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Hon. Ted McMeekin
	Hon. Ted McMeekin
	;
	MPP for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 10, 2007
	Minister of Consumer Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 24, 2009
Preceded by	Harinder Takhar
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Waterdown, Ontario

Ted McMeekin (born about 1948)^[1] is a politician residing in Flamborough Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale for the Liberal Party of Ontario. He is currently the Minister of Consumer Services, having previously served as the Minister of Government Services.^[2]

McMeekin holds a Master's Degree in social work from Wilfrid Laurier University. He has served as executive director of the Burlington Social Planning Council, and was for a time the chair of part-time studies at Mohawk College (where he also taught courses). He has also worked on social justice issues for the United Church of Canada, and was the owner and operator a small bookstore for eight years.

Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of the Hamilton City Council representing Ward 7 (Hamilton Mountain). After retiring from Council, he moved to Flamborough, Ontario, a rural community which lies on the outskirts of Hamilton, and later served a term of six years as mayor.^[3] McMeekin was also for a number of years Flamborough's representative on the Hamilton-Wentworth regional council, which the provincial government of Mike Harris eliminated in 2000 by amalgamating the city and outlying regions into a single political entity (akin to the "mega-city" of Toronto). McMeekin was one of the most vocal opponents of this change, noting that it would result in a loss of autonomy for Flamborough.

[edit] 2000 by-election

McMeekin's plans to jump from municipal to provincial politics had been rumoured for years, and it came as no surprise when he won the Liberal nomination for a by-election to be held in ADFA on September 7, 2000 (called following the resignation of Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Toni Skarica, another vocal opponent of the amalgamation scheme). Although the seat had gone overwhelmingly for the Progressive Conservatives the previous year, McMeekin managed to defeat PC candidate Priscilla de Villiers by over 9000 votes. The Conservatives had spent $211,989 on his competitor, nearly $80,000 in excess of McMeekin's $132,143.^[4] Local opposition to amalgamation was generally cited as the reason for this shift.

[edit] 2003 Provincial Election

In the provincial election of 2003, McMeekin defeated Tory candidate Mark Mullins by a somewhat reduced margin. He served as parliamentary assistant to John Gerretsen in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Seniors from October 23, 2003 to September 27, 2004. On September 27, 2004, he was appointed assistant to Jim Watson, the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services.

[edit] 2007 Provincial Election

In the provincial election of 2007, McMeekin is running against Progressive Conservative candidate Chris Corrigan. On October 30, 2007, McMeekin was named a cabinet minister, responsible for Government and Consumer Services.

[edit] Electoral record

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted McMeekin	20,525	41.5
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Corrigan	17,219	34.8
	New Democrat	Juanita Maldonado	6,542	13.2
	Green	David Januczkowski	4,243	8.6
	Family Coalition	Jim Enos	501	1.0
	Independent	Martin Zaliniak	219	0.4
	Confederation of Regions	Eileen Butson	129	0.3
	Libertarian	Sam Zaslavsky	65	0.1

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/- (1999)	+/- (2000)
	Liberal	Ted McMeekin	23,045	47.5	+14.0	-12.1
	Progressive Conservative	Mark Mullins	18,141	37.4	-20.7	+6.9
	New Democrat	Kelly Hayes	5,666	11.7	+2.3	+4.8
	Green	Brian Elder Sullivan	903	1.9	-	-0.8
	Family Coalition	Michael Trolly	434	0.9	-	-
	Confederation of Regions	Richard Butson	293	0.6	-	-

By-election: February 7, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	Ted McMeekin	19,916	59.6	+26.1
	Progressive Conservative	Priscilla De Villiers	10,201	30.5	-27.6
	New Democrat	Jessica Brennan	2,297	6.7	-1.5
	Green	Mark Coakley	1,405	4.14	-
	Independent	John C. Turmel	80	0.2	-

[edit] External links

Cabinet Posts (2)
Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Harinder Takhar	Minister of Consumer Services 2009-present	Incumbent
Gerry Phillips	Minister of Government Services 2007-2009	Harinder Takhar
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Preceded by Division created in 2007	M.P.P. for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale 2007-	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Toni Skarica	M.P.P. for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot 2000-2007	Succeeded by Division abolished in 2007

[edit] References

^ News, A personal look at the canadidates, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), August 5, 2000, sec A.03.
^ http://thespec.com/article/588423
^ Richard Brennan, Hostile voters target Tory in Hamilton by-election, (Toronto: The Toronto Star), September 4, 2000
^ News, Big budget didn't bring election win, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), April 17, 2001

[0] News, A personal look at the canadidates, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), August 5, 2000, sec A.03.

[1] ttp://thespec.com/article/588423

[2] Richard Brennan, Hostile voters target Tory in Hamilton by-election, (Toronto: The Toronto Star), September 4, 2000

[3] News, Big budget didn't bring election win, (Hamilton: The Hamilton Spectator), April 17, 2001

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