Yvonne O'Neill
| Yvonne O'Neill | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
|
In office 1987–1995 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Gary Guzzo |
| Constituency | Ottawa–Rideau |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 9, 1936 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died |
September 6, 2010 (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Yvonne O'Neill (June 9, 1936 – September 6, 2010) was a politician from Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. She represented the riding of Ottawa–Rideau.
Background
O'Neill was born in Toronto, Ontario, and was educated at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Education. She worked as a secondary school teacher from 1958 to 1964, and later served as a trustee on the Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board of Education.[1]
Political career
She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating her Progressive Conservative opponent by more than 6000 votes in the riding of Ottawa–Rideau.[2] The Liberals won a majority government in this election under David Peterson, and O'Neill served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education in 1987–1988.
The Liberals were upset by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, although O'Neill was comfortably re-elected in her own riding.[3] She served as Deputy Opposition Whip from 1990 to 1992, and held a number of official critic positions.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election, and O'Neill lost her riding to Progressive Conservative Garry Guzzo by 1,523 votes.[4][5]
Later life
She went on to serve with Elections Canada as the Federal Returning Officer for the electoral district of Ottawa West Nepean.
She died from cancer on September 6, 2010.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "New face in funds dispute". Ottawa Citizen. June 20, 1979. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ↑ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "CBC – Ontario Votes 2003 – Ridings". Canada: CBC. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Former Ottawa MPP O'Neill loses cancer fight". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Former MPP dies from cancer". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved March 29, 2014.