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William George Ballinger (born December 17, 1945) is a former
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in
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, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the
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from 1987 to 1990 who represented the GTA riding of
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.


Background

Ballinger was educated at the
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and Toronto Teacher's College. He owns and operates Artforms, in Uxbridge, Ont.


Politics

He served as
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, councillor and regional councillor in
Uxbridge, Ontario Uxbridge is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham in south-central Ontario, Canada. Communities The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge. Other settlements within the township include the following: ...
. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Ross Stevenson by 482 votes. He served as
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to the Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1988 to 1989. The Liberals were defeated by the
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in the 1990 provincial election, and Ballinger lost his seat to NDP candidate Larry O'Connor by 1,230 votes.


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballinger, Bill 1945 births Living people 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Uxbridge, Ontario People from Whitchurch-Stouffville Politicians from Toronto University of Waterloo alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario