Doug Rollins

E.J. Douglas Rollins (November 7, 1938 – November 19, 2012) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Quinte from 1995 to 1999.

Doug Rollins
Ontario MPP
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	Hugh O'Neil
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Constituency	Quinte
Personal details
Born	(1938-11-07)November 7, 1938
Died	November 19, 2012(2012-11-19) (aged 74) Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Cheryl Rollins
Relations	Clarke Rollins (cousin)
Children	2
Profession	Business owner

Background

Rollins was active in many community organizations and served as President of the Belleville Agricultural Society and the Quinte Exhibition and Raceway. For many years he owned and operated a gas station in the east end of Belleville. His cousin, Clarke Rollins, was the MPP for neighbouring riding Hastings—Peterborough from 1955 to 1981.^[1]

Politics

In the 1995 provincial election, he was elected as a Progressive Conservative in riding of Quinte, defeating Liberal George Zegouras by 2,103 votes.^[2] Rollins served as a backbench supporter of the Mike Harris government for the next four years.

The Harris government reduced the number of provincial constituencies from 130 to 103 in 1996, and many sitting MPPs were forced to run against each other. Rollins ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new riding of Prince Edward—Hastings, but lost to Gary Fox.^[3] Fox was defeated in the June 3, 1999 election.^[4]

Later life

In 2003, Rollins was appointed to the Ontario Parole Board which was seen as a patronage appointment.^[5] He died from leukemia on November 19, 2012.^[6]

His political papers are held at the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County.^[7]

References

1. Doug Rollins (November 27, 1996). "Tribute to Clarke T. Rollins". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
2. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. Ruimy, Joel (April 13, 1999). "3 Tory MPPs lose chance to run again; Downsizing of electoral map pits incumbents against each other". Toronto Star. p. 1.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. Benzie, Robert; Lindgren, April (April 9, 2003). "Former MPP who gave up seat for Eves rewarded: David Tilson named OMB vice-chairman". National Post. p. A15.
6. Lessard, Jerome (November 26, 2012). "Friends, family remember Doug Rollins". The Intelligencer. Belleville, Ont.
7. "Doug Rollins papers".

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history