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style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Waters" title="Dan Waters">Dan Waters</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka–Georgian Bay</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1932-03-11</span>)</span>March 11, 1932<br /><a href="/wiki/Bracebridge,_Ontario" title="Bracebridge, Ontario">Bracebridge, Ontario</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 29, 2016<span style="display:none">(2016-08-29)</span> (aged 84)<br />Bracebridge, Ontario</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Liberal_Party" title="Ontario Liberal Party">Liberal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Beth</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Teacher</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kenneth Hilton Black</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (March 11, 1932 – August 29, 2016) was a Canadian politician. He was a <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Liberal_Party" title="Ontario Liberal Party">Liberal</a> member in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario" title="Legislative Assembly of Ontario">Legislative Assembly of Ontario</a> from 1987 to 1990, and represented the central Ontario riding of <a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka–Georgian Bay</a>. He served as a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet minister">cabinet minister</a> in the government of <a href="/wiki/David_Peterson" title="David Peterson">David Peterson</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Black was born in <a href="/wiki/Bracebridge,_Ontario" title="Bracebridge, Ontario">Bracebridge, Ontario</a> and graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</a> in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a secondary school teacher and principal from 1958 to 1980, and was superintendent of the Muskoka Board of Education from 1980 to 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also served as past president of Muskoka Children's Aid. He and his wife, Beth raised four children.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politician">Politician</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Politician"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Black joined the Ontario Liberal Party in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the <a href="/wiki/1987_Ontario_general_election" title="1987 Ontario general election">1987 provincial election</a> defeating <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario">Progressive Conservative</a> candidate George Beatty in <a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka–Georgian Bay</a>, a new riding created by redistribution. Previously the area was represented by the riding of <a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka</a> which had been held by former Progressive Conservative premier <a href="/wiki/Frank_Miller_(Canadian_politician)" title="Frank Miller (Canadian politician)">Frank Miller</a> until 1987, and the PCs were historically the dominant party in the area. Black was considered a strong candidate, however, and his victory was not entirely unexpected.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black credited his victory to a strong campaign team, popular satisfaction with Liberal leader <a href="/wiki/David_Peterson" title="David Peterson">David Peterson</a>, and the fact that some local PCs were unhappy with party leader <a href="/wiki/Larry_Grossman_(politician)" title="Larry Grossman (politician)">Larry Grossman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1988, Peterson appointed Black as a one-man task force to review government and non-government programs against drug abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His report, issued in mid-October, recommended mandatory drug education starting in the early grades, drug treatment and education programs for offenders, increased training about drugs for social workers and health care workers, and the addition of about thirty-six officers to the provincial drug unit.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black criticized the "zero tolerance" approach of the American "<a href="/wiki/War_on_drugs" title="War on drugs">war on drugs</a>", arguing that it was largely ineffective.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the report's release, Black was named special advisor to the premier on drugs with responsibility for co-ordinating and monitoring all government programs against drug abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1988, he announced a pilot project for substance abuse counselling operated by the <a href="/wiki/YMCA" title="YMCA">YMCA</a> of Metropolitan Toronto.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Black was promoted to the provincial cabinet on August 2, 1989, serving as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Tourism_and_Recreation_(Ontario)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Tourism and Recreation (Ontario)">Minister of Tourism and Recreation</a> and also <a href="/wiki/Anti-Drug_Secretariat_(Ontario)" title="Anti-Drug Secretariat (Ontario)">responsible for the provincial anti-drug strategy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1989PetCab_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1989PetCab-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He introduced a new provincial anti-drug strategy in November 1989 that fulfilled some of his previous recommendations, including the hiring of more police officers and the introduction of early education programs. It also allocated $4.5 million for community-based pilot projects against drug abuse. In June 1990, heannounced that this funding would be targeted to projects in nine communities.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Black was critical of the federal <a href="/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Goods and Services Tax (Canada)">Goods and Services Tax</a> introduced by the government of <a href="/wiki/Brian_Mulroney" title="Brian Mulroney">Brian Mulroney</a>, arguing that it would put Ontario's tourism sector at risk of losing jobs and revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tourism in Ontario declined in this period, due in large part to a continental economic downtown.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Black travelled to <a href="/wiki/Paris,_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris, France">Paris</a> in December 1989 to support Toronto's bid to host <a href="/wiki/Expo_2000" title="Expo 2000">Expo 2000</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toronto lost the bid <a href="/wiki/Hanover" title="Hanover">Hanover</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>. </p><p>Black's time in cabinet was brief. The Liberals suffered an upset loss to the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party" title="Ontario New Democratic Party">New Democratic Party</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1990_Ontario_general_election" title="1990 Ontario general election">1990 provincial election</a>, and Black finished third in his bid for re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-1990_Election_Results_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_Election_Results-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1991-92, he was chief organizer for <a href="/wiki/Charles_Beer" title="Charles Beer">Charles Beer</a>'s unsuccessful bid to succeed Peterson as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attempted to return to the provincial legislature in the <a href="/wiki/1995_Ontario_general_election" title="1995 Ontario general election">1995 election</a>, but finished well behind Progressive Conservative candidate <a href="/wiki/Bill_Grimmett" title="Bill Grimmett">Bill Grimmett</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cabinet_positions">Cabinet positions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cabinet positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; border-top: 5px solid #EA6D6A" colspan="3"><b>Ontario provincial government of <a href="/wiki/David_Peterson" title="David Peterson">David Peterson</a></b> </td></tr> <tr class="noprint"> <th colspan="3">Cabinet post (1) </th></tr> <tr class="noprint"> <th scope="col" style="width:110px;text-align:center;">Predecessor </th> <th scope="col" style="width:290px;text-align:center;">Office </th> <th scope="col" style="width:110px;text-align:center;">Successor </th></tr> <tr class="noprint"> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hugh_O%27Neil" title="Hugh O'Neil">Hugh O'Neil</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_and_Culture_(Ontario)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario)">Minister of Tourism and Recreation</a></b><br />1989-1990<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Also responsible for anti-drug strategy</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_North_(politician)" title="Peter North (politician)">Peter North</a></b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Black later served as president of the Muskoka Heritage Foundation, and founded the Muskoka Watershed Council in 2001. He was appointed as a director of the Toront03 Alliance in July 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 29, 2016 he died from an undiagnosed case of acute leukemia at the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge, Ontario.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_record">Electoral record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Electoral record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:758px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9"><style 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.tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span></th> <th width="90px">Expenditures </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario">Progressive Conservative</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Grimmett" title="Bill Grimmett">Bill Grimmett</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">17,864</td> <td style="text-align:right;">51.79</td> <td style="text-align:right;">+19.99</td> <td style="text-align:right;">$40,807 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Liberal_Party" title="Ontario Liberal Party">Liberal</a></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ken Black</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,095</td> <td style="text-align:right;">23.47</td> <td style="text-align:right;">−4.10</td> <td style="text-align:right;">$41,201 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party" title="Ontario New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Waters" title="Dan Waters">Dan Waters</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,742</td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.45</td> <td style="text-align:right;">−18.18</td> <td style="text-align:right;">$26,533 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Ontario" title="Green Party of Ontario">Green</a></td> <td>Michael Fenton</td> <td style="text-align:right;">411</td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.19</td> <td style="text-align:right;">–</td> <td style="text-align:right;">$330 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician#Canada" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td> <td>Bill Ogilvie</td> <td style="text-align:right;">381</td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.10</td> <td style="text-align:right;"></td> <td style="text-align:right;">$295 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white;color:black;"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total valid votes </td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">34,493 </span></td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">100.00</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white;color:black;"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots </td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">340</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white;color:black;"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Turnout </td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">34,833 </span></td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">65.50 </span></td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">−2.15</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white;color:black;"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Electors on the lists </td> <td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">53,179</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:668px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1990_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Template:1990 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1990_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Template talk:1990 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1990_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1990 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><a href="/wiki/1990_Ontario_general_election" title="1990 Ontario general election">1990 Ontario general election</a>: <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka–Georgian Bay</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2 style=" bgcolor="">Party </th> <th width="250px">Candidate </th> <th width="48px">Votes</th> <th width="43px">%</th> <th width="52px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party" title="Ontario New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Waters" title="Dan Waters">Dan Waters</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">13,422</td> <td style="text-align:right;">40.63</td> <td style="text-align:right;">+16.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario">Progressive Conservative</a></td> <td>Marilyn Rowe</td> <td style="text-align:right;">10,504</td> <td style="text-align:right;">31.80</td> <td style="text-align:right;">−0.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Liberal_Party" title="Ontario Liberal Party">Liberal</a></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ken Black</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,105</td> <td style="text-align:right;">27.57</td> <td style="text-align:right;">−15.88 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Total valid votes </th> <th style="text-align:right;">33,031 </th> <th style="text-align:right;">100.00 </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots </th> <th style="text-align:right;">307 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Turnout </th> <th style="text-align:right;">33,338 </th> <th style="text-align:right;">67.65 </th> <th style="text-align:right;">+2.48 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Electors on the lists </th> <th style="text-align:right;">49,279 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"> </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:668px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1987_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Template:1987 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1987_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Template talk:1987 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1987_Ontario_general_election/Muskoka%E2%80%93Georgian_Bay" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1987 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><a href="/wiki/1987_Ontario_general_election" title="1987 Ontario general election">1987 Ontario general election</a>: <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Muskoka_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="Muskoka (provincial electoral district)">Muskoka–Georgian Bay</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2 style=" bgcolor="">Party </th> <th width="250px">Candidate </th> <th width="48px">Votes</th> <th width="43px">%</th> <th width="52px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Liberal_Party" title="Ontario Liberal Party">Liberal</a></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ken Black</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">12,645</td> <td style="text-align:right;">43.45</td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario">Progressive Conservative</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Beatty_(judge)" title="George Beatty (judge)">George Beatty</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,396</td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.39</td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;"> </td> <td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party" title="Ontario New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Waters" title="Dan Waters">Dan Waters</a></td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,059</td> <td style="text-align:right;">24.26</td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Total valid votes </th> <th style="text-align:right;">29,100 </th> <th style="text-align:right;">100.00 </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots </th> <th style="text-align:right;">320 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"> </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Turnout </th> <th style="text-align:right;">29,420 </th> <th style="text-align:right;">65.17 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:white"> <th style="text-align:right;" colspan="3">Electors on the lists </th> <th style="text-align:right;">45,146 </th> <th style="text-align:right;"> </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Black&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading 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