Ann Sloat

Who is Ann Sloat?

Frances Ann Sloat is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1984 to 1985, although she never actually sat in the assembly. Sloat was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

She was born in Stratford, Ontario, and was educated in that city and Hamilton. She was a school trustee in Ancaster, and chaired the Wentworth County Board of Education from 1971 to 1972. From 1973 to 1984, Sloat served as the mayor of Ancaster.

Sloat first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, and lost to Liberal incumbent Eric Cunningham by 4,220 votes in Wentworth North. Cunningham resigned his seat in 1984, and Sloat contested a by-election to succeed him in December of the same year. She was successful, defeating Liberal Chris Ward by 169 votes. She took the oath of office as a Member of Provincial Parliament in January 1985, and immediately endorsed Frank Miller to become the party's new leader at a February leadership convention.

Miller won the party leadership, and did not re-convene the legislature before calling another provincial election. This time, Ward defeated Sloat by 5,168 votes amid a provincial swing to the Liberals.