Noel Duignan | |
|---|---|
| Member of theOntario Provincial Parliament forHalton North | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Walt Elliot |
| Succeeded by | Ted Chudleigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-12-20)December 20, 1948 (age 76) |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Georgetown, Ontario |
| Occupation | Mediator, executive assistant |
Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is formerpolitician inOntario, Canada. He was aNew Democratic Party member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federalNew Democratic PartyMPsDerek Blackburn andLyle Kristiansen. He is a recipient of theCanada Medal.
Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the1990 provincial election, defeating incumbentLiberalWalt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding ofHalton North.[1] The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as aparliamentary assistant to theMinister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995.[2]
In 1994, Duignan sponsored aprivate 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 the1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidateTed Chudleigh.[4] He ran for re-election in the1999 provincial election in the riding ofDufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbentDavid Tilson.[5] He was also a candidate of the federal NDP in the2004 Canadian election, but finished third againstConservativeMichael Chong in the riding ofWellington—Halton Hills.[6]
Duignan trained in mediation withJ.P. Ryan and Associates and theLaw Society of Upper Canada and is a member ofmediate.ca. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based inBrantford, 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 inGeorgetown, Ontario.
| 2004 Canadian federal election:Wellington—Halton Hills | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Chong | 21,479 | 42.81 | – | $64,026 | |||
| Liberal | Bruce Hood | 19,173 | 38.21 | – | $73,831 | |||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 5,974 | 11.91 | – | $13,594 | |||
| Green | Brent Bouteiller | 2,725 | 5.43 | – | $799 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Pat Woode | 826 | 1.65 | – | $2,304 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,177 | 100.00 | $75,799 | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +6.01 | ||||||
| 1999 Ontario general election:Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Tilson | 30,532 | 64.76 | |||||
| Liberal | Steve White | 13,591 | 28.83 | |||||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 1,871 | 3.97 | |||||
| Green | Richard Procter | 1,156 | 2.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 47,150 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | 0.69 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,492 | 58.6 | ||||||
| 1995 Ontario general election:Halton North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Chudleigh | 19,247 | 60.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Walt Elliot | 6,568 | 20.60 | |||||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 4,362 | 13.68 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Alex McKee | 1,239 | 3.89 | |||||
| Libertarian | John Shadbolt | 461 | 1.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,877 | |||||||
| 1990 Ontario general election:Halton North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 8,510 | 30.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Walt Elliot | 7,962 | 29.0 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Whiting | 7,499 | 27.3 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Giuseppe Gori | 2,489 | 9.1 | |||||
| Green | Patricia Kammerer | 582 | 2.1 | |||||
| Libertarian | John Shadbolt | 461 | 1.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 29,586 | |||||||
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