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Julia Munro
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for York—Simcoe
York North (1999-2007)
In office
May 5, 1999 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byFrank Klees
Succeeded byCaroline Mulroney
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Durham—York
In office
June 8, 1995 – May 5, 1999
Preceded byLarry O'Connor
Succeeded byRiding Abolished
Personal details
Born
Julia Ann Louise Campbell

(1942-06-30)June 30, 1942
Hamilton, Ontario
DiedJune 12, 2019(2019-06-12) (aged 76)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseJohn Munro
Childrendaughter
ResidenceGeorgina, Ontario
OccupationTeacher

Julia Ann Louise Munro (née Campbell; June 30, 1942 – June 12, 2019) was a Canadian politician based in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until 2018. She represented the riding of York—Simcoe.

Background[edit]

Julia Ann Louise Campbell was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. She taught history in secondary school in Markham and Newmarket for 24 years.[1] She served as a department head in one of the high schools of the York Region Board of Education. She and her husband lived on a farm near Sutton where they bred poodles, borzois and pointers.[2]

From 1992 to 1994, she was the president of the Durham—York Progressive Conservative Association.

Politics[edit]

Munro was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating incumbent New Democrat Larry O'Connor in the former Durham—York riding.[3] She was re-elected in the redistributed riding of York North in the 1999 election.[4] The Tories lost the 2003 general election, but Munro was able to retain her seat by a reduced margin.[5] She was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and again in 2014, albeit by her narrowest margin, in the riding of York-Simcoe.[6][7][8]

Munro was parliamentary assistant to the premier from 1995 to 1998 in charge of promoting volunteerism and government whip from 1999 to 2001.

In 2002, Munro introduced a private member's bill to clamp down on puppy mills. Earlier, the government defeated a similar bill introduced by Liberal Mike Colle that would have licensed dog breeders and given SPCA officials the right to inspect breeding operations. Munro's bill introduced standards of care for dog breeding operations but did not call for licences or inspection rights. Critics alleged that Munro was in a conflict of interest when she introduced weaker legislation since she was a dog breeder herself. Colle said, "you don't need a licence to be a breeder, you don't get inspected. Anyone can claim to be a breeder and you don't need any qualifications."[9] The bill was eventually passed.

She was the party's critic for the new Ontario Pension Plan, and in 2014 she was Deputy Opposition House Leader.

In January 2017, she became the longest-serving female MPP in Ontario's history.[10]

On March 21, 2017, Munro announced she would not run for her seat again in the 2018 Ontario provincial election after 22 years in the Legislature.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Munro was married to John and lived in Georgina with their daughter. She taught Barenaked Ladies drummer Tyler Stewart at Huron Heights Secondary School.[11] She died on June 12, 2019, at the age of 76.[12][13]

Election record[edit]

1999 Ontario general election: Durham—York
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Julia Munro 29613 61.81
Liberal John Volpe 15755 32.89
New Democratic Steve Saysell 2236 4.67
Natural Law Kwok-Lin Mary Wan 305 0.64
2003 Ontario general election: York North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Julia Munro 24517 47.19 -14.62
Liberal John Taylor 21054 40.53 7.64
New Democratic Sylvia Gerl 4029 7.76 3.09
Green Bob Burrows 1854 3.57
Family Coalition Simone Williams 497 0.96
2007 Ontario general election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Julia Munro 19,173 46.23
Liberal John Gilbank 12,785 30.83
Green Jim Reeves 4,664 11.25
New Democratic Nancy Morrison 4,205 10.14
Libertarian Caley McKibbin 348 0.84
Family Coalition Victor Carvalho 297 0.72
Total valid votes 41,472 100.0
Source:[14]
2011 Ontario general election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Julia Munro 20,425 52.78 +6.55
Liberal Gloria Reszler 9,496 24.54 -6.29
New Democratic Megan Tay 6,607 17.07 +6.93
Green Meade Helman 1,479 3.82 -7.43
Libertarian Craig Hodgins 489 1.26 +0.42
Freedom Mark Harrison 201 0.52  
Total valid votes 38,697 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 183 0.47
Turnout 38,880 42.91
Eligible voters 90,599
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.42
Source: Elections Ontario[15]
2014 Ontario general election: York—Simcoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Julia Munro 19,012 40.42 -12.36
Liberal Loralea Carruthers 16,240 34.53 +9.99
New Democratic Laura Bowman 8,411 17.88 +0.81
Green Peter Elgie 2,952 6.28 +2.46
Libertarian Craig Wallace 417 0.89 -0.37
Total valid votes 47,032 100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.18
Source: Elections Ontario[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moloney, Paul (May 28, 1999). "Education hottest issue in fast-growing York North". Toronto Star. p. 1.
  2. ^ Benzie, Robert (December 7, 2001). "Harris Conservatives accused of being anti-puppy: Quash Liberal bid to ban breeding mills". National Post. p. A6.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 18 (xxvii). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "General Election by District: York-Simcoe". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Boyle, Theresa (December 13, 2002). "Animal protection law lacks teeth, critics say ; Won't stop abuse or keep tabs on breeders Bill's author accused of conflict of interest". Toronto Star. p. A07.
  10. ^ a b "Julia Munro Announces Intention to Retire" (PDF). Office of Julia Munro. March 21, 2017. p. 01. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Reidner, Heidi (March 21, 2017). "York-Simcoe MPP Julia Munro announces her retirement". Yorkregion.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Julia Ann Louise Munro". Obittree.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Julia Munro, longest-serving female legislator in Ontario, dies". CTV News. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "2007 General Election - Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  15. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - York—Simcoe" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2014.[dead link]
  16. ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 105 York-Simcoe". Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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