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Jim Pollock

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Jim Pollock
Ontario MPP
In office
1981–1990
Preceded byClarke Rollins
Succeeded byElmer Buchanan
ConstituencyHastings—Peterborough
Personal details
Born(1930-07-08)July 8, 1930
Stirling, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 28, 2021(2021-10-28) (aged 91)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationFarmer

James Ivan Pollock (July 8, 1930 – October 28, 2021) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.[1] He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1990 who represented the riding of Hastings—Peterborough.

Background

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Pollock was educated at Rawdon High School, and worked as a farmer before entering politics. He was a reeve of Rawdon Township, and a Warden in the County of Hastings. Pollock was also an active freemason.

Politics

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He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Dave Hobson by just under 3,000 votes in the riding of Hastings—Peterborough.[2] Elmer Buchanan of the NDP finished third. Pollock was a backbench supporter of Premiers Bill Davis and Frank Miller in the parliaments which followed. In 1983, he brought forward a resolution to make the blue jay the official bird of Ontario.

The Progressive Conservatives lost power following the 1985 election, although Pollock actually increased his majority.[3] He was one of only sixteen Progressive Conservatives re-elected in the 1987 election, defeating Liberal Carman Metcalfe and Elmer Buchanan of the NDP.[4]

The Progressive Conservatives made a modest recovery in the 1990 provincial election, although Pollock lost his seat to Buchanan amid a provincial majority government victory for the NDP. Buchanan won the election by 896 votes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jim Pollock's obituary
  2. ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  5. ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
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