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He ran for the [[House of Commons of Canada]] three times as a candidate of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. He lost to [[P.B. Rynard]] of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]] in [[Simcoe North]] in the [[1972 Canadian federal election|1972 election]], and to Progressive Conservative [[Ronald Alexander Stewart|Ronald A. Stewart]] in [[Simcoe South]] in the elections of [[1980 Canadian federal election|1980]] and [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984]].<ref name="1972 results">{{cite news |title=How the 1,117 candidates fared across Canada |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=October 31, 1972 |page=15}}</ref><ref name="1980 results">{{cite news |title=Election '80 |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=February 19, 1987 |page=B7}}</ref><ref name="1984 results">{{cite web |title=How Canada voted |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 5, 1984 |pages=14–15}}</ref> |
He ran for the [[House of Commons of Canada]] three times as a candidate of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. He lost to [[P.B. Rynard]] of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]] in [[Simcoe North]] in the [[1972 Canadian federal election|1972 election]], and to Progressive Conservative [[Ronald Alexander Stewart|Ronald A. Stewart]] in [[Simcoe South]] in the elections of [[1980 Canadian federal election|1980]] and [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984]].<ref name="1972 results">{{cite news |title=How the 1,117 candidates fared across Canada |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=October 31, 1972 |page=15}}</ref><ref name="1980 results">{{cite news |title=Election '80 |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=February 19, 1987 |page=B7}}</ref><ref name="1984 results">{{cite web |title=How Canada voted |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 5, 1984 |pages=14–15}}</ref> |
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He ran for the Ontario legislature in the [[1967 Ontario general election|1967 provincial election]], but lost to PC candidate Arthur Evans by 2,530 votes in [[Simcoe Centre]].<ref name="1967 Election Results">{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Tories win, but... |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=October 18, 1967 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=B2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDM_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192 |accessdate=2014-03-30}}</ref> He ran again in the [[1981 Ontario general election|1981 election]], and lost to PC candidate [[George Taylor (Ontario politician)|George Taylor]] by a wider margin.<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-04-01}}</ref> Owen was finally elected in the [[1987 Ontario general election|1987 election]], defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Earl W. Rowe]] by 2,492 votes in Simcoe Centre.<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> He served as a [[backbench]] |
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the [[1967 Ontario general election|1967 provincial election]], but lost to PC candidate Arthur Evans by 2,530 votes in [[Simcoe Centre]].<ref name="1967 Election Results">{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Tories win, but... |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=October 18, 1967 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=B2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDM_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192 |accessdate=2014-03-30}}</ref> He ran again in the [[1981 Ontario general election|1981 election]], and lost to PC candidate [[George Taylor (Ontario politician)|George Taylor]] by a wider margin.<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-04-01}}</ref> Owen was finally elected in the [[1987 Ontario general election|1987 election]], defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Earl W. Rowe]] by 2,492 votes in Simcoe Centre.<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> He served as a [[backbench]] member of [[David Peterson]]'s Liberal majority government for the next three years. |
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The Liberals were defeated in the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 provincial election]], and Owen lost his seat to [[Paul Wessenger]] of the NDP by almost 3,000 votes.<ref name="1990 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}</ref> He attempted a comeback in the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 election]], but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate [[Joe Tascona]] by 17,729 votes.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115727/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> |
The Liberals were defeated in the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 provincial election]], and Bruce Owen lost his seat to [[Paul Wessenger]] of the NDP by almost 3,000 votes.<ref name="1990 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}</ref> He attempted a comeback in the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 election]], but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate [[Joe Tascona]] by 17,729 votes.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115727/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:46, 10 February 2022
Bruce Owen | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Earl W. Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wessenger |
| Constituency | Simcoe Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 (age 92–93) Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Anne |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Bruce Owen (born 1931 - died Feb. 2O22) was a lawyer and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.
Background
Bruce Owen was born in Chatham, Ontario, and was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He practiced real estate and estate law, and was an alderman for Barrie City Council. He was also for a time a small claims court judge.
Politics
He ran for the House of Commons of Canada three times as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada. He lost to P.B. Rynard of the Progressive Conservative Party in Simcoe North in the 1972 election, and to Progressive Conservative Ronald A. Stewart in Simcoe South in the elections of 1980 and 1984.[1][2][3]
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1967 provincial election, but lost to PC candidate Arthur Evans by 2,530 votes in Simcoe Centre.[4] He ran again in the 1981 election, and lost to PC candidate George Taylor by a wider margin.[5] Owen was finally elected in the 1987 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Earl W. Rowe by 2,492 votes in Simcoe Centre.[6] He served as a backbench member of David Peterson's Liberal majority government for the next three years.
The Liberals were defeated in the 1990 provincial election, and Bruce Owen lost his seat to Paul Wessenger of the NDP by almost 3,000 votes.[7] He attempted a comeback in the 1995 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Joe Tascona by 17,729 votes.[8]
After politics
Bruce Owen was the programme chairman of the Barrie Concert Association, and has presented numerous programs of classical music in the city including the "Colours of Music" festivals.[9] Owen himself has been a vocal soloist for several churches in Barrie, and performed a solo in the papal choir when Pope John Paul II visited the city. (Owen was an Anglican, but had also performed in both Protestant and Roman Catholic venues.)
In 2005, he presented a plan to city council for a new arts theatre, noting that the existing Fisher Auditorium is showing signs of age. His plan has been supported by some figures in the tourism sector.[10]
References
- ^ "How the 1,117 candidates fared across Canada". The Toronto Star. October 31, 1972. p. 15.
- ^ "Election '80". The Toronto Star. February 19, 1987. p. B7.
- ^ "How Canada voted". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984. pp. 14–15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Barrie's festival of many colours". Toronto Star. October 3, 2009. p. E6.
- ^ Watt, Laurie (April 8, 2005). "Arts Council scales back plans for new theatre". Advance. Barrie, Ont. p. 1.