Dan Waters

For British-Hong Kong scholar known as Dan Waters, see Deric Daniel Waters.

Daniel Waters is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

Dan Waters
Ontario MPP
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Ken Black
Succeeded by	Bill Grimmett
Constituency	Muskoka—Georgian Bay
Personal details
Political party	New Democrat Liberal since 1999
Occupation	Auto shop owner

Background

Waters worked at the Bracebridge Alcan plant before 1990, and operated an auto repair and service shop in Baysville until 2006. He now manages properties on Lakes Muskoka and Rosseau and lives on HWY 118 West.^[1]

Politics

He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, but finished third in the central Ontario riding of Muskoka—Georgian Bay against Liberal Ken Black.^[2]

The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election and Waters was elected for the riding on his second try. He defeated Progressive Conservative Marilyn Rowe by just under 3,000 votes; Black finished third.^[3] Waters served as a parliamentary assistant from 1990 to 1995.^[4]

In 1994, Waters was one of twelve NDP members to vote against Bill 167, a bill extending financial benefits to same-sex partners. Premier Bob Rae allowed a free vote on the bill which allowed members of his party to vote with their conscience.^[5]

The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Waters was defeated in his bid for re-election, finishing third against Progressive Conservative Bill Grimmett.^[6] He ran for the NDP again in the 1999 provincial election, but finished a distant third against PC candidate (and future Premier of Ontario) Ernie Eves in the redistributed riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka.^[7] In 2000, he unsuccessfully campaigned for a municipal seat in Lake of Bays Township.

After the 1999 election, Waters changed his affiliation from the NDP to the Liberal Party. For the 2003 provincial election, he won the Parry Sound–Muskoka Liberal nomination over Evelyn Brown and challenged Progressive Conservative incumbent Norm Miller, who had succeeded Eves in a by-election. Although the Liberals won a majority government provincially, Waters lost to Miller by more than 5,000 votes.^[8]

Electoral record

v t e 2003 Ontario general election: Parry Sound—Muskoka
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Norm Miller	18,776	48.51		$49,869
	Liberal	Dan Waters	13,332	34.44	–	$42,984
	New Democratic	Jo-Anne Boulding	3,838	9.92		$8,378
	Green	Glen Hodgson	2,277	5.88	–	$3,385
	Family Coalition	Charlene Phinney	484	1.25	–	$909
Total valid votes			38,707	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			138
Turnout			38,845	60.03
Electors on the lists			64,710

Sources: Poll-by-poll results, Elections Ontario, and Financial Statements, Elections Ontario.

v t e 1995 Ontario general election: Muskoka–Georgian Bay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Grimmett	17,864	51.79	+19.99	$40,807
	Liberal	Ken Black	8,095	23.47	−4.10	$41,201
	New Democratic	Dan Waters	7,742	22.45	−18.18	$26,533
	Green	Michael Fenton	411	1.19	–	$330
	Independent	Bill Ogilvie	381	1.10		$295
Total valid votes			34,493	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			340
Turnout			34,833	65.50	−2.15
Electors on the lists			53,179

v t e 1990 Ontario general election: Muskoka–Georgian Bay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Dan Waters	13,422	40.63	+16.37
	Progressive Conservative	Marilyn Rowe	10,504	31.80	−0.49
	Liberal	Ken Black	9,105	27.57	−15.88
Total valid votes			33,031	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			307
Turnout			33,338	67.65	+2.48
Electors on the lists			49,279

v t e 1987 Ontario general election: Muskoka–Georgian Bay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken Black	12,645	43.45
	Progressive Conservative	George Beatty	9,396	32.39
	New Democratic	Dan Waters	7,059	24.26
Total valid votes			29,100	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			320
Turnout			29,420	65.17
Electors on the lists			45,146