Noel Duignan

Noel Duignan
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Halton North
In office
1990–1995
Preceded byWalt Elliot
Succeeded byTed Chudleigh
Personal details
Born (1948-12-20) December 20, 1948 (age 75)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceGeorgetown, Ontario
OccupationMediator, 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

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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

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Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding of Halton North.[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

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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.

Electoral record

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2004 Canadian federal election: Wellington—Halton Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Michael Chong 21,479 42.81 $64,026
Liberal Bruce Hood 19,173 38.21 $73,831
New Democratic Noel Duignan 5,974 11.91 $13,594
Green Brent Bouteiller 2,725 5.43 $799
Christian Heritage Pat Woode 826 1.65 $2,304
Total valid votes 50,177 100.00   $75,799
Conservative hold Swing +6.01
1999 Ontario general election: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 30,532 64.76
Liberal Steve White 13,591 28.83
New Democratic Noel Duignan 1,871 3.97
Green Richard Procter 1,156 2.45
Total valid votes 47,150 99.31
Total rejected ballots 342 0.69
Turnout 49,492 58.6
1995 Ontario general election: Halton North
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Ted Chudleigh 19,247 60.38
Liberal Walt Elliot 6,568 20.60
New Democratic Noel Duignan 4,362 13.68
Family Coalition Alex McKee 1,239 3.89
Libertarian John Shadbolt 461 1.45
Total valid votes 31,877
1990 Ontario general election: Halton North
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Noel Duignan 8,510 30.9
Liberal Walt Elliot 7,962 29.0
Progressive Conservative Dave Whiting 7,499 27.3
Family Coalition Giuseppe Gori 2,489 9.1
Green Patricia Kammerer 582 2.1
Libertarian John Shadbolt 461 1.7
Total valid votes 29,586

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  2. ^ Brennan, Richard (October 20, 1993). "Casino law missing no-loss clause". The Windsor Star. p. A3.
  3. ^ Funston, Mike (July 7, 1994). "New act protects escarpment region". Toronto Star. p. BR1.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2004. p. A14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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