Noel Duignan
Noel Duignan | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1990–1995 | |
Preceded by | Walt Elliot |
Succeeded by | Ted Chudleigh |
Constituency | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | December 20, 1948
Political party | New Democrat |
Residence | Georgetown, Ontario |
Occupation | Mediator, executive assistant |
Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Background[]
Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federal New Democratic Party MPs Derek Blackburn and Lyle Kristiansen. He is a recipient of the Canada Medal.
Politics[]
Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding of .[1] The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995.[2]
In 1994, Duignan sponsored a private member's bill that banned landfills on the Niagara Escarpment. He said, "The Niagara Escarpment is simply the wrong place to put a landfill."[3]
In the 1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Ted Chudleigh.[4] He ran for re-election in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbent David Tilson.[5] He was also a candidate of the federal NDP in the 2004 Canadian election, but finished third against Conservative Michael Chong in the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills.[6]
Later life[]
Duignan trained in mediation with J.P. Ryan and Associates and the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a member of mediate.ca. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in Brantford, Ontario. Duignan is also a member of Family Mediation Canada, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Conflict Resolution Network Canada, and the Co-Operative Housing Federation of Canada. He lives in Georgetown, Ontario.
References[]
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ Brennan, Richard (October 20, 1993). "Casino law missing no-loss clause". The Windsor Star. p. A3.
- ^ Funston, Mike (July 7, 1994). "New act protects escarpment region". Toronto Star. p. BR1.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2004. p. A14. Missing or empty
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
- New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
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