- Dan Waters
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Daniel Waters MPP for Muskoka—Georgian Bay In office
1990–1995Preceded by Ken Black Succeeded by Bill Grimmett Personal details Political party New Democrat
Liberal since 1999Occupation Auto shop owner Daniel Waters is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
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Background
Waters worked at the Bracebridge Alcan plant before 1990, and now operates an auto repair and service shop in Baysville.
Politics
He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, but finished third in the central Ontario riding of Muskoka—Georgian Bay against Liberal Ken Black.
The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election and Waters was elected for the riding on his second try. He defeated Progressive Conservative Marilyn Rowe by just under 3,000 votes; Black finished third. Waters served as a parliamentary assistant from 1990 to 1995. The NDP government provided extensive funding for winter tourism in the Muskoka region.
In 1994, Waters was one of twelve NDP MPPs to against[clarification needed] Bill 167, government legislation that would have extended spousal benefits to same-sex couples. This decision cost him support within the party.
The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Waters was defeated in his bid for re-election, finishing third against Progressive Conservative Bill Grimmett. He ran for the NDP again in the 1999 provincial election, but finished a distant third against PC candidate (and future Premier of Ontario) Ernie Eves in the redistributed riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka. In 2000, he unsuccessfully campaigned for a municipal seat in Lake of Bays Township.
After the 1999 election, Waters changed his affiliation from the NDP to the Liberal Party. For the 2003 provincial election, he won the Parry Sound–Muskoka Liberal nomination over Evelyn Brown and challenged Progressive Conservative incumbent Norm Miller, who had succeeded Eves in a by-election. Although the Liberals won a majority government provincially, Waters lost to Miller by more than 5,000 votes.
Electoral record
2003 Ontario provincial election : Parry Sound—Muskoka edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Progressive Conservative (x)Norm Miller 18,776 48.51 $49,869 Liberal Dan Waters 13,332 34.44 $42,984 New Democratic Party Jo-Anne Boulding 3,838 9.92 $8,378 Green Glen Hodgson 2,277 5.88 $3,385 Family Coalition Party Charlene Phinney 484 1.25 $909 Total valid votes 38,707 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 138 Turnout 38,845 60.03 Electors on the lists 64,710 Sources: Poll-by-poll results, Elections Ontario, and Financial Statements, Elections Ontario.
1995 Ontario provincial election : Muskoka–Georgian Bay edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Progressive Conservative Bill Grimmett 17,864 51.79 +19.99 $40,807 Liberal Ken Black 8,095 23.47 -4.10 $41,201 New Democratic Party (x)Dan Waters 7,742 22.45 -18.18 $26,533 Green Michael Fenton 411 1.19 $330 Independent Bill Ogilvie 381 1.10 $295 Total valid votes 34,493 100.00 Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 340 Turnout 34,833 65.50 -2.15 Electors on the lists 53,179 1990 Ontario provincial election : Muskoka–Georgian Bay edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- New Democratic Party Dan Waters 13,422 40.63 +16.37 Progressive Conservative Marilyn Rowe 10,504 31.80 -0.49 Liberal (x)Ken Black 9,105 27.57 -15.88 Total valid votes 33,031 100.00 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 307 Turnout 33,338 67.65 +2.48 Electors on the lists 49,279 1987 Ontario provincial election : Muskoka–Georgian Bay edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Ken Black 12,645 43.45 Progressive Conservative George Beatty 9,396 32.39 New Democratic Party Dan Waters 7,059 24.26 Total valid votes 29,100 100.00 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 320 Turnout 29,420 65.17 Electors on the lists 45,146 External links
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