Ted McMeekin
McMeekin in 2016
Ontario MPP
In office 2000–2018
Preceded by	Toni Skarica
Succeeded by	Sandy Shaw
Constituency	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (2000–2007)
Mayor ofFlamborough
In office 1994–2000
Preceded by	Don Granger
Succeeded by	Mark Shurvin
Hamilton City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2022
Preceded by	Judi Partridge
Constituency	Ward 15 (Flamborough)
In office 1976–1980
Preceded by	Bill Scandlan
Succeeded by	Henry Merling, Jim Bethune, Bruce Charlton
Constituency	Ward 7 (Hamilton Mountain)
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Waterdown, Ontario
Occupation	Business owner

Ted McMeekin (bornc. 1948) is a politician inOntario, Canada. He is the Ward 15 Councillor, for the City of Hamilton. He was aLiberal member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 2000 to 2018 who represented the ridings ofAncaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale andAncaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments ofDalton McGuinty andKathleen Wynne.

McMeekin completed his bachelor's degree insocial work atMcMaster University and hismaster's degree in social work fromWilfrid 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 atMohawk College (where he also taught courses). He has also worked onsocial justice issues for theUnited Church of Canada, and was the owner and operator of a small bookstore for eight years.

Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of theHamilton, Ontario City Council representing Ward 7 (Hamilton Mountain). After retiring from Council, he moved toFlamborough, Ontario, a rural community which lies on the outskirts ofHamilton, and later served a term of six years asmayor.^[1] McMeekin was also for a number of years Flamborough's representative on the Hamilton-Wentworth regional council, which the provincial government ofMike Harris eliminated in 2000 by amalgamating the city and outlying regions into a single political entity. McMeekin was one of the most vocal opponents of this change, noting that it would result in a loss of autonomy for Flamborough. On October 24, 2022, McMeekin returned to municipal politics, after winning a five person race to win a seat on Hamilton City Council in Ward 15.^[2]

McMeekin's plans to jump from municipal to provincial politics had been rumoured for years,^{[citation needed]} and it came as no surprise^{[according to whom?]} when he won the Liberal nomination for aby-election to be held in ADFA on September 7, 2000 (called following the resignation ofMember of Provincial Parliament (MPP)Toni Skarica, another vocal opponent of the amalgamation scheme). Although the seat had gone overwhelmingly for theProgressive Conservatives the previous year, McMeekin defeated PC candidatePriscilla de Villiers by over 9,000 votes. The Conservatives had spent $211,989 on his competitor, nearly $80,000 in excess of McMeekin's $132,143.^[3] Local opposition to amalgamation was generally cited as the reason for this shift.^{[citation needed]}

In theprovincial election of 2003, McMeekin defeated Tory candidate Mark Mullins by a somewhat reduced margin.^[4] He served asparliamentary assistant toJohn 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 toJim Watson, theMinistry of Consumer and Business Services.

In theprovincial election of 2007, McMeekin defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Chris Corrigan.^[5] On October 30, 2007, McMeekin was named a cabinet minister, responsible for Government and Consumer Services.^[6] He was re-elected in2011^[7] and appointedMinister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.^[8]

In 2013, McMeekin supportedKathleen Wynne in her bid to becomeLiberal leader.^[9] After Wynne won, she named McMeekin to her first cabinet asMinister of Community and Social Services.^[10]

McMeekin was re-elected in2014.^[11] Shortly after the election, Wynne appointed McMeekin asMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.^[12] He resigned from his post in June 2016 to help create gender parity in the cabinet.^[13] McMeekin was defeated in the2018 election, where he placed third.

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