Phil McNeely

Canadian politician

Phil McNeely

Ontario MPP
In office
2003–2014
Preceded by| Brian Coburn
Succeeded by| Marie-France Lalonde
Constituency| Ottawa—Orléans
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
2000–2003
Preceded by| Robert van den Ham
Succeeded by| Rob Jellett
Constituency| Cumberland Ward
Personal details
Born| 1938 (age 83-84)
Cumberland, Ontario, Canada
Political party| Liberal
Residence(s)| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation| Business owner, engineer

Philip McNeely is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party.

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Municipal politics
* 3 Provincial politics
* 3.1 Electoral record
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Background[edit]

McNeely was born in Cumberland, Ontario and is bilingual. He was educated at Lisgar Collegiate and McGill University, earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the latter. He later earned the equivalent of a Master's Degree in engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. Before entering politics, he was the CEO of McNeely Engineering, a firm which operated in the Ottawa region. He sold this firm in 1997, claiming it had suffered under provincial cutbacks to infrastructure spending.

## Municipal politics[edit]

In 2000, McNeely was elected as a municipal councillor for the Cumberland Ward of the amalgamated City of Ottawa, defeating incumbent Robert van den Ham.[1] In 2002, he played a key role in the successful Hay West project, in which hay from eastern Canada was shipped to the drought-stricken west.[2] He was also active in opposing the creation of a hog farm in the village of Sarsfield part of the Cumberland Ward of Ottawa.[3]

## Provincial politics[edit]

In the provincial election of 2003, he defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Brian Coburn in Ottawa—Orleans by about 4500 votes.[4] He was named a government whip on October 23, 2003.[5]

In July 2006, McNeely described Israel as a "rogue state", arguing that Israel's military campaign in Lebanon was resulting in collective punishment for the Lebanese people. Dalton McGuinty expressed "serious dismay and disappointment" for these remarks, and McNeely later offered an apology for the language of his comments.[6]

He was re-elected to the provincial legislature in 2007, beating Conservative candidate Graham Fox by almost 9,000 votes.[7] In the 2011 election he was re-elected with a margin of 2,854 votes.[8]

In 2005, McNeely proposed an amendment to a no smoking bill that would ban power wall cigarette advertising from convenience stores and retail businesses. The "McNeely Amendment", which came into effect on May 31, 2008, has helped keep cigarettes out of the sight of children.[9]

During his time in office, McNeely has served as Parliamentary Assistant to a number of ministers including Minister of Transportation, Minister of Health and Long Term Care and most recently as PA to the Minister of the Environment.

In 2014, McNeely announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2014 contest.[10]

### Electoral record[edit]

2011 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orleans

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Phil McNeely | 21,857 | 46.44 | −6.42 | $ 86,835.18
| Progressive Conservative | Andrew Lister | 19,003 | 40.38 | +5.97 | 57,251.00
| New Democratic | Doug McKercher | 4,979 | 10.58 | +4.22 | 1,389.28
| Green | Tanya Gutmanis | 886 | 1.88 | −2.68 | 0.00
| Freedom | David McGruer | 183 | 0.39 | +0.01 | 0.00
| Libertarian | David Paul | 154 | 0.33 |  | 82.01
Total valid votes / Expense Limit  |  47,062  | 99.62 |  |  $ 106,791.79
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  |  179  |  0.38  |  −0.05
Turnout  |  47,241  |  52.65  |  −5.21
Eligible voters  |  89,726  |  |  +6.53
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.19

Source(s)

"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" ( Excel Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved 28 May 2014.

2007 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orleans

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Phil McNeely | 25,649 | 52.86 | +2.51 | $ 67,961.00
| Progressive Conservative | Graham Fox | 16,695 | 34.41 | −6.92 | 81,527.51
| New Democratic | Andrée Germain | 3,088 | 6.36 | +0.84 | 1,922.66
| Green | Akbar Manoussi | 2,214 | 4.56 | +1.77 | 4,719.58
| Family Coalition | Jeremy Atkinson | 692 | 1.43 |  | 3,538.98
| Freedom | David McGruer | 183 | 0.38 |  | 0.00
Total valid votes/Expense Limit  |  48,521  | 99.57 |  |  $ 90,965.16
Total rejected ballots  |  209  |  0.43  |  +0.04
Turnout  |  48,730  |  57.86  |  −5.53
Eligible voters  |  84,227  |  |  +5.85
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.71

Source(s)

"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved 28 May 2014.

2003 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orleans

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Phil McNeely | 25,300 | 50.36 | +9.92 | $ 66,785.00
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Coburn | 20,762 | 41.32 | −13.24 | 73,997.09
| New Democratic | Ric Dagenais | 2,778 | 5.53 | +2.85 | 11,889.14
| Green | Melanie Ransom | 1,402 | 2.79 | +1.42 | 1,069.07
Total valid votes/expense limit  |  50,242  | 99.61  |  |  $ 76,391.04
Total rejected ballots  |  197  |  0.39  |  −0.21
Turnout  |  50,439  |  63.39  |  +2.52
Eligible voters  |  79,574  |  | +11.69
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +11.58

Source(s)

"General Election of October 2, 2003 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"General Election of October 2, 2003 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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"2003 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)". Retrieved 28 May 2014.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quan, Douglas (14 November 2000). "Ward 19: Cumberland: Political neophyte McNeely stuns two incumbents". The Ottawa Citizen. p. B7.
2. ^ Farrell, Jim (21 August 2002). "Shipping hay west too costly: Government's $2.2M would be better spent on southern Alberta hay". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A5.
3. ^ Anderson, Elliott (May–June 2002). "The big stink: Canadian hog farmers are finding that, more and more, they have to go big or go out of business". Vol. 35, no. 6\. This. pp. 16–19.
4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
5. ^ Lindgren, April (24 October 2003). "McGuinty freezes auto premiums: Newly sworn-in premier quickly keeps election promise". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A1.
6. ^ "MPP calls Israel 'rogue' state". Ottawa Citizen. 20 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2006.
7. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 10 October 2007. p. 11 (xx). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
8. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 12\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
9. ^ "McNeely amendment strengthens Smoke-Free Ontario Act". Canada NewsWire. 3 May 2005. p. 1.
10. ^ "Two veteran Ontario politicians say they won't run in next election". The Canadian Press. 28 February 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history