Canadian politician
Helen Johns (born April 24, 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada . She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves .
Background
Johns was born in Toronto , Ontario . She attended York University , the University of Windsor and Simon Fraser University where she majored in business and commerce. She worked as a controller of small and medium-sized businesses for fifteen years before entering public life, and was also the Director and Treasurer of the Huron United Way.
Politics
Johns was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995 , defeating Liberal John Jewitt and incumbent New Democrat Paul Klopp in the riding of Huron .[ 1]
Prior to the 1999 election , the number of seats was reduced from 130 to 103. Johns and fellow MPP Barb Fisher (riding of Bruce ) competed for the Tory nomination in the redistributed riding of Huron—Bruce . Johns won the nomination battle. In the ensuing election campaign, she narrowly defeated Liberal candidate Ross Lamont.[ 2] Citizenship, Culture and Recreation .[ 3] Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care , under Tony Clement .[ 4]
When Ernie Eves replaced Harris as Premier on April 15, 2002, he named Johns as his Minister of Agriculture and Food .[ 5] Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in early 2003.[ 6]
In the 2003 provincial election she was defeated by Liberal Carol Mitchell by about 3,000 votes.[ 7]
Cabinet positions
Electoral record
2003 Ontario general election : Huron—Bruce
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Carol Mitchell 19,879
45.79
+3.96
$ 43,587.07
Progressive Conservative Helen Johns 16,594
38.23
−7.53
68,667.03
New Democratic Grant I. Robertson
4,973
11.46
+2.33
18,246.88
Green Shelley Hannah
934
2.15
3,146.98
Family Coalition Dave Joslin
902
2.08
−1.21
7,273.45
Freedom Robert Sabharwal
127
0.29
0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
43,409 100.0 −4.39 $ 63,013.44
Total rejected ballots
212 0.49 −0.80
Turnout
43,621 66.46 −0.32
Eligible voters
65,639 −4.70
1999 Ontario general election : Huron—Bruce
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Helen Johns 20,772
45.75
$ 60,434.00
Liberal Ross Lamont
18,993
41.83
36,010.47
New Democratic Tony McQuail
4,142
9.12
19,753.75
Family Coalition Linda Freiburger
1,494
3.29
6,769.68
Total valid votes/expense limit
45,401 100.0 $ 66,118.08
Total rejected ballots
591 1.29
Turnout
45,992 66.78
Eligible voters
68,873
References
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .^ "Ontario Cabinet". The Spectator . Hamilton, Ont. June 18, 1999. p. C8. ^ "Flaherty to be new Ontario finance chief". Sudbury Star . February 8, 2001. p. A5. ^ "Ont-Cabinet". Toronto, Ont: Canadian Press NewsWire. April 15, 2002. ^ "A list of Ontario's cabinet following Tuesday's shuffle". Canadian Press NewsWire. February 25, 2003. p. 1. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .[permanent dead link ]
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