Peter John North (born August 23, 1960) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Elgin. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. In 1993 he left the New Democratic Party in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Progressive Conservative Party. For the next seven years he sat as an independent member.
North resigned from the NDP in August 1993 and declared his intention to join the Progressive Conservative Party.[2] He did not discuss this with the party in advance, however, and was told that he would have to get the support of the riding association in Elgin before he would be accepted by the party.[4] North then sat as an independent.
North was re-elected in the 1995 provincial election. Defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Williams by nearly 2,000 votes, he became the first MPP in the province to be elected as an independent candidate since 1934.[5] He had no formal legislative responsibilities from 1995 to 1997 and made only minor contributions to legislative debate.
North did not seek re-election in 1999, clearing the way for PC incumbent Bruce Smith to run (unsuccessfully) in the redistributed riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London. In July 1999, North was appointed co-ordinator of Community Sport and Recreation Development by the government.[6]
Failed Comebackedit
North resumed his old career as a contractor based in Port Stanley, Ontario[7] with one failed comeback attempt in 2011 as a PC nomination candidate for Elgin—Middlesex—London,[8] but lost to Jeff Yurek who went on to become elected.
Referencesedit
^"‘A missed opportunity for our people’: Indigenous leaders urge province to revisit electoral map". Toronto Star, October 7, 2017.
^ abLeyton-Brown, David (1999). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. University of Toronto Press. p. 147. ISBN0-8020-4701-7.
^Blizzard, Christina (1995). Right turn: how the Tories took Ontario. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 170. ISBN1-55002-254-7.
^"Former Ontario NDP minister plots comeback with PCs | The Star".
External linksedit
Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
April 13, 2024
peter, north, politician, peter, john, north, born, august, 1960, former, politician, ontario, canada, democratic, member, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1990, 1999, represented, southwestern, ontario, riding, elgin, cabinet, minister, government, 1993,. Peter John North born August 23 1960 is former politician in Ontario Canada He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Elgin He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae In 1993 he left the New Democratic Party in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Progressive Conservative Party For the next seven years he sat as an independent member Peter NorthOntario MPPIn office 1990 1999Preceded byMarietta RobertsSucceeded byRiding abolishedConstituencyElginPersonal detailsBornPeter John North 1960 08 23 August 23 1960 age 63 St Thomas Ontario CanadaPolitical partyNew Democratic Party 1990 1993 Independent 1993 1999 SpouseDeneen NorthChildrenJade Rogers Cassidy North Abi NorthResidence s Southwold Township OntarioOccupationBuilding contractorHe was the first MPP of First Nations descent ever elected to Ontario s provincial legislature 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 2 1 New Democrat 2 2 Cabinet positions 2 3 Independent 2 4 Failed Comeback 3 References 4 External linksBackground editNorth graduated from high school in 1979 and worked as a building contractor Politics editNew Democrat edit He was elected to the legislature in the 1990 Ontario election as the New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament MPP for Elgin defeating incumbent Liberal Marietta Roberts by over 4 000 votes As one of the few NDP MPPs to represent a rural constituency in southern Ontario North was appointed to Bob Rae s cabinet as Minister of Tourism and Recreation on October 1 1990 He resigned as tourism minister in November 1992 after allegations he had offered a government job to a woman with whom he was having an unconsummated affair 2 An investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police found no evidence of wrongdoing 3 but North was not returned to cabinet by Rae Cabinet positions edit Ontario provincial government of Bob RaeCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office SuccessorKen Black Minister of Tourism and Recreation1990 1992 Ed PhilipIndependent edit North resigned from the NDP in August 1993 and declared his intention to join the Progressive Conservative Party 2 He did not discuss this with the party in advance however and was told that he would have to get the support of the riding association in Elgin before he would be accepted by the party 4 North then sat as an independent North was re elected in the 1995 provincial election Defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Williams by nearly 2 000 votes he became the first MPP in the province to be elected as an independent candidate since 1934 5 He had no formal legislative responsibilities from 1995 to 1997 and made only minor contributions to legislative debate North did not seek re election in 1999 clearing the way for PC incumbent Bruce Smith to run unsuccessfully in the redistributed riding of Elgin Middlesex London In July 1999 North was appointed co ordinator of Community Sport and Recreation Development by the government 6 Failed Comeback edit North resumed his old career as a contractor based in Port Stanley Ontario 7 with one failed comeback attempt in 2011 as a PC nomination candidate for Elgin Middlesex London 8 but lost to Jeff Yurek who went on to become elected References edit A missed opportunity for our people Indigenous leaders urge province to revisit electoral map Toronto Star October 7 2017 a b Leyton Brown David 1999 Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs University of Toronto Press p 147 ISBN 0 8020 4701 7 Blizzard Christina 1995 Right turn how the Tories took Ontario Dundurn Press Ltd p 170 ISBN 1 55002 254 7 Tory caucus stalls ousted NDP minister Kitchener Waterloo Record September 21 1993 p A2 Noel Sidney 1997 Revolution at Queen s Park essays on governing Ontario James Lorimer amp Company p 111 ISBN 1 55028 546 7 Tories appoint ex NDP minister to sports post Toronto Star July 9 1999 p 1 North wants back in the arena London News London Free Press Archived from the original on 2011 01 05 Former Ontario NDP minister plots comeback with PCs The Star External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter North politician amp oldid 1134851141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
