Barbara Fisher (born ) is a former

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in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1995 to 1999, and ran as a

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for the

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in 2004.

Background

Fisher was the manager of the Bruce Community Development Corporation before entering politics.

Politics

She served as town councillor, reeve of Kincardine, and county councillor within the Bruce area prior to 1995. In the 1995 provincial election, she was elected as a Progressive Conservative in riding of

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, defeating

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Bruce Lauckner by 2,676 votes. Fisher served as a backbench supporter of the government of

Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...

for the next four years. The Harris government reduced the number of provincial constituencies from 130 to 103 in 1996, and many sitting MPPs were forced to run against each other. Fisher ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new riding of

Huron—Bruce Huron—Bruce (formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. History The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Hur ...

, but lost to

Helen Johns Helen Johns (born April 24, 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris ...

. She later worked as manager of the Brockton Response Center, and in this capacity helped to distribute government money compensating the victims of the Walkerton tainted water tragedy. In the 2004 federal election, Fisher ran in Huron—Bruce as a candidate of the

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, but lost to

Paul Steckle Paul Daniel Steckle (born 10 May 1942) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Political positions Born in Zurich, Ontario, Steckle served as a Councillor in Stanley Township ...

by almost 10,000 votes. She was an election strategist for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 2007 provincial election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Barb 1951 births Living people Mayors of places in Ontario People from Bruce County Politicians from Ottawa Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Women mayors of places in Ontario Women MPPs in Ontario