A. J. Reid
Anthony (Tony) John Reid (ca 1909[1] – February 9, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962, originally for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.[2]
Born in East Kildonan, Manitoba, Reid worked 42 years for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1]
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election,[2] defeating Progressive Conservative J.E. Willis by 111 votes in the northeast Winnipeg constituency of Kildonan. He was re-elected[2] over Willis by 148 votes in the 1959 election, despite a provincial swing to the Progressive Conservatives.
During the 1962 provincial election, the, PC candidate James Mills defeated Reid[2] by only four votes after two recounts on January 4, 1963 after a judicial recount.
Reid was known as a maverick who drifted from the CCF line on some issues.[citation needed] After 1963, he returned to municipal politics as an alderman for East Kildonan.[1]
