Mike Landers was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was a lawyer and addiction counsellor by career.

He won New Brunswick's Saint John—Lancaster

Saint John (electoral district)

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 electoral district in the 1974 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1974

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 and served in the 30th Canadian Parliament

30th Canadian Parliament

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. He lost the following election in 1979

Canadian federal election, 1979

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 to Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson

Eric W. Ferguson was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Tangier, Nova Scotia and became a police officer and consultant by career....

 of the Progressive Conservative party

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, but regained the seat within months in the 1980 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1980

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Landers left politics after serving in the 30th

30th Canadian Parliament

The 30th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 30, 1974 until March 26, 1979. The membership was set by the 1974 election on July 8, 1974, and was only changed somewhat due to resignations and by-elections before it was dissolved prior to the 1979 election.It was controlled by a...

 and 32nd Canadian Parliament

32nd Canadian Parliament

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s and became a Commissioner with the Canadian Transport Commissioner from 1984 to 1987.

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