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 member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1987 to 1990 who represented the
GTA riding of
Durham—York
Durham—York was a provincial electoral district in northern Durham Region and York Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It contained the towns of East Gwillimbury, Newmarket, Whitchurch–Stouffv ...
.
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
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
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
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List of University of Waterloo people
The University of Waterloo, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is a comprehensive public university that was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles. It has grown into an institution of more than 42,000 students, faculty, and st ...
References
External links
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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