Jack MacLaren
| Jack MacLaren | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| Assumed office 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Norm Sterling |
| Constituency | Carleton—Mississippi Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | MacLarens Landing, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | MacLarens Landing, Ontario |
| Occupation | Farmer, engineer |
Jack MacLaren is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Carleton—Mississippi Mills as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party caucus.
Background[edit]
MacLaren is a past president of the Ontario Landowners Association.[1]
Politics[edit]
In March 2011, MacLaren contested the party's nomination in the riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills competing against the sitting MPP Norm Sterling. MacLaren won the nomination with the help of one of Sterling's fellow MPPs, Randy Hillier. Hillier who was also a past president of the Ontario Landowners Association campaigned on behalf of MacLaren.[1][2]
In the 2011 provincial election, MacLaren ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Carleton—Mississippi Mills winning against Liberal candidate Megan Cornell by about 9,102 votes.[1][3] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Rosalyn Stevens by 10,029 votes.[4]
He is the party's critic on Senate and democratic reform.
Electoral record[edit]
| Ontario general election, 2014: Carleton—Mississippi Mills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack MacLaren | 30,590 | 47.49 | −2.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Rosalyn Stevens | 20,472 | 31.78 | −2.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Hansen | 8,744 | 13.57 | +2.23 | ||||
| Green | Andrew West | 4,614 | 7.16 | +3.85 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 64,420 | 100.0 | +14.54 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −0.25 | ||||||
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Source(s)
"Official return from the records — 013, Carleton-Mississippi Mills" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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| Ontario general election, 2011: Carleton—Mississippi Mills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack MacLaren | 28,246 | 50.29 | +2.46 | ||||
| Liberal | Megan Cornell | 19,144 | 34.08 | +2.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Liam Duff | 6,371 | 11.34 | +3.72 | ||||
| Green | Scott Simser | 1,857 | 3.31 | −7.19 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Cynthia Bredfeldt | 549 | 0.98 | +0.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 56,167 | 100.00 | +6.92 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 204 | 0.36 | −0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,371 | 53.50 | −1.80 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 105,368 | +10.42 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.16 | ||||||
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Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" (  Excel Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. Oct 1, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014. |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "MacLaren wins in Carleton-Mississippi Mills". Your Ottawa Region. October 6, 2011.
- ^ "Veteran Tory MPP Norm Sterling loses nomination battle". The Toronto Star. April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "General Election by District: Kitchener—Conestoga". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
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