# Mavis Wilson

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**Mavis Wilson** (born c. 1949) is a former [politician](/source/Politician) in [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. She was a [Liberal](/source/Ontario_Liberal_Party) member of the [Legislative Assembly of Ontario](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario) from 1987 to 1990 who represented the riding of [Dufferin—Peel](/source/Dufferin%E2%80%94Caledon_(provincial_electoral_district)). She served as a [cabinet minister](/source/Cabinet_minister) in the government of [David Peterson](/source/David_Peterson).

## Background

Wilson and her husband Bruce manage a potato farm in the [Orangeville, Ontario](/source/Orangeville,_Ontario) region. Together they raised three children Vanessa Wilson, Taylor Wilson and Hunter Wilson.[1]

## Politics

Wilson began her political career as a school trustee, served on the [Dufferin County](/source/Dufferin_County,_Ontario) Board of Education for eleven years (including three as chair).

She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the [1987 provincial election](/source/1987_Ontario_general_election), defeating her [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) opponent by almost 6,000 votes in the riding of [Dufferin—Peel](/source/Dufferin%E2%80%94Caledon_(provincial_electoral_district)).[2] [David Peterson](/source/David_Peterson)'s Liberals won a landslide majority in this election, and Wilson was appointed as a [Minister without Portfolio](/source/Minister_without_Portfolio) responsible for Senior Citizen's Affairs on September 10, 1987.[3] On August 2, 1989, she was appointed Minister responsible for Women's Issues, a post she held until her defeat in the September 1990 election.[4]

The Liberals were defeated by the [New Democratic Party](/source/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party) in the [1990 provincial election](/source/1990_Ontario_general_election). Wilson lost her seat by 572 votes to [David Tilson](/source/David_Tilson) of the [Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario).[5] She attempted to regain the seat in the [1995 provincial election](/source/1995_Ontario_general_election), but lost by almost 15,000 votes amid a Progressive Conservative majority government victory.[6]

## References

1. Harrington, Denise (October 13, 1987). "'Dynamite' woman is seniors' advocate in Peterson cabinet". *Toronto Star*. p. A15.

1. "Results from individual ridings". *The Windsor Star*. September 11, 1987. p. F2.

1. "Wrye gets new cabinet job". *The Windsor Star*. September 29, 1987. p. A1.

1. Allen, Gene (August 3, 1989). "Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle". *The Globe and Mail*. p. A1.

1. "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". *The Globe and Mail*. September 7, 1990. p. A12.

1. ["Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140427015226/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=Dufferin-Peel&flag=E&layout=G). Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from [the original](http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=Dufferin-Peel&flag=E&layout=G) on April 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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