Thomas Henry Goode 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 born in Burnaby, British Columbia

British Columbia

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 and became a builder, developer and teacher by career.

Goode attended the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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 and the Vancouver Teacher Training College. His father, Tom Goode

Tom Goode (politician)

Tom Goode was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the district of Burnaby—Richmond from 1949 to 1957. His son, Thomas Henry Goode, later represented the same electoral district from 1968 to 1972....

, previously represented the same electoral district from 1949 to 1957.

He was first elected at the Burnaby—Richmond

Burnaby—Richmond

Burnaby—Richmond was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979....

 riding in the 1968 general election

Canadian federal election, 1968

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. After serving his only term, the 28th Canadian Parliament

28th Canadian Parliament

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, Goode was defeated in the 1972 election

Canadian federal election, 1972

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 by John Reynolds

John Reynolds (Canadian politician)

John Douglas Reynolds, PC was the Member of Parliament for the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2006...

 of the Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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Goode then became Mayor of Delta, British Columbia

Delta, British Columbia

Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...

 from 1973 to 1979. He died on 28 May 1994 due to cancer.

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