Noel Duignan
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Halton North
In office
1990–1995
Preceded byWalt Elliot
Succeeded byTed Chudleigh
Personal details
Born (1948-12-20) December 20, 1948
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceGeorgetown, Ontario
OccupationMediator, executive assistant

Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

Background

Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federal New Democratic Party MPs Derek Blackburn and Lyle Kristiansen. He is a recipient of the Canada Medal.

Politics

Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding of Halton North.[1] The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995.[2]

In 1994, Duignan sponsored a private member's bill that banned landfills on the Niagara Escarpment. He said, "The Niagara Escarpment is simply the wrong place to put a landfill."[3]

In the 1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Ted Chudleigh.[4] He ran for re-election in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbent David Tilson.[5] He was also a candidate of the federal NDP in the 2004 Canadian election, but finished third against Conservative Michael Chong in the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills.[6]

Later life

Duignan trained in mediation with J.P. Ryan and Associates and the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a member of mediate.ca. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in Brantford, Ontario. Duignan is also a member of Family Mediation Canada, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Conflict Resolution Network Canada, and the Co-Operative Housing Federation of Canada. He lives in Georgetown, Ontario.

Electoral record

2004 Canadian federal election: Wellington—Halton Hills
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Chong21,47942.81–$64,026
LiberalBruce Hood19,17338.21–$73,831
New DemocraticNoel Duignan5,97411.91–$13,594
GreenBrent Bouteiller2,7255.43–$799
Christian HeritagePat Woode8261.65–$2,304
Total valid votes 50,177 100.00  $75,799
Conservative hold Swing +6.01
1999 Ontario general election: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Tilson30,53264.76
LiberalSteve White13,59128.83
New DemocraticNoel Duignan1,8713.97
GreenRichard Procter1,1562.45
Total valid votes 47,15099.31
Total rejected ballots 3420.69
Turnout 49,49258.6
1995 Ontario general election: Halton North
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeTed Chudleigh19,24760.38
LiberalWalt Elliot6,56820.60
New DemocraticNoel Duignan4,36213.68
Family CoalitionAlex McKee1,2393.89
LibertarianJohn Shadbolt4611.45
Total valid votes 31,877
1990 Ontario general election: Halton North
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticNoel Duignan8,51030.9
LiberalWalt Elliot7,96229.0
Progressive ConservativeDave Whiting7,49927.3
Family CoalitionGiuseppe Gori2,4899.1
GreenPatricia Kammerer5822.1
LibertarianJohn Shadbolt4611.7
Total valid votes 29,586

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Richard (October 20, 1993). "Casino law missing no-loss clause". The Windsor Star. p. A3.
  3. ↑ Funston, Mike (July 7, 1994). "New act protects escarpment region". Toronto Star. p. BR1.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2004. p. A14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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