Margery Ward

Margery Ward
MPP for Don Mills
In office 1990–1993
Preceded by	Murad Velshi
Succeeded by	David Johnson
Personal details
Born	July 18, 1942(1942-07-18) Bass River, near Bathurst, New Brunswick
Died	January 22, 1993(1993-01-22) (aged 50) Toronto, Ontario
Political party	New Democrat
Occupation	Computer systems designer

Margery Ward (July 18, 1942 - January 22, 1993) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. Born in Bass River, near Bathurst, New Brunswick, she served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until her death in 1993.

Ward had a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from York University, and worked as a computer systems designer before entering political life. She first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election in the Toronto riding of Don Mills, finishing third against Liberal Murad Velshi.

The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election and Ward was elected over Velshi by 1,004 votes in a rematch from 1987. She was appointed parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Government Services on October 1, 1990 and held this position until her death from cancer in early 1993.

York University now offers a Margery Ward Memorial Bursary in Political Science.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography

Persondata
Name	Ward, Margery
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 18, 1942
Place of birth	Bass River, near Bathurst, New Brunswick
Date of death	January 22, 1993
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario