Theodore Isley

Theodore (Ted) Henry Isley (ca. 1915 – September 19, 2004) was an Ontario farmer and politician. He served as on the Waterloo Township council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South seat in the 1948 provincial election. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF^[1] defeating William Horace Temple.

Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.^[2]

Electoral Record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 1958: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	William Anderson	15,624	60.48	+13.10
	Liberal	Marjorie Oliver	5,793	22.43	-7.74
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Theodore Isley	4,415	17.09	+0.85
Total valid votes			25,832	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+10.42
Source(s)  "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

Canadian federal election, 1957: Waterloo South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	William Anderson	11,699	47.38	+5.60
	Liberal	Arthur White	7,450	30.17	-3.54
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Theodore Isley	4,009	16.24	-2.39
	Social Credit	George Hancock	1,532	6.20	+0.32
Total valid votes			24,690	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.57
Source(s)  "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

References

1. "Jolliffe Heads C.C.F. In Ontario", Calgary Herald, April 14, 1952
2. "ISLEY, Theodore (Ted) H." (Death Notice), Daily Mercury, September 16, 2004