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Allan Furlong
Ontario MPP
In office
1987–1990
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byDrummond White
ConstituencyDurham Centre
Personal details
Born (1942-01-26) January 26, 1942 (age 82)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ChildrenKatie furlong Mike furlong
OccupationLawyer

Allan Furlong (born January 26, 1942) is a former politicianinOntario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 who represented the riding of Durham Centre.

Background[edit]

Furlong was educated at the University of New Brunswick, and was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1971. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics, and was a member of the firm Salmers and Furlong. He was also appointed acting small claims court judge in the judicial district of Durham, Ontario for bilingual trials.

Politics[edit]

Furlong was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election defeating his New Democratic Party opponent by 3,004 votes in the riding of Durham Centre.[1] He served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years.

The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Furlong lost his seat to NDP candidate Drummond White by 2,348 votes.[2] He attempted to return to the legislature in the 1995 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Flaherty by over 15,000 votes amid a Progressive Conservative majority government victory.[3]

Furlong endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.[4]

Later life[edit]

Furlong worked as the Executive Assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament Judi Longfield until she was defeated in January 2006 by Jim Flaherty. Coincidentally, Longfield once held the same position for Furlong.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matas, Robert (September 11, 1987). "Election Ontario: Heartland of PC vote is pierced by Grits". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
  • ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  • ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  • ^ Canada NewsWire, August 19, 1996.
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