Ted Bounsall

Edwin J. "Ted" Bounsall (born November 6, 1935) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a NDP member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981. He represented the ridings of Windsor West from 1971 to 1975 and Windsor—Sandwich from 1975 to 1981. He served under the leadership of Stephen Lewis and Michael Cassidy.

Ted Bounsall
Ontario MPP
In office
1975–1981
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byBill Wrye
ConstituencyWindsor—Sandwich
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byHugh Peacock
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyWindsor West
Personal details
Born (1935-11-06) November 6, 1935
Bowmanville, Ontario
Political partyNew Democrat
OccupationUniversity professor

Background

Bounsall was born in 1935 in Bowmanville, Ontario.[1] He was a chemistry professor at the University of Windsor. He graduated from Imperial College in 1964.[2]

Politics

Bounsall was an Ontario New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the provincial ridings of Windsor West (1971–1975) and Windsor—Sandwich (1975–1981).[3][4][5] During his ten years in the Legislature, he served on numerous legislative committees. He was also one of the earlier advocates for pay equity for women in Ontario. He lost by 134 votes in the 1981 provincial election to Ontario Liberal Party candidate Bill Wrye.[6]

In 1982, Bounsall was elected as an alderman for Windsor City Council. He served six years until 1988 representing Ward 2. He remains politically active as part of the Windsor West New Democratic Party Riding Association and is a supporter of NDP Member of Parliament Brian Masse and Windsor Ward 2 City Councillor Ron Jones.

In 1985, Bounsall was charged with shoplifting a bottle of vitamins from a drug store. Bounsall claimed that he absentmindedly put the bottle in his pocket and forgot to pay for it when he walked out. The judge did not believe his explanation and found him guilty on the charge. Bounsall was given an absolute discharge but the incident forced him to retire from politics.[7]

Later life

Bounsall returned to teaching after retiring from politics.

References
  1. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1972.
  2. "Faculty Rosters (1950 - 1969)" (PDF). Imperial College of London. 2004.
  3. "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
  4. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  5. "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  6. Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  7. "Former MPP gets discharge on theft count". The Globe and Mail. March 1985. p. P16.
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