Ann Sloat
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Frances Ann Sloat is a former politician in Ontario
, Canada
. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1984 to 1985, although she never actually sat in the assembly. Sloat was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party
.
She was born in Stratford
, Ontario, and was educated in that city and Hamilton
. She was a school trustee in Ancaster
, and chaired the Wentworth County
Board of Education from 1971 to 1972. From 1973 to 1984, Sloat served as the mayor
of Ancaster.
Sloat first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election
, and lost to Liberal
incumbent Eric Cunningham
by 4,220 votes in Wentworth North. Cunningham resigned his seat in 1984, and Sloat contested a by-election
to succeed him in December of the same year. She was successful, defeating Liberal Chris Ward by 169 votes. She took the oath of office as a Member of Provincial Parliament in January 1985, and immediately endorsed Frank Miller to become the party's new leader at a February leadership convention.
Miller won the party leadership, and did not re-convene the legislature before calling another provincial election
. This time, Ward defeated Sloat by 5,168 votes amid a provincial swing to the Liberals.
Sloat returned to municipal politics after this loss. She served as a Wentworth regional councillor, and was deputy mayor of Ancaster before the city's amalgamation with Hamilton in 2000. She was also a member of the Ancaster Hydro Commission for eleven years. In 2001, she was listed as a corporate officer of the Hamilton Utilities Corporation.http://google.com/search?q=cache:ThwgoA5hjyMJ:www.hamiltonucorp.com/assets/annual_reports/huc_ar_2001.pdf+%22Ann+Sloat%22&hl=en
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1984 to 1985, although she never actually sat in the assembly. Sloat was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
She was born in Stratford
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, Ontario, and was educated in that city and Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. She was a school trustee in Ancaster
Ancaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
, and chaired the Wentworth County
Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...
Board of Education from 1971 to 1972. From 1973 to 1984, Sloat served as the mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Ancaster.
Sloat first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1981
The Ontario general election of 1981 was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and lost to Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
incumbent Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham
Eric Gordon Cunningham is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1984, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party....
by 4,220 votes in Wentworth North. Cunningham resigned his seat in 1984, and Sloat contested a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
to succeed him in December of the same year. She was successful, defeating Liberal Chris Ward by 169 votes. She took the oath of office as a Member of Provincial Parliament in January 1985, and immediately endorsed Frank Miller to become the party's new leader at a February leadership convention.
Miller won the party leadership, and did not re-convene the legislature before calling another provincial election
Ontario general election, 1985
The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...
. This time, Ward defeated Sloat by 5,168 votes amid a provincial swing to the Liberals.
Sloat returned to municipal politics after this loss. She served as a Wentworth regional councillor, and was deputy mayor of Ancaster before the city's amalgamation with Hamilton in 2000. She was also a member of the Ancaster Hydro Commission for eleven years. In 2001, she was listed as a corporate officer of the Hamilton Utilities Corporation.http://google.com/search?q=cache:ThwgoA5hjyMJ:www.hamiltonucorp.com/assets/annual_reports/huc_ar_2001.pdf+%22Ann+Sloat%22&hl=en