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William George Ballinger (born December 17, 1945) is a former
politician
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in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
Liberal
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 who represented the
GTA riding of
Durham—York.
Background
Ballinger was educated at the
University of Waterloo
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and
Toronto Teacher's College. He owns and operates Artforms, in Uxbridge, Ont.
Politics
He served as
mayor
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, councillor and regional councillor in
Uxbridge, Ontario
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.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
1987 provincial election, defeating
Progressive Conservative incumbent
Ross Stevenson by 482 votes.
He served as
parliamentary assistant
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to the
Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1988 to 1989.
The Liberals were defeated by the
Ontario New Democratic Party
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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
*
List of University of Waterloo people
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References
External links
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1945 births
Living people
Mayors of places in Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from Uxbridge, Ontario
People from Whitchurch-Stouffville
Politicians from Toronto
University of Waterloo alumni