# Norm Miller (politician)

Norman Allan Miller (born 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka for the Progressive Conservative Party from 2001 to 2022. His father, Frank Miller, was also a Progressive Conservative MPP from the region for 11 years, and briefly served as Premier of Ontario in 1985.

## Background

Miller started a Muskoka Young Progressive Conservative organization in 1975, and has been active in the party since this time. He is a commercial pilot and has served as president of Muskoka Tourism.
Miller along with his wife Chris, and their children Abigail, Renne, Winston and Stuart owned and operated a lodge called Patterson Kaye between the 1980s until 2005.

## Politics

Miller was elected to the Ontario legislature in a 2001 by-election, called after Ernie Eves resigned his seat in the legislature; he defeated Liberal Evelyn Brown by about 4000 votes. In April 2002, Miller was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines.
Miller was re-elected by an increased margin in the 2003 provincial election, although the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to only 24 out of 103 seats in the legislature as the Liberals won a commanding majority. In 2004, he supported John Tory in the latter's successful bid to succeed Eves as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.
He was re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2018.

### Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 22,662 | 48.07 | +7.37 |
| | New Democratic | Erin Horvath | 10,385 | 22.03 | +9.13 |
| | Green | Matt Richter | 9,438 | 20.02 | +0.68 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Rhodes | 4,071 | 8.64 | -17.66 |
| | Independent | Jeff Mole | 219 | 0.46 | |
| | Libertarian | Chris Packer | 196 | 0.42 | |
| | None of the Above | Joshua MacDonald | 172 | 0.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,143 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,385 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 15,752 | 40.70 | -13.39 |
| | Liberal | Dan Waters | 10,177 | 26.30 | +8.09 |
| | Green | Matt Richter | 7,484 | 19.34 | +10.28 |
| | New Democratic | Clyde Mobbley | 4,993 | 12.90 | -5.28 |
| | Freedom | Andy Stivrins | 296 | 0.76 | +0.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,702 | 100.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.74 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2011 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 19,417 | 54.09 | +6.92 |
| | Liberal | Cindy Waters | 6,537 | 18.21 | -8.50 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Zyganiuk | 6,527 | 18.18 | +4.54 |
| | Green | Matt Richter | 3,251 | 9.06 | -3.42 |
| | Freedom | Andy Stivrins | 167 | 0.47 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,896 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 171 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,070 | 51.79 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,651 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.71 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2007 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 17,343 | 47.17 | -1.34 |
| | Liberal | Brenda Rhodes | 9,819 | 26.71 | -7.73 |
| | New Democratic | Sara Hall | 5,015 | 13.64 | +3.72 |
| | Green | Matt Richter | 4,589 | 12.48 | +6.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,766 | 100.0 |
2003 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 18,776 | 48.51 | -0.79 |
| | Liberal | Dan Waters | 13,332 | 34.44 | +0.13 |
| | New Democratic | Jo-Anne Boulding | 3,838 | 9.92 | +6.53 |
| | Green | Glen Hodgson | 2,277 | 5.88 | -6.46 |
| | Family Coalition | Charlene Phinney | 484 | 1.25 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,707 | 100.0 |
Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2001 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 12,903 | 49.30 | -8.67 |
| | Liberal | Evelyn Brown | 8,979 | 34.31 | +6.62 |
| | Green | Richard Thomas | 3,229 | 12.34 | |
| | New Democratic | Joanne Bury | 888 | 3.39 | -10.1 |
| | Independent | Anne Marsden | 113 | 0.43 | |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 61 | 0.23 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,173 | 100.0 |