Marion Bryden
| Marion Bryden | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Wardle |
| Succeeded by | Frances Lankin |
| Constituency | Beaches—Woodbine |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 April 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | 12 February 2013 (aged 94) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Bryden |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Researcher, statistician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Marion Helen Bryden (2 April 1918 – 12 February 2013) was a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990. Prior to becoming a politician, she was actively involved in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and helped found the Ontario New Democratic Party in 1961. She died in Toronto in February 2013 aged 94.
Bryden was educated at the University of Manitoba, the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Education. She was a member of the Canadian Council of Social Development, the Elizabeth Fry Society, and the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. Bryden was also active as a union organizer, and as a researcher and statistician for the Canadian Tax Federation. During the 1960s, she served as president of the Ontario Woodsworth Memorial Foundation. Her husband, Kenneth Bryden, was a member of the Ontario Legislature from 1959 to 1967.
Marion Bryden was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Thomas Wardle by 2,650 votes in the riding of Beaches—Woodbine. She faced Wardle again in the 1977 election and defeated him by 2,274 votes. In the 1981 provincial election, Bryden defeated Progressive Conservative Paul Christie by only 324 votes amid provincial setbacks for the NDP. She supported Ian Deans for party leader in 1978 which was won by Michael Cassidy. She supported Bob Rae for the party leadership in 1982.
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