Walter Frank Foy

Walter Frank Foy
Official 1993 portrait
Member of Parliament
for Lambton West
In office
June 1962  April 1968
Personal details
Born31 December 1908
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died2 December 1993(1993-12-02) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Professionlife insurance underwriter

Walter Frank Foy (31 December 1908 – 2 December 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and became a life insurance underwriter by career.

He was first elected at the Lambton West riding in the 1962 general election by a slim margin of four votes, then re-elected there in 1963 and 1965. In 1968, Foy left federal politics after completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament and did not seek further re-election.

1962 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWalter Frank Foy14,292
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Warner Murphy11,292
New DemocraticJames D. Kimmerly6,249
Social CreditCharles McAmmond Routley524
1963 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWalter Frank Foy15,978
Progressive ConservativeDavid Mackay Jackson12,592
New DemocraticJim Kimmerly3,626
Social CreditLarry Verheyden264
1965 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWalter Frank Foy12,805
Progressive ConservativeRichard W. Ford12,230
New DemocraticMark Abbott7,346