John Hastings (politician)
| John Hastings | |
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| Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 1) Etobicoke North | |
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In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Stan Nemiroff |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ford |
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Shafiq Qaadri |
| Constituency | Etobicoke North |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Philip |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Etobicoke—Rexdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 16, 1942 Collingwood, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Occupation | Teacher |
John Hastings (born March 16, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003.
Hastings has degrees from the University of Western Ontario (1963) and the University of Toronto (1967). He worked as a political researcher, and as a teacher in Ontario's Secondary School system. In 1975, he worked as executive assistant to provincial cabinet minister Lorne Henderson. Hastings was a member of the Worker's Compensation Board from 1977 to 1994, and also served on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Study of Antisocial behaviour in Youth before entering public life.
Hastings ran for the City of Toronto's Hydro Commission in 1985, and was elected on the second position. He was elected to the Etobicoke City Council in 1988, and held this position until 1995.
Hastings was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating long-serving New Democrat Ed Philip by fewer than 1,000 votes in Etobicoke—Rexdale. IN April 1997 he was appointed as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation.
In the 1999 provincial election, Hastings ran for re-election in the redistributed riding of Etobicoke North, and retained his seat with less than 40% of the popular vote. Hastings's riding was targeted by both the Liberals and NDP, and many believe that "vote-splitting" among the opposition parties caused his re-election. In 2000, Hastings supported for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance on the second ballot of the newly formed party's leadership contest (Regina Leader Post, 28 June 2000).
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