Theodore Isley

Theodore (Ted) Henry Isley (ca. 1915 – September 19, 2004) was an Ontario farmer and politician. He served as on the Waterloo Township council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South seat in the 1948 provincial election. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF[1] defeating William Horace Temple.

Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.[2]

Electoral Record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 1958: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Anderson 15,624 60.48 +13.10
LiberalMarjorie Oliver 5,793 22.43 -7.74
Co-operative CommonwealthTheodore Isley 4,415 17.09 +0.85
Total valid votes 25,832 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.42
Canadian federal election, 1957: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Anderson 11,699 47.38 +5.60
LiberalArthur White 7,450 30.17 -3.54
Co-operative CommonwealthTheodore Isley 4,009 16.24 -2.39
Social CreditGeorge Hancock 1,532 6.20 +0.32
Total valid votes 24,690 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.57

References

  1. "Jolliffe Heads C.C.F. In Ontario", Calgary Herald, April 14, 1952
  2. "ISLEY, Theodore (Ted) H." (Death Notice), Daily Mercury, September 16, 2004


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