Gordon Dowding

Gordon Hudson Dowding (March 1, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was a lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Burnaby and then Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member.

Gordon Dowding
MLA for Burnaby
In office 1956–1975
Personal details
Born	(1918-03-01)March 1, 1918 Kamloops, British Columbia
Died	November 9, 2003(2003-11-09) (aged 85) Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Political party	British Columbia New Democratic Party

He was born in Kamloops and educated there and at the University of British Columbia. In 1945, he married Gwen Olson. Dowding was called to the British Columbia bar in 1952 and the Alberta bar in 1967. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the provincial riding of Lillooet in 1952 and 1953. Dowding was the speaker of the British Columbia Legislature from 1972 to 1975 (he was the only incumbent NDP MLA not to be appointed to cabinet). He was defeated by Ray Loewen when he ran for reelection in 1975.^[1][2]

In 1962, Dowding was a founding member of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.^[3] He died in 2003.^[4]

References

1. "Burnaby-Edmonds". British Columbia Votes 2005. CBC News. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
2. Normandin, P. G (1974). Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1974.
3. "the democratic Commitment" (PDF). B.C. Civil Liberties Association. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
4. "Hansard". B.C. Legislative Assembly. November 17, 2003. Retrieved 2009-12-10.