E.J. Douglas Rollins (November 7, 1938 – November 19, 2012) was a

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of

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from 1995 to 1999.

Background

Rollins was active in many community organizations and served as President of the Belleville Agricultural Society and the Quinte Exhibition and Raceway. For many years he owned and operated a gas station in the east end of Belleville. His cousin,

Clarke Rollins Clarke Tivy Rollins (October 14, 1912 – November 25, 1996) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1981 who represented the ridings of Hastings Eas ...

, was the MPP for neighbouring riding

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from 1955 to 1981.

Politics

In the 1995 provincial election, he was elected as a Progressive Conservative in riding of

, defeating

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George Zegouras by 2,103 votes. Rollins served as a

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supporter of the

Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...

government for the next four years. The Harris government reduced the number of provincial constituencies from 130 to 103 in 1996, and many sitting MPPs were forced to run against each other. Rollins ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new riding of Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings, but lost to Gary Fox. Fox was defeated in the June 3, 1999 election.

Later life

In 2003, Rollins was appointed to the Ontario Parole Board which was seen as a patronage appointment. He died from

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on November 19, 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rollins, Douglas 1938 births 2012 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs University of Guelph alumni