Hans Daigeler
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Nepean
In office
September 10, 1987 – April 28, 1995
Preceded byFirst member
Succeeded byJohn Baird
Personal details
Born(1945-02-21)February 21, 1945
Bad Toelz, West Germany
DiedNovember 9, 1995(1995-11-09) (aged 50)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Alma materCarleton University
University of Fribourg
University of Würzburg
OccupationResearcher, School Trustee, Politician

Hans Wolfgang Daigeler (February 21, 1945 – November 9, 1995) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995

Background

Daigeler was educated at the University of Würzburg in West Germany, the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He received a Doctorate in Theology, and worked as a research and planning officer. Daigeler was a Roman Catholic, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Politics

He was elected to the Carleton Separate School Board in 1982 and 1985. As a trustee, he took a particular interest in providing services for children with developmental disabilities. He was very active in the planning of the first Canadian Christian Festival, held in 1982 in Ottawa.

He ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, and finished second against Progressive Conservative Bob Mitchell in the riding of Carleton (future New Democratic Party MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis finished third).[1] He ran again in the 1985 provincial election, and finished a much closer second against Mitchell.[2]

Daigeler challenged Mitchell a third time in the 1987 provincial election, and defeated him by 3,636 votes in the redistributed riding of Nepean.[3] His victory occurred amid a landslide majority win for the Liberal Party under David Peterson. Daigeler served as a parliamentary assistant from 1989 to 1990, and was known for being on the right-wing of the Liberal Party.

The Liberals were defeated by the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, although Daigeler was personally re-elected with an increased majority.[4] In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Training, Colleges and Universities and Transportation.

The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election on June 8, 1995, and Daigeler lost to PC candidate John Baird by just under 4,000 votes.[5]

After politics

Daigeler died by suicide on November 9, 1995, barely five months after his electoral defeat.[6] The Ontario legislature formally paid tribute to Daigeler on November 14 of the same year.

Electoral record

1995 Ontario general election: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative John Baird 17,510 49.66 +19.13 $40,800.37
Liberal Hans Daigeler 13,575 38.50 -3.95 $45,021.83
New Democratic John Sullivan 3,274 9.29 -13.76 $15,380.57
Green Frank de Jong 390 1.11 -1.78 $0.00
Natural Law Brian E. Jackson 259 0.73 – $0.00
Freedom Cathy Frampton 252 0.71 – $2,307.70
Total valid votes 35,260 98.98
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 363 1.02
Turnout 35,623 64.97
Eligible voters 54,832
Progressive Conservative gain Swing –
1990 Ontario general election: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hans Daigeler 13,723 42.45 -6.00
Progressive Conservative Doug Collins 9,870 30.53 -5.30
New Democratic John Raudoy 7,453 23.05 +7.33
Green Dan Roy 933 2.89 –
Libertarian Dan Weiler 349 1.08 –
Total valid votes 32,328
Liberal hold Swing –
1987 Ontario general election: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Hans Daigeler 13,951 48.45
Progressive Conservative Bob Mitchell 10,315 35.83
New Democratic Larry Jones 4,526 15.72
Total valid votes 28,792
1985 Ontario general election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bob Mitchell 17,732 44.34 -10.92
Liberal Hans Daigeler 15,093 37.74 +11.05
New Democratic Bea Murray 7,165 17.91 +1.05
Total valid votes 39,990
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –
1981 Ontario general election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Bob Mitchell 17,846 55.26
Liberal Hans Daigeler 8,621 26.69
New Democratic Judy Wasylycia-Leis 5,446 16.86
Social Credit Andrew Dana Dynowski 383 1.19
Total valid votes 32,296

References

  1. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  4. ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  5. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ^ MacKinnon, Jack (November 15, 1995). "Tragedy points to perils of electoral failure". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A16.

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