Donald S. Knight (born April 9, 1942) is a former politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He was a
Liberal
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1985 to 1987 who represented the riding of
Halton—Burlington.
Background
Knight was born in
Meaford, Ontario
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and attended the
University of Waterloo
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. He worked as an insurance broker. Knight was a member of the Optimist Club of Milton and the Murton Lodge of Perfection.
Politics
Knight was a councillor in
Milton, Ontario
Milton (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census population 110,128) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing mun ...
from 1980 to 1985.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
1985 provincial election for
Halton—Burlington, defeating
Progressive Conservative candidate Peter Pomeroy by 214 votes.
The Liberal Party formed a
minority government
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after the election, and Knight served as
parliamentary assistant
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to the
Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet in 1987. He did not seek re-election in the
1987 campaign.
Later life
Knight has remained active with Ontario's network of
Optimist Clubs since leaving politics.
See also
*
List of University of Waterloo people
The University of Waterloo, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is a comprehensive public university that was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles. It has grown into an institution of more than 42,000 students, faculty, and ...
References
External links
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1942 births
Living people
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from Grey County