E.J. Douglas Rollins (born in Gillead, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Rollins was educated at Ontario Agricultural College and the University of Guelph. He worked as a farmer after graduation, and also purchased a local gas station in 1974. The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) was one of three founding colleges of the University of Guelph in 1964. ... Established in 1964, the University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Rollins first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, but finished third in Quinte against incumbent Liberal Hugh O'Neil and a New Democratic Party candidate. He ran in the same riding in the 1995 Ontario election, and defeated Liberal George Zegouras by over 2,000 votes in a provincial PC victory. For the next four years, he sat as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris's government. As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. ...

In 1996, the Harris government reduced the number of provincial ridings from 130 to 103. In some cases, this forced incumbent MPPs from the same party to compete against one another for re-nomination. Rollins ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new riding of Prince Edward—Hastings, but lost to fellow MPP Gary Fox. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Prince Edward—Hastings is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Gary John Fox (born December 23, 1943 in Picton, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

He ran for the local PC nomination again in the 2003 provincial election, but lost to John Williams. Map of Ontarios ridings and their popular vote for their party elected The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...