Ed Doyle
Ontario MPP
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byMark Morrow
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyWentworth East
Personal details
Born (1935-11-30) November 30, 1935
Franquelin, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationJournalist

Edward Doyle (born November 30, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.

Background

Doyle was educated in Montreal, and did not attend university. He worked as a radio and television news journalist in Montreal, Kitchener and Hamilton, and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association.

Politics

Doyle was elected to the Ontario legislature in the Hamilton-area riding of Wentworth East in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal Shirley Collins and incumbent New Democrat Mark Morrow by a plurality of about 3,606 votes.[1] He served for the next four years as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris's government. He did not play a major role in parliament, though he stood in as speaker of the assembly from September 26 to October 2, 1996, after the resignation of Al McLean.[2]

Doyle supported amalgamating the city of Hamilton, and co-chaired a series of provincial consultations on the Canada Pension Plan in 1996. He did not seek re-election in 1999.

References

  1. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. Poling, Jim (September 26, 1996). "MPPs jockey for Speaker's job: Al McLean steps down until controversy over sexual harassment allegations resolved". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A3.
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