Joan Fawcett
| Joan Fawcett | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1987–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | Doug Galt |
| Constituency | Northumberland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1938 Kingston, Ontario |
| Died | Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Joan M. Fawcett (born April 19, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995.
Background
Fawcett was educated at Ottawa Teachers' College and Queen's University in Kingston. She worked as a teacher after her graduation.
Politics
She ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative Howard Sheppard by fewer than 2,000 votes in the rural, eastern-Ontario riding of Northumberland.[1] She ran again in the 1987 provincial election, and defeated Sheppard by 1,376 votes amid a landslide majority victory for the Liberals under David Peterson.[2]
Fawcett was appointed Deputy Government Whip, served as chair of the Liberal rural caucus from 1988 to 1990, and was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Skills Development in 1989.[3]
The Liberals were defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election. Although the Liberals lost many of their marginal seats in this election, Fawcett was re-elected over Progressive Conservative candidate Angus Read by 1,094 votes; the NDP candidate was a close third.[4] Fawcett served as her party's caucus chair from 1990 to 1992, and held a variety of critic positions.[5]
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election, and Fawcett lost the Northumberland riding to Progressive Conservative Doug Galt by over 6,000 votes.[6]
References
- ↑ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ↑ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ↑ "Keith MacDonald named deputy whip". The Whig - Standard (Kingston, Ont). October 2, 1989. p. 1.
- ↑ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ↑ Parley, Graham (December 15, 1991). "Capital Notes". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.