Poole has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Trent University, and was a law clerk and social worker before entering political life. She also served as chair of the Women's Perspective Advisory Committee, and was a member of the French Immersion Task Force of the Toronto Board of Education.
The Liberals were defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, and Poole was re-elected by only 173 votes over Progressive Conservative candidate Ann Vanstone.[3] She served as the Liberal critic for Housing from 1990 to 1993, and for the JobsOntario program from 1993 to 1995.
In 1994, Poole was one of only three Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPPs), along with Jean Poirier and Tim Murphy, who supported Bill 167, a bill brought forward by the government of Bob Rae to extend spousal benefits to same-sex couples.[4] Poole also called for the Ontario Film Review Board to impose greater restrictions on sexually explicit and violent materials entering the country. She was generally regarded as being on the left wing of the party.
The narrow margin of Poole's victory in 1990 made her constituency a prime PC target in 1995. She lost to Progressive Conservative fundraiser Bill Saunderson by about 4,500 votes, as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government provincially.[5]
After leaving politics, Poole became the president of Politrain, Inc. She supported Gerard Kennedy for the Liberal Party leadership in 1996.
Referencesedit
^"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.
^"How MPPs voted on controversial legislation". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1994. p. A10.
^. Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
January 01, 1970
dianne, poole, born, june, 1949, former, politician, ontario, canada, served, liberal, member, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1987, 1995, ontario, mppin, office, 1987, 1995preceded, bydavid, mcfaddensucceeded, bybill, saundersonconstituencyeglintonperso. Dianne Poole born June 28 1949 is a former politician in Ontario Canada She served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995 Dianne PooleOntario MPPIn office 1987 1995Preceded byDavid McFaddenSucceeded byBill SaundersonConstituencyEglintonPersonal detailsBorn 1949 06 28 June 28 1949 age 74 Lunenburg Nova ScotiaPolitical partyLiberalResidence s Toronto Ontario CanadaOccupationSocial worker law clerk Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 3 References 4 External linksBackground editPoole has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Trent University and was a law clerk and social worker before entering political life She also served as chair of the Women s Perspective Advisory Committee and was a member of the French Immersion Task Force of the Toronto Board of Education Politics editPoole ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1985 general election losing to Progressive Conservative David McFadden by 914 votes in the Toronto constituency of Eglinton 1 She ran again in the 1987 provincial election and defeated McFadden by 695 votes amid a landslide victory for the Liberals 2 In 1989 she was appointed as a parliamentary assistant The Liberals were defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election and Poole was re elected by only 173 votes over Progressive Conservative candidate Ann Vanstone 3 She served as the Liberal critic for Housing from 1990 to 1993 and for the JobsOntario program from 1993 to 1995 In 1994 Poole was one of only three Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament MPPs along with Jean Poirier and Tim Murphy who supported Bill 167 a bill brought forward by the government of Bob Rae to extend spousal benefits to same sex couples 4 Poole also called for the Ontario Film Review Board to impose greater restrictions on sexually explicit and violent materials entering the country She was generally regarded as being on the left wing of the party The narrow margin of Poole s victory in 1990 made her constituency a prime PC target in 1995 She lost to Progressive Conservative fundraiser Bill Saunderson by about 4 500 votes as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government provincially 5 After leaving politics Poole became the president of Politrain Inc She supported Gerard Kennedy for the Liberal Party leadership in 1996 References edit 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 How MPPs voted on controversial legislation The Globe and Mail June 10 1994 p A10 Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate Elections Ontario June 8 1995 Archived from the original on March 24 2014 Retrieved 2014 03 02 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dianne Poole amp oldid 1134833769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
