- Christine Elliott
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Christine Elliott 
MPP for Whitby—Oshawa Incumbent Assumed office
October 30, 2007Preceded by New riding MPP for Whitby—Ajax In office
March 30, 2006 – October 29, 2007Preceded by Jim Flaherty Succeeded by Riding dissolved Personal details Born Christine Janice Elliott
1956 (age 54–55)
Oshawa, OntarioPolitical party Progressive Conservative Spouse(s) Jim Flaherty Children 3 Residence Whitby, Ontario Occupation Lawyer Religion Anglican Christine Janice Elliott (born c. 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. Elliott was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election and came in third place behind winner Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank Klees.
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Background
Elliott was born in Oshawa and grew up in Whitby.[2] She attended the University of Western Ontario where she studied law. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980. She was a founding member and partner of the Whitby law firm Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy, where she practised in real estate, corporate and estate law.
Elliott received Whitby's Peter Perry Award, an annual recognition of Whitby's outstanding citizen. Prior to that she became a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of her pro bono legal work. She is the co-founder and director of the Abilities Centre, a director and past chair of Grandview Children’s Centre and a director of the Lakeridge Health Whitby Foundation. She was board president of the Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) and was recognized when it named one of their group homes in her honour (Elliott House). She is a director of Legacy Private Trust and has been a director of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.[3]
Elliott and her husband Jim Flaherty live in Whitby with their triplet sons John, Galen and Quinn.[4]
Politics
In opposition
Elliott was first elected in a by-election in March 2006. She served as the PC Party of Ontario Opposition Critic for the Attorney General and Women’s Issues.
In the shadow cabinet shuffle following Hudak's victory, Elliott was appointed Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Opposition Critic for Health and Long-Term Care.
Leadership bid
On April 4 2009, Elliott entered the race to succeed former leader John Tory. She portrayed herself as a centrist alternative to her three right-wing opponents.[5] During her announcement she criticised her main rival Tim Hudak. She said, "He really wants to replicate some of the campaigns and some of the solutions that worked in the 1990s. What happened in 1995 is not the solution for 2009."[6] She said that as leader, she would push for a 'sector-by-sector' innovation strategy for Ontario. She also said that she supports nuclear energy and that the Liberal's green energy plan was insufficient for Ontario's needs.[7] Elliott also supported a flat income tax system.[8] At the leadership convention on June 28, 2009 in Markham, Ontario, Elliott placed third in the results behind newly anointed leader Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank Klees.[9]
Electoral record
Ontario general election, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Christine Elliott 22,687 44.0 - Liberal Laura Hammer 18,560 36.0 - New Democrat Nigel Moses 5,733 11.1 - Green Doug Anderson 3,745 7.3 - Libertarian Marty Gobin 411 0.8 - Family Coalition Dale Chilvers 277 0.5 - Freedom Bill Frampton 152 0.3 - Total valid votes 51,565 100.0 March 30, 2006 by-election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Christine Elliott 15,843 46.2 -2.1 Liberal Judi Longfield 14,529 42.3 +2.2 New Democrat Julie Gladman 3,204 9.3 +0.2 Green Nick Boileau 307 0.9 -1.5 Freedom Paul McKeever 198 0.6 - Libertarian Marty Gobin 139 0.4 - Family Coalition Victor Carvalho 102 0.3 - References
- ^ Brennan, Richard. "Women go head-to-head in Whitby-Ajax by-election; Flaherty's wife in tough against Liberal veteran". Toronto Star. p. B5.
- ^ Pessian, Parvaneh. "The many sides of Christine Elliott". This Week. p. 1.
- ^ "Christine Elliott, Your MPP, Biography". http://www.christineelliottmpp.com/your-mpp.html. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ "Daw: 4 tips Jim Flaherty is giving his three sons". Toronto Star (Moneyville). 2010-10-04. http://www.thestar.com/moneyville/article/870692.
- ^ "Flaherty's wife joins race for provincial Tory leadership". Vancouver Sun. p. B2.
- ^ Greenberg, Lee. "Centrist MPP enters race to lead Tories". Ottawa Citizen. p. A4.
- ^ Denley, Randall. "Christine Elliott's Conservative 'to-do list'". Windsor Star. p. A8.
- ^ Cowan, James. "Tory hopeful casts eye on grassroots for policy; Ontario party's leadership became 'arrogant,' Klees says". National Post. p. A7.
- ^ Hayward, Jeff. "Christine Elliott fails in bid to lead Progressive Conservatives". This Week. p. 1.
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- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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- Women MPPs in Ontario
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