Bob Frankford
| Bob Frankford | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Steve Gilchrist |
| Constituency | Scarborough East |
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Robert Timothy Stansfield Frankford August 1, 1939 Nottingham, England |
| Died | August 1, 2015 (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Breslauer |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Robert Timothy Stansfield "Bob" Frankford (August 1, 1939 – August 1, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough East.
Frankford was educated at King's College London in England, and became a family physician before entering political life. He was responsible for inaugurating the first health service organization in Toronto. He raised three daughters. He died in Toronto on August 1, 2015 at the age of 76.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Ed Fulton by 1,774 votes in Scarborough East as the NDP won a majority government. He served as a parliamentary assistant from 1990 to 1991. He used his medical training to advocate for sickle-cell disease and other health issues. He resigned in May 1991 because he failed to meet a deadline to divest himself of some investment property in the health industry.
The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Frankford lost his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Steve Gilchrist by almost 12,000 votes.
He ran for the federal New Democratic Party for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 federal election, but finished a distant fourth against Liberal John McKay in Scarborough East. He also attempted to return to the provincial legislature in the 1999 provincial election, but finished third against Liberal Gerry Phillips in Scarborough—Agincourt. Frankford's wife, Helen Breslauer, has also run as a candidate in Toronto Centre but finished 4th.
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