Ronald Eddy
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ron Eddy
| image = RonEddy.jpg
| caption =
| office1 = Mayor of Brant
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = Municipality established
| successor1 = David Bailey
| parliament2 = Ontario Provincial
| term_start2 = 1992
| term_end2 = 1995
| predecessor2 = Robert Nixon
| successor2 = Peter Preston
| riding2 = Brant—Haldimand
| office3 = Reeve of South Dumfries
| term_start3 = 1978
| term_end3 = 1991
| party = Independent
(municipal politicians are elected on a non-partisan basis)
| otherparty = Liberal
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1931}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| residence = Paris, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Farmer, administrator
| children = 3{{cite web |url=https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/at-87-eddy-eager-for-seventh-term/wcm/611fb3dd-7e36-47d9-ba7e-a92331174ae0/amp/ |title=At 87, Eddy eager for seventh term |publisher=Brantford Expositor |date=Jul 17, 2018 }}
}}
Ronald E. F. Eddy (born {{circa|1931}}) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1992 to 1995. He represented the riding of Brant—Haldimand, and the mayor of the County of Brant from 1999 to 2018.
Background
Eddy was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised on a farm near Brantford.{{cite news |title=Brant's first mayor has the right stuff for the job |last=MacDonald |first=Jack |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=August 4, 1999 |page=A11}} He worked as a farmer and municipal administrator. He was a clerk-administrator in Wentworth County, Ontario from 1955 to 1973, and for Middlesex County from 1974 to 1992. He was reeve of South Dumfries Township from 1978 to 1991, and was a councillor in Brant County. On one occasion, he served as president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. In 1990, Eddy was president of an international plowing competition.
Politics
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election held on March 5, 1992, following the resignation of former Liberal leader Robert Nixon in Brant—Haldimand. Eddy was elected over Progressive Conservative candidate David Timms by almost 5,000 votes.{{cite news |title=Liberals win in east, fade in Alberta vote |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 6, 1992 |page=A6}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=923954 |title= ON Legislative Assembly - Brant—Haldimand - By-election |publisher=Our Campaigns}}
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election, and Eddy lost his seat to PC candidate Peter Preston by about 3,500 votes.{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=brant-haldimand&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010201/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=Brant-Haldimand&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 2, 2014 }}
In 1999, Eddy returned to municipal politics and became the mayor of the County of Brant.{{cite web |title=Ward Maps and Ward Councillor Pages |url=http://www.brant.ca/ourcounty/county_council/council_wards.shtml |publisher=County of Brant |date=2010}}{{cite news |title=Eddy up for re-election in County of Brant |url=http://www.brantnews.com/news-story/4532021-eddy-up-for-re-election-in-county-of-brant/ |first=Brian |last=Shypula |newspaper=Brant News |publisher=Metroland Media |date=May 21, 2014}} He also serves on the board of directors for Brant County Power and is vice-president of the Children's Aid Society of Brant. Eddy lost re-election to businessman David Bailey in 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/bailey-elected-brants-mayor |title=Bailey elected Brant's mayor |first=Vincent |last=Ball |newspaper=Brantford Expositor |publisher=Postmedia |date=2018-10-22 |access-date=2021-05-19 }}
Electoral record
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | ||
| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| David Bailey | 4,478 | 47.58 |
| Ronald Eddy | 3,156 | 33.54 |
| Don Cardy | 1,133 | 12.04 |
| Shawn Pratt | 644 | 6.84 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | ||
| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Eddy | 5,357 | 56.77 |
| Roy Haggart | 2,508 | 26.58 |
| Shawn Pratt | 1,571 | 16.65 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | ||
| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Eddy | 3,187 | 33.65 |
| Steve Comisky | 3,048 | 32.18 |
| John Weaver | 1,695 | 17.89 |
| Roy Haggart | 1,155 | 12.19 |
| Shawn Pratt | 387 | 4.09 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | ||
| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Eddy | 6,300 | 67.2 |
| Shawn Pratt | 3,073 | 22.8 |
| class="wikitable" | ||
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | ||
| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Eddy | 4,391 | 55.02 |
| Steve Comisky | 3,590 | 44.98 |
{{Election box begin | title= 1995 Ontario general election: Brant—Haldimand}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Peter Preston|14,184|47.80|+24.34}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ronald Eddy|10,589|35.69|-11.47}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Willem Hanrath|3,030|10.21|-4.06}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Steve Elgersma|1,340|4.52|-5.62}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Terry Childs|527|1.77|-1.97}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= 1992 Brant—Haldimand by-election}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ronald Eddy|9,565|47.16|+9.81}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|David Timms|4,758|23.46|+1.82}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Christopher Stanek|2,895|14.27|-17.98}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Don Pennell|2,056|10.14|–}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Ella Haley|759|3.74|+0.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Janice Wilson|250|1.23|–}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Our Campaigns{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=923954|title=ON Legislative Assembly - Brant—Haldimand - By-election|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=31 December 2020}}}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=ronald-eddy}}
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Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Category:People from the County of Brant
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario