Ed Fulton was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 who represented the eastern Toronto riding of Scarborough East.
11 Facts About Ed Fulton
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Ed Fulton served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.
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Ed Fulton served as an alderman in the city of Scarborough from 1969 to 1984, and was a city controller from 1984 to 1985.
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Ed Fulton served on the Metro Toronto Council from 1981 to 1982 and from 1984 to 1985.
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Ed Fulton served as chair of the Waterfront Advisory Board during his time on the Metro Council.
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Ed Fulton was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating his Progressive Conservative opponent by 4,610 votes.
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The Liberal Party formed a minority government after this election, and Fulton was appointed to cabinet on June 26,1985, as Minister of Transportation and Communications.
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Easily returned in the 1987 election, Ed Fulton remained in cabinet in the restructured portfolio of Ministry of Transportation.
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In June 1989, Ed Fulton was implicated in the Patti Starr affair.
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Ed Fulton's riding of Scarborough East was among those who received an illegal contribution.
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The Liberals were defeated in the 1990 provincial election, and Ed Fulton lost his seat by 1,774 votes to Bob Frankford of the Ontario New Democratic Party.