Keith MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Prince Edward—Lennox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1927-07-18)July 18, 1927 Picton,Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 27, 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 93) Picton, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Keith Ostrander MacDonald[1] (July 18, 1927 – March 27, 2021) was a politician inOntario, Canada.
MacDonald was educated at Albert College inBelleville, Ontario, and worked as a businessman, farmer and tourist operator. He was a member of theBelleville McFarlands, WorldHockey Champions in 1959. He served in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as aLiberal from 1987 to 1990.
He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the1975 provincial election, but lost toProgressive ConservativeJames Taylor by 732 votes in the riding ofPrince Edward—Lennox. He ran again in the1987 election, and defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Dennis Tompkins by 2,079 votes. For the next three years, MacDonald served as a backbench supporter ofDavid Peterson's government.
The Liberals were defeated by theNew Democratic Party in the1990 provincial election. MacDonald finished third in his bid for re-election, finishing 1,016 votes behindPaul Johnson of the NDP.
MacDonald was involved with the Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture. He died on March 27, 2021, at the Hospice Prince Edward in Picton, Ontario.[2]
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