Robert Bain (politician)

Robert (Bob) Bain (born March 6, 1946) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democrat member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1977.

Robert Bain
Ontario MPP
In office
1975–1977
Preceded byEd Havrot
Succeeded byEd Havrot
ConstituencyTimiskaming
Personal details
Born (1946-03-06) March 6, 1946
Sudbury, Ontario
Political partyNew Democrat
OccupationBusinessowner

Background

Bain was born in Sudbury.[1]

Politics

Bain won a seat in the 1975 provincial election by defeating incumbent Ed Havrot of the Progressive Conservatives.[2] A minority government led by Tory Premier Bill Davis was returned. When the government was dissolved for early elections two years later in 1977, Bain lost his seat to Havrot in a re-match by 664 votes.[3] He contested the seat again in the 1981 provincial election, and was again defeated by Havrot.[4][5]

He remained active in the NDP and was president of the Timiksaming NDP riding association in 1989 when party leader Bob Rae was arrested after joining an anti-logging protest in the environmentally sensitive forests of Temagami. Bain criticized Rae's participation in the protest saying, "He should have consulted with the riding association before plunging into the middle of this... His approach is typical to people in Toronto who never get outside the city except on summer vacations."[6]

References
  1. Pierre Normandin (1977). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. p. 761.
  2. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  3. "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  4. "PCs gain Northern Ontario seat from Liberals". The Globe and Mail. March 20, 1981.
  5. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. "Rae among 16 arrested at Temagami protest". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1989.
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