David James McFadden (born December 7, 1945) is a lawyer and former

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the

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from 1985 to 1987 who represented the midtown

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riding of Eglinton.

Background

McFadden was born in Thunder Bay. He was educated at the

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, and at the

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. After graduation, he became a partner in the Toronto law firm of McFadden, Marrocco and Parker. He served as vice-president of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association from 1968 to 1980, and as president from 1980 to 1986. He helped to rebuild the party's grassroots organization in the mid-1970s, and chaired both of the party's

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in 1985.

Politics

McFadden was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election defeating

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candidate

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by 914 votes in Eglinton. The Progressive Conservatives won a

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in this election, and McFadden briefly served as a backbench supporter of

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's administration before it was defeated in the house. In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Colleges and Universities, Technology and Trade. He lost to Dianne Poole in the 1987 election by 695 votes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McFadden, David James 1945 births Living people Politicians from Thunder Bay Presidents of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario