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Leona Dombrowsky
Ontario MPP
In office
2007–2011
Preceded byErnie Parsons
Succeeded byTodd Smith
ConstituencyPrince Edward—Hastings
In office
1999–2007
Preceded byHarry Danford
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Personal details
Born (1957-04-29) April 29, 1957 (age 67)
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Leona Dombrowsky (born April 29, 1957) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2011 who represented the ridings of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward—Hastings. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Background

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Dombrowsky was born in Belleville, Ontario and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. She was elected as a Catholic School trustee on the Hastings-Prince Edward Separate School Board in 1985, and served as its Chair from 1991 to 1996. In 1998, she was elected to the amalgamated Algonquin-Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. She was also a Director of the Ontario Catholic Trustees Association during this period, and served on the Tweed Parks & Recreation Committee from 1991 to 1997. As of 2012, she served as a justice of the peace.[1]

Politics

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Dombrowsky was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999, as a Liberal in the rural riding of Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington (which surrounds the city of Kingston, Ontario) defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Harry Danford by about 2,000 votes.[2] The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives; despite her lack of experience, Dombrowsky soon emerged as a prominent voice in the opposition benches, serving as Official Opposition Critic for Community, Family and Children's Services and Deputy House Leader.

The Liberals won the provincial election of 2003, and Dombrowsky was re-elected by about 8,000 votes over her Progressive Conservative opponent.[3] On October 23, 2003, she was appointed Minister of the Environment.[4] In this capacity, she was responsible for overseeing changes to the province's water supply system (the safety of which was called into question after a tragic outbreak of e-coli in Walkerton, Ontario). Dombrowsky's ministry hired more full-time water inspectors and also called for the phasing out of coal-fired electrical generating plants.[citation needed]

On June 29, 2005 Dombrowsky became Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.[5] On January 18, 2010, Dombrowsky was named Minister of Education.[6]

In the 2011 election, she lost her seat to Progressive Conservative Todd Smith.[7]

Cabinet positions

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Ontario provincial government of Dalton McGuinty
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor Office Successor
Kathleen Wynne Minister of Education
2010–2011 		Laurel Broten
Steve Peters Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
2005–2010 		Carol Mitchell
Jim Wilson Minister of the Environment
2003–2005 		Laurel Broten

Electoral record

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2011 Ontario general election: Prince Edward—Hastings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Todd Smith 18,816 42.28 +9.46
Liberal Leona Dombrowsky 15,686 35.25 -11.11
New Democratic Sherry Hayes 7,379 16.58 +2.68
Green Treat Hull 2,049 4.60 -1.29
Family Coalition Neal Ford 257 0.58 -0.08
Libertarian Andrew Skinner 201 0.45  
Republican Trueman Tuck 115 0.26 -0.11
Total valid votes 44,503 99.66
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 152 0.34 -0.23
Turnout 44,655 51.74 -2.42
Eligible voters 86,304
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.29
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2007 Ontario general election: Prince Edward—Hastings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leona Dombrowsky 20,963 46.36 -8.80
Progressive Conservative Eric DenOuden 14,840 32.82 +1.79
New Democratic Jodie Jenkins 6,287 13.90 +3.55
Green Jim Arkilander 2,663 5.89
Family Coalition Vito Luceno 297 0.66  
Republican Trueman Tuck 166 0.37
Total valid votes 45,216 99.43
Total rejected ballots 259 0.57
Turnout 45,475 54.16
Eligible voters 83,963  
Liberal hold Swing -5.30
Note: Change in percentage of vote calculated on results redistributed from predecessor ridings.
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leona Dombrowsky 21,548 51.89 +5.15
Progressive Conservative Barry F. Gordon 13,709 33.01 -9.51
New Democratic Ross Sutherland 4,286 10.32 +3.43
Green Adam Scott 1,311 3.16 +1.84
Family Coalition John-Henry Westen 673 1.62 +0.42
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leona Dombrowsky 20,395 46.74
Progressive Conservative Harry Danford 18,553 42.52
New Democratic Allan Mcphail 3,008 6.89
Green Cathy Vakil 576 1.32
Family Coalition John-henry Westen 524 1.2
Natural Law Peter Leggat 382 0.88
Independent Karl Walker 200 0.46

References

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  1. ^ Fisher, Peter (September 2, 2014). "Dombrowsky's dismissal of stunt driving charge appealed". Peterborough Examiner.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ "Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday". Canadian Press NewsWire. October 23, 2003. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Cabinet shuffle focuses on health care, education; McGuinty to head new Research and Innovation ministry". The Record. Kitchener, Ont. June 30, 2005. p. A5.
  6. ^ Kenyon, Wallace (January 19, 2010). "Sweeping changes hit Queen's Park; Liberal Cabinet". National Post. p. A8.
  7. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013.
  8. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Prince Edward—Hastings" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
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