# Noel Duignan

Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

## Background

Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federal New Democratic Party MPs Derek Blackburn and Lyle Kristiansen. He is a recipient of the Canada Medal.

## Politics

Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding of Halton North. The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995.
In 1994, Duignan sponsored a private member's bill that banned landfills on the Niagara Escarpment. He said, "The Niagara Escarpment is simply the wrong place to put a landfill."
In the 1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Ted Chudleigh. He ran for re-election in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbent David Tilson. He was also a candidate of the federal NDP in the 2004 Canadian election, but finished third against Conservative Michael Chong in the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills.

## Later life

Duignan trained in mediation with J.P. Ryan and Associates and the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a member of mediate.ca. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in Brantford, Ontario. Duignan is also a member of Family Mediation Canada, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Conflict Resolution Network Canada, and the Co-Operative Housing Federation of Canada. He lives in Georgetown, Ontario.

## Electoral record

vte2004 Canadian federal election: Wellington—Halton Hills :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Michael Chong | 21,479 | 42.81 | – | $64,026 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Hood | 19,173 | 38.21 | – | $73,831 |
| | New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 5,974 | 11.91 | – | $13,594 |
| | Green | Brent Bouteiller | 2,725 | 5.43 | – | $799 |
| | Christian Heritage | Pat Woode | 826 | 1.65 | – | $2,304 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,177 | 100.00 | | $75,799 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.01 |
1999 Ontario general election: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Tilson | 30,532 | 64.76 |
| | Liberal | Steve White | 13,591 | 28.83 |
| | New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 1,871 | 3.97 |
| | Green | Richard Procter | 1,156 | 2.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,150 | 99.31 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 342 | 0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,492 | 58.6 |
1995 Ontario general election: Halton North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ted Chudleigh | 19,247 | 60.38 |
| | Liberal | Walt Elliot | 6,568 | 20.60 |
| | New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 4,362 | 13.68 |
| | Family Coalition | Alex McKee | 1,239 | 3.89 |
| | Libertarian | John Shadbolt | 461 | 1.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,877 |
1990 Ontario general election: Halton North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Noel Duignan | 8,510 | 30.9 |
| | Liberal | Walt Elliot | 7,962 | 29.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Whiting | 7,499 | 27.3 |
| | Family Coalition | Giuseppe Gori | 2,489 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Patricia Kammerer | 582 | 2.1 |
| | Libertarian | John Shadbolt | 461 | 1.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,586 |