Steve Mahoney was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995, and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
15 Facts About Steve Mahoney
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The Liberals lost the 1990 provincial election, though Steve Mahoney was re-elected without difficulty and became Chief Opposition Whip.
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Steve Mahoney ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1992, although he had only a minimal support base within the party.
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Steve Mahoney was generally regarded as being on the right-wing of the party during this campaign.
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Steve Mahoney placed fifth out of six candidates on the first ballot of the convention.
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Steve Mahoney withdrew from the contest after the second ballot, and endorsed Lyn McLeod.
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The Progressive Conservative Party won a majority government in the 1995 election and Steve Mahoney was narrowly defeated in Mississauga West by PC candidate Rob Sampson.
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Steve Mahoney switched to federal politics two years later, and was easily elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Mississauga West in the 1997 federal election, defeating his nearest opponent by over 21,000 votes.
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Steve Mahoney scored an equally easy victory in the 2000 federal election.
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Steve Mahoney supported Paul Martin in the 1990 federal Liberal leadership convention, but subsequently opposed efforts by other Martin supporters to remove Jean Chretien from the leadership position.
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Steve Mahoney was demoted to the backbenches again when Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada on 11 December 2003.
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In 2006, Steve Mahoney was appointed Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario.
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Steve Mahoney announced his retirement in March 2012, and Elizabeth Witmer was appointed as his successor.
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On 17 March 2014, Steve Mahoney announced his candidacy to replace the retiring long-serving Mayor of Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, in the 2014 municipal elections.
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Steve Mahoney placed second in the election, losing to former MP and City Councillor Bonnie Crombie.