Ted Bounsall
Ted Bounsall | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1975–1981 | |
Preceded by | New riding |
Succeeded by | Bill Wrye |
Constituency | Windsor—Sandwich |
In office 1971–1975 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Peacock |
Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
Constituency | Windsor West |
Personal details | |
Born | Bowmanville, Ontario | November 6, 1935
Political party | New Democrat |
Occupation | University professor |
Edwin J. "Ted" Bounsall (born November 6, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981. He represented the ridings of Windsor West from 1971 to 1975 and Windsor—Sandwich from 1975 to 1981. He served under the leadership of Stephen Lewis and Michael Cassidy.
Background
Bounsall was born in 1935 in Bowmanville, Ontario.[1] He was a chemistry professor at the University of Windsor. He graduated from Imperial College in 1964.[2]
Politics
Bounsall was an
In 1982, Bounsall was elected as an alderman for
In 1985, Bounsall was charged with shoplifting a bottle of vitamins from a drug store. Bounsall claimed that he absentmindedly put the bottle in his pocket and forgot to pay for it when he walked out. The judge did not believe his explanation and found him guilty on the charge. Bounsall was given an absolute discharge but the incident forced him to retire from politics.[7]
Later life
Bounsall returned to teaching after retiring from politics.
References
- ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1972.
- ^ "Faculty Rosters (1950 - 1969)" (PDF). Imperial College of London. 2004.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former MPP gets discharge on theft count". The Globe and Mail. March 1985. p. P16.