Monty Davidson
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Monty Davidson was a union official and politician. He served as the New Democratic
Member of Provincial Parliament
for Cambridge
from 1975 until 1981.
Davidson was a staff representative for the Textile Workers of America
and a long-time union organizer. He want to work, at the age of 15, for the Stauffer and Dobbie Co. textile plant in Galt, Ontario and became shop steward at the age of 17.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1975
and was re-elected in 1977
defeating Progressive Conservative Bill Barlow
by fewer than 500 votes. He lost to Barlow four years later in the 1981 election
by 849 votes.
After his defeat he took a job with the occupational health and safety branch of the Ontario Federation of Labour
.
"It's a full-time job and I'm very fortunate that there were people looking out for me who were willing to give me this kind of work in an area that I'm familiar with." In his later career, he worked at the Workers Health and Safety Centre in Cambridge before retiring in 1999.
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
Member of Provincial Parliament
Member of Provincial Parliament
A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" and the initialism "MPP" were formally adopted by the Legislature on April 7, 1938...
for Cambridge
Cambridge (provincial electoral district)
Cambridge is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1975....
from 1975 until 1981.
Davidson was a staff representative for the Textile Workers of America
Textile Workers Union of America
The Textile Workers Union of America was an industrial union of textile workers established through the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1939 and merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America to become the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1976. It waged a...
and a long-time union organizer. He want to work, at the age of 15, for the Stauffer and Dobbie Co. textile plant in Galt, Ontario and became shop steward at the age of 17.
He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1975
Ontario general election, 1975
The Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and was re-elected in 1977
Ontario general election, 1977
The Ontario general election of 1977 was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
defeating Progressive Conservative Bill Barlow
Bill Barlow
William Walter Barlow is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
by fewer than 500 votes. He lost to Barlow four years later in the 1981 election
Ontario general election, 1981
The Ontario general election of 1981 was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
by 849 votes.
After his defeat he took a job with the occupational health and safety branch of the Ontario Federation of Labour
Ontario Federation of Labour
The Ontario Federation of Labour is a prominent federation of labour unions in the Canadian province of Ontario. The original OFL was established by the Canadian Congress of Labour in 1944...
.
"It's a full-time job and I'm very fortunate that there were people looking out for me who were willing to give me this kind of work in an area that I'm familiar with." In his later career, he worked at the Workers Health and Safety Centre in Cambridge before retiring in 1999.