Editing Howard McCurdy (section)

===Member of Parliament===
While still serving as an alderman, he became the New Democratic Party's candidate in the [[1984 Canadian federal election]] for the [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of  [[Windsor—Walkerville  (federal electoral district)|Windsor—Walkerville]]. Since 1935, the riding was a Liberal Party stronghold or [[safe seat]].<ref name = "Defeats Liberals after 49 Years">
{{cite news
 | last1       = Doeien
 | first1      = Chris Vander
 | title       = McCurdy's 'historic' win topples Liberal fortress
 | work        = Windsor Star
 | date        = September 5, 1984
 | pages       = A3, A4
 | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/image/504302917
| access-date = March 20, 2024
 | via         = Newspapers.com
}}</ref> Not only did McCurdy win, but the Liberal candidate, Terry Patterson, came in third, behind the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] candidate Tom Porter.<ref name = "Defeats Liberals after 49 Years"/>  With his victory, he became Canada's second Black  [[Member of parliament#Canada|Member of Parliament]] (MP) after [[Lincoln Alexander]], and the first Black NDP MP.<ref name=obit/> He ran for re-election in the  [[Redistribution (election)#Canada|redistributed]] riding of  [[Windsor—Tecumseh (federal electoral district)|Windsor—St. Clair]] for the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 election]]. He defeated Liberal Party candidate [[Shaughnessy Cohen]].<ref name = "McCurdy Wins 1988">
{{cite news
 | last1       = Beneteau
 | first1      = Marty
 | last2       = Brennan
 | first2      = Richard
 | title       = McCurdy wins battle, vows to continue war
 | work        = Windsor Star
 | date        = November 22, 1988
 | page        = A5
 | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/image/505900692
 | access-date = March 20, 2024
 | via         = Newspapers.com
}}</ref>