Robert Mercer Johnston
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robert M. Johnston
| image =
| parliament1 = Ontario
| term_start1 = 1967
| term_end1 = 1977
| predecessor1 = New riding
| successor1 = Jim Bradley
| riding1 = St. Catharines
| office2 = 52nd Mayor of St. Catharines
| term_start6 = 1964
| term_end6 = 1967
| predecessor6 = Ivan Buchanan
| successor6 = Mackenzie Chown
| party = Progressive Conservative
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|09|15}}
| birth_place = Port Dalhousie, Ontario
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|10|16|1916|09|15}}
| death_place = Hotel Dieu Hospital, St.Catharines, Ontario
| occupation = Johnston's Coal, Ice and Fuel
}}
Robert Mercer Johnston (September 15, 1916 - October 16, 1985) was an Ontario political figure. He represented St. Catharines in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Background
Johnston was born in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, the son of Robert Henry and Lillias Johnston. In 1951, he married Doris Gardener. He was the mayor of St. Catharines.{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide: 1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t11LAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Johnston%2C+Robert+Mercer%22+Doris |editor=Pierre .G. Normandin |page=765|year=1965 }}
Politics
Johnston was elected mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario in 1964 defeating incumbent Ivan Buchanan.{{cite news |title=Results in cities, towns |newspaper=Toronto Daily Star |date=December 8, 1964 |page=43}} He remained mayor until he was elected to provincial office in 1967.
He was elected in the 1967 provincial election in the new riding of St. Catharines. He defeated Liberal candidate Jim Bradley by 3,948 votes.{{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&sjid=VVEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192 |accessdate=2014-03-30}} He was re-elected in 1971 and 1975.{{cite news |title=Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=October 23, 1971 |page=10}}{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}} During his time in government he was a backbench supporter in the governments of John Robarts and Bill Davis. He retired from politics before the 1977 election.{{cite news |title=Singer making up his mind: 3 Liberal front-benchers among 11 retiring MPPs |last=Mosher |first=Peter |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=April 30, 1977 |page=5}}
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=robert-mercer-johnston}}
{{Mayors of St. Catharines}}
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Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:Mayors of St. Catharines
Category:20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario