Ronald Earl Foster Eddy (June 21, 1931 – April 2, 2026) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1992 to 1995. Eddy represented the riding of Brant—Haldimand, and the mayor of the County of Brant from 1999 to 2018.
Background Ronald Earl Foster Eddy was born in Toronto, Ontario on June 21, 1931, and raised on a farm near Brantford. He worked as a farmer and municipal administrator. He was a clerk-administrator in Wentworth County, Ontario from 1955 to 1973, and for Middlesex County from 1974 to 1992. He was reeve of South Dumfries Township from 1978 to 1991, and was a councillor in Brant County. On one occasion, he served as president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. In 1990, Eddy was president of an international plowing competition.
Eddy died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 94.
Politics Eddy was elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election held on March 5, 1992, following the resignation of former Liberal leader Robert Nixon in Brant—Haldimand. Eddy was elected over Progressive Conservative candidate David Timms by almost 5,000 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 provincial election, and Eddy lost his seat to PC candidate Peter Preston by about 3,500 votes.
In 1999, Eddy returned to municipal politics and became the mayor of the County of Brant. He also served on the board of directors for Brant County Power and was vice-president of the Children's Aid Society of Brant. Eddy lost re-election to businessman David Bailey in 2018.
Electoral record
+ 2018 Brant mayoral election Mayoral Candidate Vote % David Bailey 4,478 47.58 Ronald Eddy 3,156 33.54 Don Cardy 1,133 12.04 Shawn Pratt 644 6.84 + 2014 Brant mayoral election Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ronald Eddy 5,357 56.77 Roy Haggart 2,508 26.58 Shawn Pratt 1,571 16.65 + 2010 Brant mayoral election Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ronald Eddy 3,187 33.65 Steve Comisky 3,048 32.18 John Weaver 1,695 17.89 Roy Haggart 1,155 12.19 Shawn Pratt 387 4.09 + 2006 Brant mayoral election Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ronald Eddy 6,300 67.2 Shawn Pratt 3,073 22.8 + 2003 Brant mayoral election Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ronald Eddy 4,391 55.02 Steve Comisky 3,590 44.98
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