Allan Joseph William Furlong was a Canadian politician in Ontario, who was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 who represented the riding of Durham Centre.
10 Facts About Allan Furlong
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Allan Furlong worked as a lawyer before entering politics, and was a member of the firm Salmers and Furlong.
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Allan Furlong was appointed acting small claims court judge in the judicial district of Durham, Ontario for bilingual trials.
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Allan 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.
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Allan Furlong served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years.
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The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Allan Furlong lost his seat to NDP candidate Drummond White by 2,348 votes.
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Allan Furlong 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.
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Allan Furlong endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.
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Allan Furlong worked as the Executive Assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament Judi Longfield until she was defeated in January 2006 by Jim Flaherty.
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Allan Furlong died on February 27,2025, at the age of 83.