# Norm Jamison

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Norm Jamison Ontario MPP In office 1990–1995 Preceded by Gord Miller Succeeded by Toby Barrett Constituency Norfolk Personal details Born (1950-05-25)May 25, 1950 Ireland Died October 3, 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 67) Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada Party New Democrat Occupation Steelworker

**Norman Johnston Jamison** (May 25, 1950 – October 3, 2017) was a [politician](/source/Politician) in [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. He was a [New Democratic Party](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Ontario) member of the [Legislative Assembly of Ontario](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario) from 1990 to 1995. He died on October 3, 2017, of liver cancer at the age of 67.[1]

## Background

Jamison was president of his student council at Memorial Public School, but did not attend university. He was employed by [Stelco](/source/Stelco) for twenty years, and also worked as a representative of the [United Way](/source/United_Way_of_Canada) in [Norfolk County, Ontario](/source/Norfolk_County%2C_Ontario).[2]

## Politics

He ran for the Ontario legislature in the [1987 provincial election](/source/1987_Ontario_general_election), but finished almost 9,000 votes behind the [Liberal](/source/Ontario_Liberal_Party) candidate, [Gord Miller](/source/Gord_Miller_(politician)), in the southwestern Ontario riding of [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk_(electoral_district)).[3]

The NDP won a majority government in the [1990 provincial election](/source/1990_Ontario_general_election), and Jamison was elected over Miller by almost 4,000 votes in a rematch from 1987.[4] He was a [parliamentary assistant](/source/Parliamentary_assistant) to the [Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology](/source/Minister_of_Industry%2C_Trade_and_Technology_(Ontario)) and the [Minister of Economic Development and Trade](/source/Minister_of_Economic_Development_and_Trade_(Ontario)) over the next five years.[5]

The NDP were defeated in the [1995 provincial election](/source/1995_Ontario_general_election), and Jamison finished third against the [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) [Toby Barrett](/source/Toby_Barrett) in his bid for re-election.[6]

Jamison left the NDP to join the Liberal Party before the [1999 provincial election](/source/1999_Ontario_general_election), and endorsed the Liberal candidate in the redistributed riding of [Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant](/source/Haldimand%E2%80%94Norfolk%E2%80%94Brant).

He ran for municipal councillor in [Haldimand County](/source/Haldimand_County%2C_Ontario) in 2000, but was defeated.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Sonnenberg, Monte. ["Norm Jamison, 67, was surprise MPP in Rae government"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180712030105/http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/10/04/norm-jamison-67-was-surprise-mpp-in-rae-government). *Simcoe Reformer*. Archived from [the original](http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/10/04/norm-jamison-67-was-surprise-mpp-in-rae-government) on July 12, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2017. - ["Norman Jamison"](http://www.rhbandersonfuneralhomes.com/cms/obituaries/norman-jamison/), RHB Anderson Funeral Hones Ltd

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Nolan, Dan (May 20, 1999). "Let's start the family feud largely rural race features clash of two popular local families". *The Spectator*. Hamilton, Ont. p. C2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Results from individual ridings". *The Windsor Star*. September 11, 1987. p. F2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". *The Globe and Mail*. September 7, 1990. p. A12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nolan, Dan (March 4, 1993). "Meeting seeks economic cure". *The Hamilton Spectator*. p. B4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191215103637/https://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=norfolk&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=norfolk&flag=E&layout=G) on December 15, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Diebel, Lise (November 14, 2000). "Bergstrand survives strong challenge from Trainer". *The Spectator*. Hamilton, Ontario. p. D08.

## External links

- [Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history](https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/norman-jamison)

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