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Canadian politician

Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federal New Democratic Party MPs Derek Blackburn and Lyle Kristiansen. He is a recipient of the Canada Medal.

Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot by 548 votes in the riding of Halton North. The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995. In 1994, Duignan sponsored a private member's bill that banned landfills on the Niagara Escarpment. He said, "The Niagara Escarpment is simply the wrong place to put a landfill." In the 1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Ted Chudleigh. He ran for re election in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbent David Tilson. He was also a candidate of the federal NDP in the 2004 Canadian election, but finished third against Conservative Michael Chong in the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills.

Duignan trained in mediation with J. P. Ryan and Associates and the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a member of mediate. ca. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in Brantford, Ontario. Duignan is also a member of Family Mediation Canada, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Conflict Resolution Network Canada, and the Co Operative Housing Federation of Canada. He lives in Georgetown, Ontario.

Michael Chong representing Conservative in CA received 21,479 votes (42.81 %) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $$64,026 Bruce Hood (ice hockey) representing Liberal in CA received Bruce Hood votes (19,173 %) with a change of 38.21 percentage points. Campaign expenses were $ –. Noel Duignan representing NDP in CA received 5,974 votes ( 11.91 %) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $$13,594 Brent Bouteiller representing Green in CA received 2,725 votes (5.43%) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $$799 Pat Woode representing Christian Heritage in CA received 826 votes (1.65 %) with a change of – percentage points. Campaign expenses were $$2,304 Total valid votes (100.00%)