John McLellan Johnson (August 20, 1930 – June 25, 2009) was a politician in
Ontario, Canada. He was a
Progressive Conservative member who served in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1975 to 1990. He represented the ridings of
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel and
Wellington.
Background
Johnson was educated at
Ryerson Polytechnical School in
Toronto, and worked as a retail merchant. Johnson married Marie Lynn "Marnie" Johnston in 1951. She died in Mount Forest in September 2008.
Together they raised three children.
Politics
He was a councillor in the Town of
Mount Forest from 1968 to 1973, and
mayor from 1973 to 1975.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
1975 provincial election, defeating
Liberal candidate Ted Sibbald by 712 votes in the riding of
Wellington—Dufferin—Peel.
He was re-elected by greater margins in the elections of
1977
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1981
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In the
1987 provincial election, he defeated Liberal challenger Bill Benson by 463 votes in the redistributed riding of
Wellington.
Johnson served as a
backbench supporter of the governments of
Bill Davis and
Frank Miller from 1975 to 1985. He served as Chair of Caucus 1986-1990 and Deputy Opposition Whip. He did not seek re-election in 1990.
Later life
Johnson was appointed to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Board of Directors in 2003, during the administration of Conservative
Premier
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Ernie Eves.
References
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1930 births
2009 deaths
Mayors of places in Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs