Derek Blackburn

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Derek Blackburn

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|6|16}}

| birth_name = Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn

| birth_place = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

| residence = Brantford, Ontario

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|10|12|1934|6|16}}

| death_place= Gatineau, Quebec

| office=Member of Parliament
for Brant

| term_start = 1971

| term_end = 1993

| predecessor = James Elisha Brown

| successor = Jane Stewart

| party = New Democratic Party

| religion =

| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|high school teacher}}

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Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn (June 16, 1934 – October 12, 2017) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1971 to 1993.Tony L. Hill, Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts. Prospect Park Press, 2002. {{ISBN|9780972343602}}. p. 256. He represented the electoral district of Brant as a member of the New Democratic Party. Blackburn served for a period as the party's Defense critic.

He was raised in Stratford, Ontario, and was the son of John and Mabel Blackburn.

First elected in a by-election in 1971, Blackburn was reelected in every subsequent election up to and including the 1988 election. He retired from elected politics in 1993 when he was appointed to the federal Immigration and Refugee Board.David Leyton-Brown, Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1993. University of Toronto Press, 1999. {{ISBN|9780802047014}}. p. 28. Blackburn died on October 12, 2017, at the age of 83.{{Cite web|title=Derek BLACKBURN Obituary (2017) - Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/ottawacitizen/186978757|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.legacy.com|language=en}}