Theodore Isley

Theodore (Ted) Henry Isley (ca. 1915 – September 19, 2004) was an Ontario farmer and politician. He served as on the Waterloo Township council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South seat in the 1948 provincial election. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF[1] defeating William Horace Temple.

Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.[2]

Electoral record

Federal

1958 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Anderson15,62460.48+13.10
LiberalMarjorie Oliver5,79322.43-7.74
Co-operative CommonwealthTheodore Isley4,41517.09+0.85
Total valid votes 25,832 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.42
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
1957 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Anderson11,69947.38+5.60
LiberalArthur White7,45030.17-3.54
Co-operative CommonwealthTheodore Isley4,00916.24-2.39
Social CreditGeorge Hancock1,5326.20+0.32
Total valid votes 24,690 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.57
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

References

  1. "Jolliffe Heads C.C.F. In Ontario", Calgary Herald, April 14, 1952
  2. "ISLEY, Theodore (Ted) H." (Death Notice), Daily Mercury, September 16, 2004


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