Walt Elliot | |
|---|---|
| Member of theOntario Provincial Parliament forHalton North | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Noel Duignan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Walter Elliot (1933-10-17)October 17, 1933 Chesley, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 4, 2020(2020-06-04) (aged 86) Milton, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Robert Walter Elliot (October 17, 1933 – June 4, 2020) was a politician inOntario, Canada. He was aLiberal member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. He represented the riding ofHalton North.
Elliot was educated at Kitchener-Waterloo College,Brock University andMcMaster University, receiving aMaster of Education degree. He worked as a high-school math teacher and principal before entering political life, and was aFreemason.
He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the1977 provincial election, but lost toProgressive Conservative incumbentJames Snow by about 6,500 votes in the constituency ofOakville.[1] He ran again in the1981 election, and lost to Snow by an even greater margin.[2]
He was elected in the1987 election, defeating PC candidate Dave Whitling by 4,724 votes in the redistributed riding ofHalton North.[3] Elliot was a backbench supporter ofDavid Peterson's government after the election, and served as aparliamentary assistant to theMinister of Housing in 1989-90.
The Liberals were defeated by theNew Democratic Party in the1990 provincial election, and Elliot lost his seat to NDP candidateNoel Duignan by 548 votes.[4] He sought a comeback to the legislature in the1995 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidateTed Chudleigh in a landslide.[5]
Elliot later served as fundraising chair for the Halton Museum. He died on June 4, 2020, at the age of 86.[6]