Ada Pritchard

Ada Pritchard
Ontario MPP
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byRiding re-established
Succeeded byJack McNie
ConstituencyHamilton West
In office
1963–1967
Preceded byBill Warrender
Succeeded byNorm Davison
ConstituencyHamilton Centre
Personal details
BornJanuary 19, 1898
Alnwick, England
DiedJune 9, 1987(1987-06-09) (aged 89)
Dundas, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseCharles Harry Pritchard
Children1

Ada Mary Pritchard (January 19, 1898 – June 9, 1987) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1971 who represented the ridings of Hamilton Centre and Hamilton West.

Background

Pritchard was born in England, to James Dickenson Newton and Agnes Mary McInnes. She married Charles Harry Pritchard and they had one daughter, Kathleen. They emigrated to Canada in 1926 and settled in Hamilton, Ontario. She died in 1987.[1]

Politics

Pritchard ran for city council in Hamilton in 1950 but failed to win a seat. She tried again the following year, this time being successful.[2] In 1956 she was successful in gaining a seat on the executive Board of Control, a more powerful position.[3]

In the 1963 provincial election she ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Hamilton Centre. She defeated NDP candidate Bill Scandlan by 578 votes.[4] In 1967 provincial election, she ran in a newly redistributed riding of Hamilton West. She defeated Liberal candidate Vincent Agro by nearly 1,400 votes.[5]

In 1970, she announced her intention to retire from politics.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pritchard, Ada Mary: Obituary". The Globe and Mail. June 11, 1987. p. D14.
  2. ^ "Return Mayor Jackson For 3rd Term; Hamilton Mountain Access Passes". The Globe and Mail. December 13, 1951. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Mayor Jackson Wins In Big Hamilton Vote; Woman Tops Board". The Globe and Mail. December 6, 1956. p. 10.
  4. ^ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.
  5. ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2.
  6. ^ "Ada Pritchard plans to quit Legislature". The Globe and Mail. July 4, 1970. p. 1.