Theodore Calvin Arnott (born April 8, 1963 in Fergus

Fergus, Ontario

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, Ontario

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) is a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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 member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 representing the district of Wellington—Halton Hills

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.

The son of Warren Arnott and Jessie Hawkins, Arnott received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree from Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University

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 in 1985 and a diploma

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 in business administration from the same institution in 1986. In 1990, he married Lisa M. McCabe.

Arnott succeeded popular MPP Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson (Canadian politician)

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 when he was first elected to the legislature in the election of 1990

Ontario general election, 1990

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, defeating New Democrat Dale Hamilton by about 1,300 votes. He was re-elected with a much greater majority in the 1995 election

Ontario general election, 1995

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, in which the Progressive Conservatives formed a majority government.

During the 1995 campaign, Arnott was the only Progressive Conservative candidate who refused to sign an election pledge not to increase taxes without a provincial referendum.

He was again re-elected with a large majority in the election of 1999

Ontario general election, 1999

An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

, and was returned again in 2003

Ontario general election, 2003

The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

 and 2007

Ontario general election, 2007

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.

Mr. Arnott is running again as a candidate in the Ontario general election, 2011

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Arnott describes himself as a "moderate conservative", and endorsed John Tory

John Tory

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's bid for the party leadership in 2004.

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