Steven W. Langdon

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

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	%	±%
	Liberal	Susan Whelan	25,200	55.1%	+13.8%
	New Democratic	Steven W. Langdon	12,650	27.7%	-16.4%
	Reform	John Larsen	6,029	13.2%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Payne	1,481	3.2%	-11.1%
	National	George Opacic	194	0.4%
	Marxist–Leninist	Paul Hawkins	83	0.2%
	Commonwealth of Canada	Vlado Zugaj	67	0.1%
Total valid votes			45,704	100.0%

1988 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Steven W. Langdon	18,926	44.1%	+4.8%
	Liberal	Ray Robinet	17,715	41.3%	+12.2%
	Progressive Conservative	Ted Aver	6,154	14.3%	-17.3%
	Independent	Margaret Villamizar	98	0.2%
Total valid votes			42,893	100.0%

1980 Canadian federal election: Essex—Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eugene Whelan	24,651	51.3%	+7.0%
	New Democratic	Steven W. Langdon	19,123	39.8%	-0.7%
	Progressive Conservative	Kathy Flood	4,184	8.7%	-6.2%
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Ewart	103	0.2%	-0.1%
Total valid votes			48,061	100.0%

1979 Canadian federal election: Essex
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eugene Whelan	20,373	44.3%	-10.9%
	New Democratic	Steven W. Langdon	18,603	40.4%	+5.0%
	Progressive Conservative	Kathy Flood	6,875	14.9%	5.6%
	Marxist–Leninist	Pete Ewart	144	0.3%
Total valid votes			45,995	100.0%

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