Allan Furlong (born January 26, 1942) is a former

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 who represented the riding of Durham Centre.

Background

Furlong was educated at the

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, and was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1971. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics, and was a member of the firm Salmers and Furlong. He was also appointed acting

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judge in the judicial district of

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for bilingual trials.

Politics

Furlong was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election defeating his New Democratic Party opponent by 3,004 votes in the riding of Durham Centre. He served as a backbench supporter of

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's government for the next three years. The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Furlong lost his seat to NDP candidate

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by 2,348 votes. He attempted to return to the legislature in the 1995 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate

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by over 15,000 votes amid a Progressive Conservative majority government victory. Furlong endorsed

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's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.''Canada NewsWire'', August 19, 1996.

Later life

Furlong worked as the Executive Assistant to federal

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Judi Longfield until she was defeated in January 2006 by Jim Flaherty. Coincidentally, Longfield once held the same position for Furlong.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furlong, Allan 1942 births Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Rouyn-Noranda