Elinor Caplan
Ontario MPP | |
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| In office 1985–1997 | |
| Preceded by | John Reesor Williams |
| Succeeded by | David Caplan |
| Constituency | Oriole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elinor Hershorn May 20, 1944 Zane Caplansky |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Elinor Caplan
Background
She was born in Toronto to Samuel S. Hershorn, a textile manufacturer, and his wife Thelma (Goodman) Hershorn, both of whose families had come to Canada from Russian Poland.
Politics
Municipal
She ran for office in 1978, when she was elected to the North York municipal council as an alderman.[1][4]
Provincial
She ran for the provincial legislature in the 1981 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg in the constituency of Wilson Heights.[5]
She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
Caplan won a landslide re-election victory in the
In the 1995 election, Caplan narrowly retained her seat against a challenge from Progressive Conservative Paul Sutherland.[9] She served as Chief Opposition Whip from 1995 to 1996, and retired from the legislature on May 1, 1997. (She was succeeded as the MPP for Oriole by her son, David Caplan, who went on to serve as a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty.) In 1996, she supported Joseph Cordiano for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Provincial Cabinet posts
Federal politics
Caplan was elected to the federal House of Commons in the
In the
Federal Cabinet posts
After politics
In late 2004, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty appointed Caplan to lead a provincial inquiry into the state of home-care medical services.
References
- ^ a b Brown, Michael. "Elinor Caplan". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Gasner, Cynthia (May 15, 2008). "Oakwood CI marks 100 years". Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ "Metro Elections: How you voted". The Toronto Star. November 14, 1978. pp. A12–A13.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Final Results Riding by Riding". Calgary Herald. June 4, 1997. p. A5.
- ^ "Election Results". Star - Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. November 28, 2000. p. A8.
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