Frank Miclash

Frank Miclash
Ontario MPP
In office 1987–1999
Preceded by	Leo Bernier
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Constituency	Kenora
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-16) May 16, 1953 (age 71) Kenora, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Teacher, hospital administrator

Frank Ranover Miclash (born May 16, 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.

Background

Miclash was educated at the University of Manitoba, receiving a certificate in education, and later worked as a teacher. He was elected to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital board in 1985, and served as a commanding officer of the Navy League Cadet Corps. He owns a fishing camp and a bed-and-breakfast inn.

Politics

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Doug Miranda by just over 1,000 votes in the riding of Kenora.^[1] The Liberal Party won a landslide majority in this election. Miclash was appointed as a parliamentary assistant in 1988–89.

In the 1990 election the Liberals were defeated by New Democratic Party, although Miclash defeated Miranda a second time by 331.^[2] Miclash served as chief opposition whip in 1991–92, and was easily re-elected in the 1995 election.^[3] He supported Dwight Duncan for the Liberal Party leadership in 1996.

The province's boundaries were radically altered in 1996, such that Miclash's Kenora riding was merged with the Rainy River of NDP leader Howard Hampton as Kenora—Rainy River. As such, the two MPPs were forced to face each other in the 1999 provincial election. Despite retaining strong support in the Kenora area, Miclash was unable to match Hampton's name recognition; Hampton won the election by just over 3,000 votes.^[4]

Later life

Miclash worked for three months as a manual labourer on the Grace Anne luxury yacht following his defeat. He was subsequently appointed to the province's social benefits tribunal by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris and he continues to serve on that body.^[5]

Electoral record

v t e 1995 Ontario general election: Kenora
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Frank Miclash	9,152	53.72	–	$43,182
	Progressive Conservative	Gord Griffiths	5,097	29.92		$17,217
	New Democratic	Mike Clancy	2,788	16.36		$13,143
Total valid votes			17,037	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			160
Turnout			17,197	52.02
Electors on the lists			33,061

Sources: Ontario Election Results with Statistics from the Records (1995) and 1997 and prior returns and summaries, Elections Ontario.

References

1. "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
2. "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
3. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
5. Lindgren, April (October 9, 1999). "Former speaker lands Tory patronage plum". The Windsor Star. p. A7.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history