Al McLean
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Allan Kenneth McLean is a former politician
in Ontario, Canada
. He served as a Progressive Conservative
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
, and was briefly speaker
of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election
, defeating NDP candidate Fayne Bullen by about 3,500 votes in the riding of Simcoe East
. He served as Deputy Whip
of the PC party from 1983 to 1985, and was appointed a minister without portfolio
and Chief Government Whip by Premier
Frank Miller
on February 8, 1985.
McLean's time as a cabinet minister was brief. He was re-elected over Fayne Bullen in the 1985 provincial election
, but the Progressive Conservative Party was reduced to a fragile minority government provincially. He was re-appointed as a minister without portfolio responsible for [ Northern Affairs and Housing ] on May 17, 1985, but the Miller government was defeated in the legislature one month later and McLean moved with his party to the opposition benches.
McLean was one of only seventeen PC members re-elected in the 1987 provincial election
, defeating Liberal
Butch Orser by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the 1990 provincial election
, he defeated NDP candidate Dennis Bailey by only 740 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 election
, and on this occasion McLean defeated his nearest opponent by more than 14,000 votes. On September 26, 1995, he was chosen as speaker of the legislature.
Politician
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in Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
, and was briefly speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1981
The Ontario general election of 1981 was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, defeating NDP candidate Fayne Bullen by about 3,500 votes in the riding of Simcoe East
Simcoe East
Simcoe East was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1968...
. He served as Deputy Whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
of the PC party from 1983 to 1985, and was appointed a minister without portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
and Chief Government Whip by Premier
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
Frank Miller
Frank Miller (politician)
Frank Stuart Miller, was a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Ontario for four months in 1985.-Early life and political career:...
on February 8, 1985.
McLean's time as a cabinet minister was brief. He was re-elected over Fayne Bullen in the 1985 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1985
The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...
, but the Progressive Conservative Party was reduced to a fragile minority government provincially. He was re-appointed as a minister without portfolio responsible for [ Northern Affairs and Housing ] on May 17, 1985, but the Miller government was defeated in the legislature one month later and McLean moved with his party to the opposition benches.
McLean was one of only seventeen PC members re-elected in the 1987 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1987
The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...
, defeating Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
Butch Orser by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the 1990 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1990
The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, he defeated NDP candidate Dennis Bailey by only 740 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, and on this occasion McLean defeated his nearest opponent by more than 14,000 votes. On September 26, 1995, he was chosen as speaker of the legislature.