Jerry Ouellette

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The Honourable
Jerry Ouellette
ECO
Ouellette in 2014
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Oshawa
In office
June 8, 1995 – June 12, 2014
Preceded byAllan Pilkey
Succeeded byJennifer French
Personal details
Born (1959-01-30) January 30, 1959
Oshawa, Ontario
PartyProgressive Conservative

Jerry J. Ouellette (born January 30, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014, representing the riding of Oshawa. He served in the cabinet in the government of Ernie Eves.

Background

Ouellette was born in Oshawa, Ontario.[1] He graduated from Durham College in business administration. He managed a lumber operation and a national consulting firm. Ouellette is a former member of the governing board of Durham College, and a member of the Oshawa Naval Veterans Association. He is currently CEO of Chaga Health and Wellness.[2]

Politics

Ouellette was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent New Democrat Allan Pilkey in Oshawa by about 8,000 votes.[3] He was re-elected by about 7,000 votes over Liberal Chris Topple in the 1999 provincial election, with the NDP falling to third place.[4] He was re-elected in 2003, 2007, and 2011.

Ouellette supported Ernie Eves in the Progressive Conservative Party's 2002 leadership convention, and on April 15, 2002, was appointed Ontario Minister of Natural Resources.[5] In this capacity, he was generally regarded as an ally of the province's fishing and hunting community.

In the 2003 provincial election, Ouellette faced a strong challenge from provincial union representative and NDP candidate Sid Ryan. This was Ryan's third unsuccessful bid for a provincial seat (1999, Scarborough-Centre; 2003 and 2007, Oshawa) and his fifth electoral loss having been twice defeated by Colin Carrie, Oshawa's Conservative candidate and MP, in 2004 and 2006. Ouellette struggled to retain his seat, winning the 2003 race by 1,019 votes.[6] But the Progressive Conservatives lost the election and Ouellette moved to the opposition benches. Four years later, during the 2007 provincial election, Ouellette defeated Ryan a second time.[7] He was re-elected in the 2011 provincial election.[8]

In the 2014 provincial election he was defeated by New Democratic candidate Jennifer French by 7,692 votes.[9][10]

He ran in the 2025 Ontario election in Oshawa as the Progressive Conservative candidate. He was defeated by New Democrat Jennifer French, who had unseated him in 2014.[11]

Electoral record

2025 Ontario general election: Oshawa
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJennifer French20,36745.87+3.80$102,381
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette18,44241.53+1.29$86,427
LiberalViresh Bansal3,8918.76–0.37$16,484
GreenNicholas Sirgool9162.06–1.96$0
New BlueJoe Ingino6441.45–1.02$0
IndependentRahul Padmini Soumian1420.32N/A$1,150
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,40299.51-0.01$172,568
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2190.49+0.01
Turnout 44,62141.79+2.31
Eligible voters 106,773
New Democratic hold Swing +1.3
Source(s)
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJennifer French22,22746.70+10.52
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette14,53230.53-11.72
LiberalEsrick Quintyn9,05219.02+1.53
GreenBecky Smit1,7853.75+1.13
Total valid votes 47,608100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 6501.37
Turnout 48,25850.19
Eligible voters 96,154
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.12
Source: Elections Ontario[12]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette16,71942.25+3.23
New DemocraticMike Shields14,31636.18+3.26
LiberalJacquie Menezes6,92117.49-3.91
GreenStacey Leadbetter1,0352.62-3.42
LibertarianMatthew Belanger4351.10 
FreedomBen Fudge1470.37 
Total valid votes 39,573100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1620.41
Turnout 39,73544.26
Eligible voters 93,679
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.02
Source: Elections Ontario[13]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette15,97739.02+1.7
New DemocraticSid Ryan13,48232.92-1.79
LiberalFaelyne Templer8,76221.40-2.64
GreenAlexander Kemp2,4746.04+4.41
Family CoalitionJeffrey Streutker2530.62-0.36
Total valid votes 40,948100.0
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette14,56637.32-9.43
New DemocraticSid Ryan13,54734.71+12.09
LiberalChris Topple9,38324.04-4.98
GreenKaren Tweedle6361.63 
FreedomPaul McKeever5181.33 
Family CoalitionDale Chilvers3830.98 
Total valid votes 39,033100.0
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJerry Ouellette18,91546.75
LiberalChris Topple11,74029.02
New DemocraticColleen Twomey9,15422.62
Natural LawGarry Kotack6511.61
Total valid votes 40,460100.0

Cabinet positions

References

  1. O'Handley, Kathryn (2005). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005. Gale Canada. ISBN 1-4144-0141-8.
  2. Chaga Health and Wellness (17 June 2021). "Chaga Health and Wellness - About Us".
  3. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 8 June 1995. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 3 June 1999. Retrieved 2 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. "Ont-Cabinet". Toronto, Ont: Canadian Press NewsWire. 15 April 2002.
  6. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 10 October 2007. p. 10 (xix). 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. "General Election by District: Oshawa". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014.
  10. Westhead, Rick (12 June 2014). "PC's Elliott holds Whitby-Oshawa but NDP's French surprises in Oshawa in Ontario Election". Toronto Star.
  11. "Ontario election 2025 results: Oshawa". Global News. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  12. "General Election Results by District, 061 Oshawa". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Oshawa" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.