Clifford William Downey (May 24, 1928 – May 3, 2018) was a farmer who served as a Canadian federal politician from 1968 to 1972.
[1] After leaving Parliament he became active in farmers rights movements.
He defeated four other candidates in a landslide to win his only term in office.
After leaving Parliament he became a member of the Alberta Surface Rights Board, and a Farmers Advocate of Alberta member and had been lobbying for surface rights for 20 years before retiring in 2006.
[2] He was a native of Castor, Alberta, and has seven children, and two stepdaughters, including former MLA Brian C. Downey.