Blain Kevin Morin (born September 30, 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1998 to 1999 who was elected in a by-election. He represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Sudbury, Ontario, area.
Blain Morin | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Floyd Laughren |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Martel |
| Constituency | Nickel Belt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1960 |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence(s) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Background
editMorin was president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Sudbury district.[1] He subsequently worked for the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Politics
editMorin ran in a by-election to replace Floyd Laughren, who had retired in 1998. He was elected to the legislature in a by-election on October 1, 1998, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gerry Courtemanche by 1,364 votes.[2]
In 1999, the provincial ridings of Nickel Belt and Sudbury East were merged for the 1999 provincial election; even during the by-election campaign, Morin was already indicating that he did not intend to compete against Sudbury East's popular incumbent Shelley Martel for the merged riding's nomination.[2] There was some consideration that he might run for the NDP nomination in the neighbouring riding of Sudbury instead, but he did not do so.[2]
Electoral record
edit| Ontario provincial by-election, 1998, Nickel Belt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Blain Morin | 5,537 | 40.88 | -5.66 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerry Courtemanche | 4,173 | 30.81 | +11.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Madigan | 3,836 | 28.32 | -3.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,546 | 100.00 | ||||||
After politics
editAfter leaving the legislature in 1999, Morin went back to work for CUPE as a health and safety representative.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rusk, James (August 25, 1998). "Parties to test their political mettle in by-election". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b c "Liberal support soft in Ontario by-election". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1998.
- ^ Thompson, Chris (April 29, 2011). "Workers remember fallen; 'My husband should be here'". The Windsor Star. p. A13.