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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{for|British-Hong Kong scholar known as Dan Waters|Deric Daniel Waters}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Dan Waters
| image         = 
| caption       =
| office        = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start    = 1990
| term_end      = 1995
| predecessor   = [[Ken Black]]
| successor     = [[Bill Grimmett]]
| constituency  = [[Muskoka (provincial electoral district)|Muskoka—Georgian Bay]]
| party         = [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]<br />[[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] since 1999
| birth_date    = 
| birth_place   = 
| residence     = 
| occupation    = Auto shop owner
}}
'''Daniel Waters''' is a [[politician]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. He served as a [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|New Democratic Party]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1990 to 1995.

==Background==
Waters worked at the [[Bracebridge, Ontario|Bracebridge]] [[Alcan]] plant before 1990, and operated an auto repair and service shop in [[Baysville, Ontario|Baysville]] until 2006.  He now manages properties on Lakes Muskoka and Rosseau and lives on HWY 118 West.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eves scoffs at suggestions he wouldn't serve out term |last=Harries |first=Kate |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=May 28, 1999 |page=1}}</ref>

==Politics==
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the [[1987 Ontario general election|1987 provincial election]], but finished third in the central Ontario riding of [[Muskoka (provincial electoral district)|Muskoka—Georgian Bay]] against [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Ken Black]].<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref>

The NDP won a [[majority government]] in the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 provincial election]] and Waters was elected for the riding on his second try. He defeated [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[Marilyn Rowe]] by just under 3,000 votes; Black finished third.<ref name="1990 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}</ref> Waters served as a [[parliamentary assistant]] from 1990 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=MPP's letter on liquor licence not case of conflict, Rae says |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 20, 1991 |page=A12}}</ref>

In 1994, Waters was one of twelve NDP members to vote against [[Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act|Bill 167]], a bill extending financial benefits to same-sex partners. Premier [[Bob Rae]] allowed a free vote on the bill which allowed members of his party to vote with their conscience.<ref name="Bill 167">{{cite news |title=How MPPs voted on controversial legislation |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1994 |page=A10}}</ref>

The NDP were defeated in the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 provincial election]], and Waters was defeated in his bid for re-election, finishing third against Progressive Conservative [[Bill Grimmett]].<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=muskoka&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140304150026/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=muskoka&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-02-03 }}</ref>  He ran for the NDP again in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]], but finished a distant third against PC candidate (and future [[Premier of Ontario]]) [[Ernie Eves]] in the redistributed riding of [[Parry Sound—Muskoka (federal electoral district)|Parry Sound-Muskoka]].<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Parry+Sound&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140304150013/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Parry+Sound&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |accessdate=2014-03-02 }}</ref>  In 2000, he unsuccessfully campaigned for a municipal seat in [[Lake of Bays Township, Ontario|Lake of Bays Township]].

After the 1999 election, Waters changed his affiliation from the NDP to the Liberal Party.  For the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], he won the Parry Sound&ndash;Muskoka Liberal nomination over Evelyn Brown and challenged Progressive Conservative incumbent [[Norm Miller (politician)|Norm Miller]], who had succeeded Eves in a [[by-election]].  Although the Liberals won a majority government provincially, Waters lost to Miller by more than 5,000 votes.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=parry&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140304145941/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=parry&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |accessdate=2014-03-02 }}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{2003 Ontario general election/Parry Sound—Muskoka}}
{{1995 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay}}
{{1990 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay}}
{{1987 Ontario general election/Muskoka–Georgian Bay}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=daniel-waters}}

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