Basford was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver -- Burrard in the 1963 election .
Basford was first was re-elected in the 1965 election .
Basford was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver -- Burrard in the 1963 election and was re-elected in the 1965 election .