Walter R. Elliot is a former politician

Politician

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 in Ontario, Canada

Canada

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. He was a Liberal

Ontario Liberal Party

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 member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1987 to 1990.

Elliot was educated at Kitchener-Waterloo College, Brock University

Brock University

Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...

 and McMaster University

McMaster University

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, receiving a Master of Education

Master of Education

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 degree. He worked as a high-school math teacher before entering political life, and was a freemason.

He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election

Ontario general election, 1977

The Ontario general election of 1977 was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

, but lost to Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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 incumbent Jim Snow

Jim Snow

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 by about 6,500 votes in the constituency of Oakville

Oakville (electoral district)

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. He ran again in the 1981 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....

, and lost to Snow by an even greater margin.

He was elected in the 1987 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 PC candidate Dave Whitling by 4,724 votes in the redistributed riding of Halton North. Elliot was a backbench supporter of David Peterson

David Peterson

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's government after the election, and served as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Housing in 1989-90.

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party 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 Elliot lost his seat to NDP candidate Noel Duignan

Noel Duignan

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 by 548 votes. He sought a comeback to the legislature 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...

, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Ted Chudleigh

Ted Chudleigh

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in a landslide.

Elliot later served as fundraising chair for the Halton Museum.