| Christine Janice Elliott | |
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MPP for Whitby—Ajax
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| In office March 30, 2006 – October 29, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Flaherty |
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| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
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MPP for Whitby—Oshawa
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| Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
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| Born | Whitby, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Whitby, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Anglican |
Christine Janice Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. Elliott was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election and came in third place behind victor Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank Klees.
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Electoral history
Christine Elliott is the twice-elected Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Whitby-Oshawa.
She was first elected in a by-election in March 2006. She has served as the PC Party of Ontario Opposition Critic for the Attorney General and Women’s Issues. A long-time volunteer in the Party, she has served her local riding association in numerous volunteer roles.[citation needed]
In April 2009, Elliott entered the race to succeed former Leader of the PC Party of Ontario, John Tory. At the PCPO Leadership Convention on June 28, 2009, in Markham, Ontario, Elliott placed third in the results behind newly anointed Leader, Tim Hudak, and runner up, Frank Klees.
In the shadow cabinet shuffle following Hudak's victory, Christine was apponited Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and PC Critic for Health and Long Term Care.
Professional career
Prior to entering politics, Christine was a founding member and partner of the Whitby law firm Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy where she practiced in real estate, corporate and estate law. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, she was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980.
Community service
Elliott received Whitby's Peter Perry Award, an annual recognition of Whitby's outstanding citizen.[citation needed] Prior to that she became a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of her pro bono legal work.[citation needed]
She is the co-founder and Director of the Abilities Centre, a Director and Past Chair of Grandview Children’s Centre and a Director of the Lakeridge Health Whitby Foundation. She was Board President of the Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) and was recognized when it named one of their group homes in her honour (Elliott House).[citation needed] She is a Director of Legacy Private Trust and has been a Director of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Personal life
Elliott and her husband Jim Flaherty live in Whitby with their triplet sons John, Galen and Quinn.[citation needed]
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