Blain Morin

Blain Kevin Morin (born September 30, 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1998 to 1999 who was elected in a by-election. He represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Sudbury, Ontario, area.

Blain Morin
Ontario MPP
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byFloyd Laughren
Succeeded byShelley Martel
ConstituencyNickel Belt
Personal details
Born (1960-09-30) September 30, 1960
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Sudbury, Ontario
OccupationTrade unionist

Background

Morin was president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Sudbury district.[1] He subsequently worked for the Ontario Federation of Labour.

Politics

Morin ran in a by-election to replace Floyd Laughren, who had retired in 1998. He was elected to the legislature in a by-election on October 1, 1998, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gerry Courtemanche by 1,364 votes.[2]

In 1999, the provincial ridings of Nickel Belt and Sudbury East were merged for the 1999 provincial election; even during the by-election campaign, Morin was already indicating that he did not intend to compete against Sudbury East's popular incumbent Shelley Martel for the merged riding's nomination.[2] There was some consideration that he might run for the NDP nomination in the neighbouring riding of Sudbury instead, but he did not do so.[2]

Electoral record
Ontario provincial by-election, 1998, Nickel Belt
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBlain Morin5,53740.88-5.66
Progressive ConservativeGerry Courtemanche4,17330.81+11.60
LiberalFrank Madigan3,83628.32-3.93
Total valid votes 13,546 100.00

After politics

After leaving the legislature in 1999, Morin went back to work for CUPE as a health and safety representative.[3]

References
  1. Rusk, James (August 25, 1998). "Parties to test their political mettle in by-election". The Globe and Mail.
  2. "Liberal support soft in Ontario by-election". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1998.
  3. Thompson, Chris (April 29, 2011). "Workers remember fallen; 'My husband should be here'". The Windsor Star. p. A13.
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