Lillian Ross (politician)

Lillian Ross (born c. 1944) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.

Lillian Ross
Ontario MPP
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	Richard Allen
Succeeded by	David Christopherson
Constituency	Hamilton West
Personal details
Born	1944 (age 79–80) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Don Ross
Children	2
Residence	Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation	Real estate agent, business owner

Background

Ross was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. She worked as a real estate agent and owned a women's clothing store. She was married to Don Ross, a Hamilton city councillor. Together they raised two children.^[1]

Politics

Ross was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating incumbent New Democrat Richard Allen by over 4,000 votes in the riding of Hamilton West.^[2] Ross served as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris's government for the next four years. In 1997 she was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations.

In the 1999 provincial election, Ross lost to NDP Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) David Christopherson by over 3,000 votes, after Christopherson's old riding of Hamilton Centre was eliminated by redistribution.^[3]

References

1. Poling, Jim (May 24, 1995). "Profile Hamilton West". The Hamilton Spectator. p. D2.
2. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. . Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history