Edwin James "Ted" Bounsall (November 6, 1935 – December 4, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He was a

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member of the

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from 1971 to 1981. He represented the ridings of Windsor West from 1971 to 1975 and Windsor—Sandwich from 1975 to 1981. He served under the leadership of

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and Michael Cassidy.

Background

Bounsall was born in 1935 in

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, Ontario. He was a

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professor at the

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who graduated from

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in 1964.

Politics

Bounsall was an

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member of the

representing the provincial ridings of Windsor West (1971–1975) and Windsor—Sandwich (1975–1981). During his ten years in the Legislature, he served on numerous legislative committees. He was also one of the earlier advocates for

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for women in Ontario. He lost by 134 votes in the 1981 provincial election to

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candidate Bill Wrye. In 1982, Bounsall was elected as an alderman for

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. He served six years until 1988 representing Ward 2. He remains politically active as part of the Windsor West

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and is a supporter of NDP Member of Parliament

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and Windsor Ward 2 City Councillor Ron Jones. In 1985, Bounsall was charged with shoplifting a bottle of vitamins from a drug store. Bounsall claimed that he absentmindedly put the bottle in his pocket and forgot to pay for it when he walked out. The judge did not believe his explanation and found him guilty on the charge. Bounsall was given an absolute discharge but the incident forced him to retire from politics.

Later life and death

Bounsall returned to teaching after retiring from politics. He died on December 4, 2023, at the age of 88.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bounsall, Ted 1936 births 2023 deaths Academic staff of University of Windsor Alumni of Imperial College London Canadian Anglicans Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Windsor, Ontario city councillors 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario