Andrew Peter Telegdi,PC was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2008,representing Waterloo and the successor riding of Kitchener—Waterloo.
St. Jacobs is an unincorporated suburban community in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Regional Municipality,Ontario,Canada. It is located north of the city of Waterloo. It is a popular location for tourism,due to its quaint appearance,retail focus,and Mennonite heritage. Waterloo Region is still home to the largest population of Old Order Mennonites in Canada,particularly in the areas around St Jacobs and Elmira. They are often seen on the local roads using their traditional horse and buggy transportation;many also use horses to pull the implements in their farm fields.
Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba,British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".
Peter John North is former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Elgin. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. In 1993 he left the New Democratic Party in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Progressive Conservative Party. For the next seven years he sat as an independent member.
Anthony A. Martin is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003,representing the constituency of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). He subsequently served in the House of Commons of Canada,representing Sault Ste. Marie from 2004 until 2011.
James Roos Breithaupt was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1984 as a member of the Liberal Party. He won a total of five elections,and was the longest serving former Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Kitchener since Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Mario Sergio is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Yorkview and York West. He served in cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne as a Minister without Portfolio from 2013 to 2016.
Wayne Kenneth Wettlaufer was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003. In 2014 he was elected as a regional councillor for Kitchener and he served in that position until his death in 2015.
Derek Fletcher is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995,representing Guelph.
Mike Cooper is a former Canadian politician in Ontario. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. He represented the riding of Kitchener—Wilmot.
The 1919 Ontario general election,held on October 20,1919,elected 111 Members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The United Farmers of Ontario captured the most seats but only a minority of the legislature. They joined with 11 Labour MPPs and three others to form a coalition government,ending the 14-year rule of Ontario's Conservatives. This is one of the few examples of coalition government in Canadian history.
Shelley Wark-Martyn is a former politician from Ontario,Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. She represented the riding of Port Arthur. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. Almost two decades later,she served as president of the Alberta Liberal Party stepping down in order to run in Calgary-Currie as a Liberal candidate in the 2015 provincial election.
The 1926 Ontario general election was the 17th general election held in the Province of Ontario,Canada. It was held on December 1,1926,to elect the 112 Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
Harold Glenn Albrecht was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga from 2006 until 2019. He defeated the incumbent Liberal MP,Lynn Myers,by just over 1,000 votes in the 2006 federal election to gain a seat in the House of Commons of Canada.
Isaac Erb Bowman was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and from 1887 to 1896.
James Conmee was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Algoma West from 1885 to 1902 and Port Arthur and Rainy River from 1902 to 1904 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Thunder Bay and Rainy River in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1911 as a Liberal member.
Andrew Malcolm was a Scottish-born manufacturer and political figure in Ontario,Canada. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member. He was the father of Canadian politician and Minister of Trade and Commerce,James Malcolm.
James Whalen was a Canadian businessperson and entrepreneur based in Port Arthur,Ontario,now part of Thunder Bay,Ontario,with interests in the forest industries,shipbuilding,dredging,and towing. From a modest beginning as a timber contractor in the 1890s,he built an impressive business empire in various Great Lakes marine businesses. With the help of his brothers he was less successful in entering the competitive British Columbia pulp and paper business that went bankrupt in 1925.
Port Arthur was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. In 1902 the riding was created as Port Arthur and Rainy River. Six years later it was split into two ridings:Port Arthur and Rainy River. In 1996,it was merged with the riding of Nipigon to form Thunder Bay—Superior North.
Bruce West was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1914 and was abolished in 1925 before the 1926 election.
