Hugh Edighoffer
| Hugh Edighoffer | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
|
In office 1967–1990 | |
| Preceded by | J. Fred Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Karen Haslam |
| Constituency | Perth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 22, 1928 Stratford, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Hugh Alden Edighoffer (born July 22, 1928) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1967 to 1990, and was Speaker of the legislature during the administration of David Peterson.
Background
Edighoffer was born in 1928 at Stratford, Ontario,[1] grew up in Mitchell, was educated at Pickering College and worked as a retail merchant in the clothing business before entering provincial politics. He also served on the town council for Mitchell in 1958 and 1959 and was mayor from 1960 to 1961.[1]
Politics
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1963 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative J. Fred Edwards by over 5,000 votes in the constituency of Perth.[2]
Edighoffer ran again in the 1967 election, and defeated Edwards by 187 votes.[3] He was re-elected without difficulty in the elections of 1971,[4] 1975,[5] 1977,[6] 1981,[7] 1985,[8] and 1987.[9]
The Liberal Party, which had been out of power since 1943, formed a minority government after the election of 1985. Edighoffer, who had served as Deputy Speaker in a previous minority parliament, was appointed Speaker of the Legislature on June 4, 1985 after the toppling of the Frank Miller's government in a motion of non-confidence. Edighoffer was nominated and seconded for the Speaker's position by the leaders of all three political parties represented in the legislature, and was generally regarded as an impartial officeholder.[1]
He was re-appointed as speaker on November 3, 1987 following that year's provincial election. He served in the position for another three years, and did not seek re-election in 1990.[1]
Edighoffer's painting in the Ontario legislature was painted by Istvan Nyikos, a Hungarian-born Canadian artist.[10]
Parliamentary positions
| Special Parliamentary Responsibilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Jack Stokes | Deputy Speaker (1977-1981) |
Sam Cureatz |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dale, Clare A (1992). Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library. pp. 298–303.
- ↑ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. 25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but...". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ↑ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ↑ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ↑ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ↑ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ↑ "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. May 1, 1991.