Reed was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Dawkins by 463 votes in Halton—Burlington.[1] He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981.[2][3] The Progressive Conservatives were the governing party in Ontario throughout this period, and Reed served for ten years as a member of the opposition. He did not seek re-election in 1985.
Reed was a supporter of renewable energy throughout his political career, and was the keynote speaker at a 2002 meeting of the Canadian Solar Industries Association. Reed died in Georgetown, Ontario on January 6, 2022.[8]
References
^"Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
^"Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.