Gilbert Parent
Personal details
Born	(1906-02-28)28 February 1906 Kelvin, Ontario, Canada
Died	23 July 1996(1996-07-23) (aged 90)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	physician, surgeon

Railton studied medicine at the University of Toronto after graduation from Brantford Collegiate Institute. After establishing a medical practice at Port Colborne, Ontario, he served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps between 1940 and 1945. Following World War II, he became a surgeon in Welland, Ontario, and volunteered his skills in 1970 for the Nigerian Civil War.^[1]

He was first elected at the Welland riding in the 1972 general election and was re-elected there in the 1974 election. He left federal politics after completing his term in the 30th Parliament.

v t e 1974 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Railton	21,228	56.5	+7.2
	Progressive Conservative	Alex McCrae	9,107	24.2	-7.3
	New Democratic	Jim McPherson	6,983	18.6	-0.5
	Communist	John Severinsky	238	0.6
Total valid votes			37,556	100.0

v t e 1972 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Victor Railton	18,693	49.3	-0.5
	Progressive Conservative	Kent Hodgson	11,977	31.6	+14.0
	New Democratic	Ronald Cook	7,256	19.1	-13.5
Total valid votes			37,926	100.0