- Keith MacDonald
Keith MacDonald (born
July 18 ,1927 in Picton,Ontario ) is a former politician inOntario ,Canada . He served in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.MacDonald was educated at Albert College in
Belleville, Ontario , and worked as a businessman, farmer and tourist operator. He was a member of theBelleville McFarlands , World Hockey Champions in 1959.He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative James Taylor by 732 votes in the
Prince Edward—Lennox constituency. He ran again in the 1987 election, and defeated Progressive ConservativeDennis Tompkins by 2,079 votes. For the next three years, MacDonald served as a backbench supporter ofDavid Peterson 's government.The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election. MacDonald finished third in his bid for re-election, finishing 1,016 votes behind Paul Johnson of the NDP.
MacDonald is still involved with the Prince Edward Federal of Agriculture.
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