The Honourable Jack Burnett Murta PC
The Honourable Jack Burnett Murta PC
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lisgar
In office 1970–1988
Succeeded by District was abolished in 1987
Personal details
Born (1943-05-13)May 13, 1943(age 82) Carman , Manitoba , Canada Cabinet Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1984-1985) Minister of State (Tourism) (1985-1986)
Portfolio Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1979)
Jack Burnett Murta , PC (born May 13, 1943) is a former Canadian politician.
Born in Carman, Manitoba , the son of John James Murta and Jean (Burnett) Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964.
In 1970, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative in a by-election for the riding of Lisgar following the death of the previous incumbent, George Muir . He was re-elected in 1972 , 1974 , 1979 , 1980 , and 1984 .
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board in the short lived government of Joe Clark in 1979. In the Brian Mulroney government he was Minister of State (Multiculturalism) from 1984 to 1985 and Minister of State (Tourism) from 1985 to 1986.
Electoral record Party Candidate Votes By-election on 16 November 1970 Progressive Conservative Jack Murta 11,222 Liberal Ken R. Hanssen 4,444 New Democratic Garry Enns 1,814 Social Credit John L. Harms 1,730 Independent George G. Elias 377
vte1980 Canadian federal election : Lisgar Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Jack Murta 18,029 Liberal Peter Cole 7,016 New Democratic Herman Rempel 3,353 Not affiliated George G. Elias 396
vte1984 Canadian federal election : Lisgar Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Jack Murta 15,557 Confederation of Regions James S. Fallis 8,976 Liberal Anne-Marie McEarcern 4,423 New Democratic Peter Hiebert 2,052 Rhinoceros Uncle Bill Harrison 437
. University of Manitoba . Archived from on 9 March 2005.