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Larry O'Connor (politician)

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system in 2010, and when ballots which were postmarked before election day but arrived late were counted, O'Connor's margin of victory was reduced to just three votes. O'Connor voluntarily resigned as mayor on March 28, 2011, and the township council subsequently appointed Clayton as the new mayor.
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In 1991, he argued against a proposal to create a garbage dump in the Durham region. He suggested that York region was the only viable option. Later in the year, he defended the NDP's legislation called the Waste Management Act saying that it was a reasonable compromise to handle the problem of
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regional councillor in 1997, later becoming chair of the region's Health and Social Services committee and president of the Association of Public Health Agencies (alPHa) in the Durham region.
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by 1,230 votes. After the election he promised to clean up pollution in Lake Simcoe and Musselman Lake. He was appointed as
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Dexter, Brian (August 30, 1990). "Liberal incumbent faces tough election race Durham-York".
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Dexter, Brian (April 18, 1991). "York region sends protest to premier over dump plans".
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became vacant as of July 31, 2012. On October 23, O'Connor was selected as the federal
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plant as an assembly worker. He was a member of the political action committee of the
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Dexter, Brian (August 30, 1990). "Liberal incumbent in tough race Durham-York".
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Gorrie, Peter (September 16, 1992). "Grier's aide quits to join dump debate".
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Irish, Paul (September 13, 1990). "Durham voters await 'green' solutions".
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Local 222 in Oshawa. He is married to Christina with whom he has one son.
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candidate in the resulting by-election to be held on November 26.
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New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
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20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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O'Connor was first elected mayor of Brock Township in the
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Canadian federal by-election, November 26, 2012:
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He was also a 1135:Canadian people of Irish descent 836:"November 26, 2012 By-elections" 340:In 2002–03, O'Connor supported 225:Legislative Assembly of Ontario 874:"Mayor Larry O'Connor resigns" 1: 519:Following the resignation of 356:1990 Ontario general election 303:The NDP were defeated in the 1155:Trade unionists from Ontario 1145:Canadian Auto Workers people 506:battle. The township used a 1140:Mayors of places in Ontario 582: 498:. He was re-elected in the 483:Durham municipal, 2006-2011 364: 290:Minister of the Environment 1191: 596: 591: 588: 585: 487:O'Connor was elected as a 373: 370: 367: 1050:"Clayton appointed mayor" 832: 822: 814: 802: 782: 762: 747: 579: 539: 475: 460: 361: 354: 198: 119: 74: 46: 30: 16:Canadian Métis politician 500:2010 municipal elections 496:2006 municipal elections 424:Progressive Conservative 313:Progressive Conservative 305:1995 provincial election 270:1990 provincial election 207:(born May 4, 1956) is a 763:Total rejected ballots 286:Parliamentary assistant 476:Source: Toronto Star. 1160:Canadian Métis people 331:2004 federal election 260:Provincial, 1990–1995 249:Canadian Auto Workers 235:O'Connor was born in 529:New Democratic Party 323:New Democratic Party 309:Greater Toronto Area 266:New Democratic Party 264:O'Connor ran as the 221:New Democratic Party 227:from 1990 to 1995. 1150:People from Oshawa 1082:. 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Index

Brock
Ontario
Ontario MPP
Bill Ballinger
Julia Munro
Durham—York
Oshawa
Ontario
New Democrat
Minden, Ontario
politician
Canada
Brock, Ontario
New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Oshawa
Ontario
General Motors
Canadian Auto Workers
New Democratic Party
1990 provincial election
Durham—York
Liberal
Bill Ballinger
Parliamentary assistant
Minister of the Environment
Ruth Grier
1995 provincial election
Greater Toronto Area
Progressive Conservative

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