Steven Langdon
Member of Parliament for Essex—Windsor
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byEugene Whelan
Succeeded bySusan Whelan
Personal details
Born (1946-07-15) July 15, 1946
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
University of Toronto
OccupationProfessor

Steven W. Langdon (born July 15, 1946) is a Canadian academic, politician, economist, and former parliamentarian.

Born in Stratford, Ontario, Langdon graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1969.[1] He also has a doctorate from the University of Sussex.

He ran for the New Democratic Party four times before being elected to the House of Commons from Essex in the 1984 election.

Langdon was re-elected in the 1988 election and stood as a left-wing candidate to succeed Ed Broadbent in the 1989 NDP leadership convention. He finished third behind Audrey McLaughlin, the eventual winner, and Dave Barrett.

He lost his seat in the 1993 election along with all of Ontario's federal NDP MPs.

Since leaving politics, Langdon has worked as an adjunct research professor in the department of economics at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSusan Whelan25,20055.1%+13.8%
New DemocraticSteven W. Langdon12,65027.7%-16.4%
ReformJohn Larsen6,02913.2%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Payne1,4813.2%-11.1%
NationalGeorge Opacic1940.4%
Marxist–LeninistPaul Hawkins830.2%
Commonwealth of CanadaVlado Zugaj670.1%
Total valid votes 45,704 100.0%
1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot 3rd ballot 4th ballot
Name Votes cast  % Votes cast  % Votes cast  % Votes cast  %
Audrey McLaughlin 646 26.9% 829 34.3% 1,072 44.4% 1,316 55.1%
Dave Barrett 566 23.6% 780 32.3% 947 39.3% 1,072 44.9%
Steven W. Langdon 351 14.6% 519 21.5% 393 16.3%
Simon De Jong 315 13.1% 289 12.0%
Howard McCurdy 256 10.7%
Ian Waddell 213 8.9%
Roger Lagasse 53 2.2%
Total 2,400 100.0% 2,417 100.0% 2,412 100.0% 2,388 100.0%
1988 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSteven W. Langdon18,92644.1%+4.8%
LiberalRay Robinet17,71541.3%+12.2%
Progressive ConservativeTed Aver6,15414.3%-17.3%
IndependentMargaret Villamizar980.2%
Total valid votes 42,893100.0%
1984 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSteven W. Langdon18,74639.3%-0.5%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Martel15,07331.6%+22.9%
LiberalBrian Ducharme13,86629.1%-22.2%
Total valid votes 47,685 100.0%
1980 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEugene Whelan24,65151.3%+7.0%
New DemocraticSteven W. Langdon19,12339.8%-0.7%
Progressive ConservativeKathy Flood4,1848.7%-6.2%
Marxist–LeninistPeter Ewart1030.2%-0.1%
Total valid votes 48,061100.0%
1979 Canadian federal election: Essex
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEugene Whelan20,37344.3%-10.9%
New DemocraticSteven W. Langdon18,60340.4%+5.0%
Progressive ConservativeKathy Flood6,87514.9%5.6%
Marxist–LeninistPete Ewart1440.3%
Total valid votes 45,995 100.0%

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