Ron McNeil
Ron McNeil | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1958–1987 | |
Preceded by | Fletcher Thomas |
Succeeded by | Marietta Roberts |
Constituency | Elgin |
Personal details | |
Born | Springfield, Ontario | January 15, 1920
Died | March 18, 2003 Lyons, Ontario | (aged 83)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Doris (1987-2000) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Ronald Keith McNeil (January 15, 1920 – March 18, 2003) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1958 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Background
McNeil was born in
Municipal politics
McNeil served on the municipal council of
Provincial politics
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election held on January 30, 1958, in the constituency of Elgin. He defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Auckland by 3,246 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Leslie Frost's administration. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1959,[2] 1963,[3] 1967,[4] 1971,[5] 1975,[6] 1977,[7] 1981[8] and 1985.[9] McNeil came close to losing in 1967 and 1975, but on other occasions won re-election by fairly significant margins.
Despite his long service in the house, McNeil was never appointed to cabinet. He served as
McNeil was defeated in the 1987 provincial election, losing to Liberal candidate Marietta Roberts by 2,437 votes.[11] Roberts had finished a close second to McNeil in the 1975 election.[6]
Later life
After the election, McNeil returned to his farm in
References
- ^ "McNeil (Obituary)". familytreemaker.org. March 18, 2003. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Fond farewells". London Free Press. January 1, 2004. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Official Records for 28 May 2003". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. May 28, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2014.