Mark Morrow

Mark Morrow (born April 2, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

Mark Morrow
Ontario MPP
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Shirley Collins
Succeeded by	Ed Doyle
Constituency	Wentworth East
Personal details
Born	(1960-04-02) April 2, 1960 (age 64) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	New Democrat
Occupation	Lathe Operator

Background

Morrow graduated High School from Scott Park Secondary, he then proceeded to take some college business courses.^[1] Prior to his election, he was a shipper receiver and also worked in places such as Stelco, Dofasco and other industrial jobs.^[2]

Politics

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Shirley Collins by 3,147 votes in the Hamilton-area riding of Wentworth East.^[3] The NDP formed a majority government and Morrow served as a government backbencher during his time in office.

Morrow quickly emerged as a leading ally of maverick left-wing Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Peter Kormos within the NDP caucus. Like Kormos, Morrow was a vocal opponent of the Rae government's decision to back away from its pledge to introduce public automobile insurance to the province.^[4] In 1993, Morrow, Kormos and Karen Haslam were the only members of the NDP caucus to vote against the Rae government's Social Contract legislation, which restructured the province's labour laws and introduced unpaid leave days for some workers.^[5]

The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election. Notwithstanding his maverick status, Morrow was unable to overcome the provincial trend and finished third in Wentworth East against Progressive Conservative Ed Doyle.^[6]

References

1. Barlow, Kate (October 25, 1995). "Risk-taker: Former MPP Mark Morrow has no law practice to fall back on like so many other ex-politicians, but that's OK". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont. p. B2.
2. Arnold, Steve (June 2, 1995). "Profile Wentworth East". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont. p. B2.
3. "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
4. "2 NDP MPs vote against auto insurance changes". Kitchener - Waterloo Record. October 14, 1992. p. D6.
5. Ferguson, Derek; Walker, William (July 8, 1993). "Unions rail against NDP as wage-freeze bill passes". Toronto Star. p. A2.
6. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history