Jim Pollock
Jim Pollock | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1981–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Clarke Rollins |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Buchanan |
| Constituency | Hastings—Peterborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1930 Stirling, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 28, 2021 (aged 91) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
James Ivan Pollock (July 8, 1930 – October 28, 2021) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.[1] He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1990 who represented the riding of Hastings—Peterborough.
Background[edit]
Pollock was educated at Rawdon High School, and worked as a farmer before entering politics. He was a reeve of Rawdon Township, and a Warden in the County of Hastings. Pollock was also an active freemason.
Politics[edit]
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Dave Hobson by just under 3,000 votes in the riding of Hastings—Peterborough.[2] Elmer Buchanan of the NDP finished third. Pollock was a backbench supporter of Premiers Bill Davis and Frank Miller in the parliaments which followed. In 1983, he brought forward a resolution to make the blue jay the official bird of Ontario.
The Progressive Conservatives lost power following the 1985 election, although Pollock actually increased his majority.[3] He was one of only sixteen Progressive Conservatives re-elected in the 1987 election, defeating Liberal Carman Metcalfe and Elmer Buchanan of the NDP.[4]
The Progressive Conservatives made a modest recovery in the 1990 provincial election, although Pollock lost his seat to Buchanan amid a provincial majority government victory for the NDP. Buchanan won the election by 896 votes.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Jim Pollock's obituary
- ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.