▁New ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Toronto ▁rid ings ▁of ▁Be aches ▁and ▁Be aches - W ood bine . ▁ ▁Background ▁Young ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁mach in ist ▁in ▁the ▁elect rical ▁industry . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁organ izer ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Elect rical ▁Work ers ▁Union . ▁After ▁leaving ▁politics ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Viv ien ▁raised ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁He ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁Toronto ▁City ▁Council ' s ▁Ward ▁ 9 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁came ▁in ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁behind ▁w inners ▁Pat ▁She pp ard ▁and ▁Tom ▁Ward le ▁Jr . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁closely ▁cont ested ▁nom ination ▁race , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁N DP ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁Be aches ▁federal ▁elect oral ▁district ▁by ▁two ▁votes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁federal ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁lost ▁narrow ly ▁to ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁Robin ▁Richard son ▁by ▁ 5 1 8 ▁votes . ▁The ▁PC ' s ▁won