Jan Dukszta
| Jan Dukszta | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1971–1981 |
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| Preceded by | James Trotter |
| Succeeded by | Tony Ruprecht |
| Constituency | Parkdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Janusz Romwald Dukszta May 27, 1932 Poland |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
Janusz Romwald Dukszta (born May 27, 1932) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981. He represented the riding of Parkdale.
Dukszta was born in Poland in 1932. He and his brother, Andrzej, escaped with their mother from Poland near the end of World War II and settled in London where they were educated at Christ College, Blackheath. Their father was responsible for resettling and educating Poles in England. He was trained in medicine in Dublin and served his psychiatric residency in North Bay, Ontario.
He was elected in the 1971 provincial election in the Toronto riding of Parkdale. He was re-elected in 1975 and by more than 2,400 votes in the 1977 before losing by 900 votes in the 1981 provincial election to Liberal Tony Ruprecht.
Dukszta attributed his defeat, in part, to an anti-gay campaign by a group called "Positive Parents" that targeted NDP candidates in several Toronto ridings because of the party's support for an amendment to the Ontario Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination in housing and employment on the basis of sexual orientation. The group distributed literature that claimed Dukstza was gay while a second group, Campaign Life, distributed literature denouncing him for supporting maintaining coverage for abortions under Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
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