Gordon Innes (politician) explained

Gord Innes
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1967
Term End1:1971
Predecessor1:Gordon Pittock
Successor1:Harry Parrott
Term Start2:1955
Term End2:1963
Predecessor2:Thomas Dent
Successor2:Gordon Pittock
Constituency2:Oxford
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:6 February 1917
Death Place:Woodstock, Ontario
Occupation:Dairy farmer
Spouse:Vera
Children:4

Gordon William Innes (February 6, 1917 – June 30, 1981) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1963 and then again from 1967 to 1971. He represented the riding of Oxford.

Background

Prior to his election, Innes was a holstein cattle breeder and judge in Oxford County. In 1972, Innes and his Cityview Farm operation was recognized as a "Master Breeder" by the Holstein Canada.[1]

Innes died in 1981 and is buried in the Oxford Memorial Park, just outside Woodstock, Ontario.

Politics

In 1955, Innes ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Oxford. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Thomas Dent by 555 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the general election in 1959.[3] In 1963, he was defeated by the PC candidate Gordon Pittock but turned around and defeated Pittock during the subsequent general election in 1967.[4] [5] In 1971, he was defeated by PC candidate Harry Parrott, and he retired from public life.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gordon W. Innes Oxford dairyman ex-MPP . The Globe and Mail . July 7, 1981 . 11.
  2. News: Canadian Press . Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies . The Ottawa Citizen . June 10, 1955 . Ottawa . 4 .
  3. News: Canadian Press . Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies . The Ottawa Citizen . June 12, 1959 . Ottawa . 26 .
  4. News: Canadian Press . 78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved . The Windsor Star . September 26, 1963 . Windsor, Ontario . 25 .
  5. News: Canadian Press . Tories win, but... . The Windsor Star . October 18, 1967 . Windsor, Ontario . B2 .
  6. News: Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election . The Globe and Mail . October 23, 1971 . 10.