| Hon. Ted McMeekin | |
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| Assumed office October 10, 2007 |
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| Assumed office June 24, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Harinder Takhar |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Waterdown, Ontario |
Ted McMeekin (born about 1948)[1] is a politician residing in Flamborough Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale for the Liberal Party of Ontario. He is currently the Minister of Consumer Services, having previously served as the Minister of Government Services.[2]
McMeekin holds a Master's Degree in social work from Wilfrid Laurier University. He has served as executive director of the Burlington Social Planning Council, and was for a time the chair of part-time studies at Mohawk College (where he also taught courses). He has also worked on social justice issues for the United Church of Canada, and was the owner and operator a small bookstore for eight years.
Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of the Hamilton City Council representing Ward 7 (Hamilton Mountain). After retiring from Council, he moved to Flamborough, Ontario, a rural community which lies on the outskirts of Hamilton, and later served a term of six years as mayor.[3] McMeekin was also for a number of years Flamborough's representative on the Hamilton-Wentworth regional council, which the provincial government of Mike Harris eliminated in 2000 by amalgamating the city and outlying regions into a single political entity (akin to the "mega-city" of Toronto). McMeekin was one of the most vocal opponents of this change, noting that it would result in a loss of autonomy for Flamborough.
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2000 by-election
McMeekin's plans to jump from municipal to provincial politics had been rumoured for years, and it came as no surprise when he won the Liberal nomination for a by-election to be held in ADFA on September 7, 2000 (called following the resignation of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Toni Skarica, another vocal opponent of the amalgamation scheme). Although the seat had gone overwhelmingly for the Progressive Conservatives the previous year, McMeekin managed to defeat PC candidate Priscilla de Villiers by over 9000 votes. The Conservatives had spent $211,989 on his competitor, nearly $80,000 in excess of McMeekin's $132,143.[4] Local opposition to amalgamation was generally cited as the reason for this shift.
2003 Provincial Election
In the provincial election of 2003, McMeekin defeated Tory candidate Mark Mullins by a somewhat reduced margin. He served as parliamentary assistant to John Gerretsen in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Seniors from October 23, 2003 to September 27, 2004. On September 27, 2004, he was appointed assistant to
2007 Provincial Election
In the provincial election of 2007, McMeekin is running against Progressive Conservative candidate Chris Corrigan. On October 30, 2007, McMeekin was named a cabinet minister, responsible for Government and Consumer Services.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Ted McMeekin | 20,525 | 41.5 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Corrigan | 17,219 | 34.8 | ||
| New Democrat | Juanita Maldonado | 6,542 | 13.2 | ||
| Green | David Januczkowski | 4,243 | 8.6 | ||
| Family Coalition | Jim Enos | 501 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Martin Zaliniak | 219 | 0.4 | ||
| Confederation of Regions | Eileen Butson | 129 | 0.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Sam Zaslavsky | 65 | 0.1 | ||
| Ontario general election, 2003 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- (1999) |
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| Liberal | Ted McMeekin | 23,045 | 47.5 | +14.0 | -12.1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Mullins | 18,141 | 37.4 | -20.7 | +6.9 | |
| New Democrat | Kelly Hayes | 5,666 | 11.7 | +2.3 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Brian Elder Sullivan | 903 | 1.9 | - | -0.8 | |
| Family Coalition | Michael Trolly | 434 | 0.9 | - | - | |
| Confederation of Regions | Richard Butson | 293 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| By-election: February 7, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Ted McMeekin | 19,916 | 59.6 | +26.1 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Priscilla De Villiers | 10,201 | 30.5 | -27.6 | |
| New Democrat | Jessica Brennan | 2,297 | 6.7 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Mark Coakley | 1,405 | 4.14 | - | |
| Independent | John C. Turmel | 80 | 0.2 | - | |
External links
- Ted McMeekin official MPP Site
- Ted McMeekin profile at Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Ted McMeekin Liberal party of Ontario biography
- Keen and Green McMeekin
| Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Harinder Takhar | Minister of Consumer Services 2009-present |
Incumbent |
| Gerry Phillips | Minister of Government Services 2007-2009 |
Harinder Takhar |
| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| Preceded by Division created in 2007 |
M.P.P. for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale 2007- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Toni Skarica |
M.P.P. for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot 2000-2007 |
Succeeded by Division abolished in 2007 |
References
- ^ News, A personal look at the canadidates, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), August 5, 2000, sec A.03.
- ^ http://thespec.com/article/588423
- ^ Richard Brennan, Hostile voters target Tory in Hamilton by-election, (Toronto: The Toronto Star), September 4, 2000
- ^ News, Big budget didn't bring election win, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), April 17, 2001
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