William Walter Barlow (February 20, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was a Canadian politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1981 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Background

Barlow was born in

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), Ontario. He was educated at Galt Business College, and served as president of a trucking company.

Politics

Barlow was a city alderman for ten years. He first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, and lost to

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constituency by 554 votes. He ran again in the 1981 election, and defeated Davidson by 849 votes. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government, and Barlow served in the legislature as a

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administrations. He was re-elected in the 1985 election, defeating NDP candidate Alec Dufresne by 903 votes. The PCs fell to a minority government in this election, and were soon defeated in the legislature. In opposition, Barlow served as his party's critic for Transportation and Communications and Small Business. The Progressive Conservatives fell to 16 seats out of 130 in the 1987 election. Barlow finished third in Cambridge, losing to

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of the New Democratic Party.

Later life

Barlow was appointed to the Cambridge Art Theatre Management Committee in 2005. Barlow died at home on July 5, 2020 at the age of 89.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barlow, Bill 1931 births 2020 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs