Norah Jane Stoner is a former politician

Politician

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 in Ontario, Canada

Canada

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. She was a 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...

 member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1987 to 1990.

Stoner worked as a commercial artist before entering political life. She was a member of the Pickering

Pickering, Ontario

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 Council from 1977 to 1983, and of the Durham Regional Council from 1983 to 1987.

She was elected to the Ontario legislature 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 incumbent Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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 George Ashe by almost 6,000 votes in the riding of Durham West. She served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson

David Peterson

David Robert Peterson, PC, O.Ont was the 20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years....

's government, and was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities

Minister of Colleges and Universities (Ontario)

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 in 1989.

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the NDP 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....

, and Stoner lost her seat to NDP candidate Jim Wiseman by just under 2,000 votes. She has not sought a return to the legislature since this time.

Stoner has returned to working as a painter, and operates the Norah Stoner Studio in Toronto.

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