Theodore Henry Isley (October 31, 1912 – September 19, 2004) was an Ontario farmer and politician. He served as on the Waterloo Township council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South seat in the 1948 provincial election. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF[1] defeating William Horace Temple.

Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was dissolved following the creation of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.[2]

Electoral record edit

Federal edit

1958 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative William Anderson 15,624 60.48 +13.10
Liberal Marjorie Oliver 5,793 22.43 -7.74
Co-operative Commonwealth Theodore Isley 4,415 17.09 +0.85
Total valid votes 25,832 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.42
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
1957 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative William Anderson 11,699 47.38 +5.60
Liberal Arthur White 7,450 30.17 -3.54
Co-operative Commonwealth Theodore Isley 4,009 16.24 -2.39
Social Credit George Hancock 1,532 6.20 +0.32
Total valid votes 24,690 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.57
Source(s)
"Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jolliffe Heads C.C.F. In Ontario", Calgary Herald, April 14, 1952
  2. ^ "ISLEY, Theodore (Ted) H." (Death Notice), Daily Mercury, September 16, 2004