Ted Arnott

Theodore Calvin Arnott (born April 8, 1963 in Fergus, Ontario^[1]) is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Wellington—Halton Hills.^[2]

The son of Warren Arnott and Jessie Hawkins, Arnott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1985 and a diploma in business administration from the same institution in 1986. In 1990, he married Lisa M. McCabe.^[1] They have three sons.

Arnott succeeded popular MPP Jack Johnson when he was first elected to the legislature in the election of 1990, defeating New Democrat Dale Hamilton by about 1,300 votes. He was re-elected with a much greater majority in the 1995 election, in which the Progressive Conservatives formed a majority government.

During the 1995 campaign, Arnott was the only Progressive Conservative candidate who refused to sign a pledge sponsored by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. During that campaign, he had refused to make any promises, other than his best efforts if re-elected. As a result, he was not appointed to the Cabinet of the Mike Harris Government.

He was again re-elected with a large majority in the election of 1999, and was returned again in 2003, 2007 and in 2011.

Arnott currently serves at the Ontario PC Critic to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and as the First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

He and his family reside in Fergus.

Arnott describes himself as a "moderate conservative", and always puts his constituents first.

References

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History