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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Norm Miller
| image        = Norm Miller MS.png
| caption      =
| office1       = Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs 
| term_start1   = June 29, 2018
| term_end1     = May 3, 2022<ref name="enddate">{{cite web |title=Norman Miller |url=https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/norman-miller |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>
| minister1     = [[Doug Ford]]
| parliament2   = Ontario Provincial
| term_start2   = March 22, 2001
| term_end2     = May 3, 2022<ref name="enddate"/>
| predecessor2  = [[Ernie Eves]]
| successor2    = [[Graydon Smith]]
| riding2       = [[Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)|Parry Sound—Muskoka]]
| party        = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
| birth_date   = {{birth year and age|1956}}
| birth_place  = 
| residence    = 
| relations    = [[Frank Miller (Canadian politician)|Frank Miller]] (Father)
| occupation   = Airline pilot
}}
'''Norman Allan Miller'''<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ONPARLeducation|number=1547261235305058304|date=13 July 2022 |title=Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics }}</ref>  (born 1956) is a [[politician]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], representing the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)|Parry Sound—Muskoka]] for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative Party]] from 2001 to 2022. His father, [[Frank Miller (Canadian politician)|Frank Miller]], was also a Progressive Conservative MPP from the region for 11 years, and briefly served as [[Premier of Ontario]] in 1985.

==Background==
Miller started a Muskoka Young Progressive Conservative organization in 1975, and has been active in the party since this time. He is a commercial pilot and has served as president of Muskoka Tourism.

Miller along with his wife Chris, and their children Abigail, Renne, Winston and Stuart owned and operated a lodge called Patterson Kaye between the 1980s until 2005.

==Politics==
Miller was elected to the Ontario legislature in a 2001 [[by-election]], called after [[Ernie Eves]] resigned his seat in the legislature; he defeated [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] Evelyn Brown by about 4000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former premier's son winner of byelection |newspaper=Cambridge Reporter |date=March 23, 2001 |page=A7}}</ref> In April 2002, Miller was appointed as [[Parliamentary Assistant]] to the [[Ministry of Northern Development and Mines|Minister of Northern Development and Mines]].

Miller was re-elected by an increased margin in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], although the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to only 24 out of 103 seats in the legislature as the Liberals won a commanding majority.<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+Sound-Muskoka&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215052101/https://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Parry+Sound-Muskoka&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref>  In 2004, he supported [[John Tory]] in the latter's successful bid to succeed Eves as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.

He was re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2018.<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |format=PDF |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=12 (xxi) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="2011 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |format=PDF |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-date=March 30, 2013 }}</ref>

===Electoral record===
{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller|22,662|48.07|+7.37}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Erin Horvath|10,385|22.03|+9.13}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Matt Richter|9,438|20.02|+0.68}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Brenda Rhodes|4,071|8.64|-17.66}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Jeff Mole|219|0.46|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Chris Packer|196|0.42|}}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Joshua MacDonald|172|0.36|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|47,143|100}}
<!--{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|||}}-->
{{CANelec/total|Turnout||61.7|}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|76,385}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate|page=9|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228175029/https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|archive-date=28 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>|}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}		
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller | 15,752 | 40.70 | -13.39 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Dan Waters| 10,177 | 26.30 | +8.09 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green| Matt Richter | 7,484 | 19.34 | +10.28 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Clyde Mobbley| 4,993 | 12.90 | -5.28 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Andy Stivrins| 296 | 0.76 |<small>''+0.29''</small>}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|38,702| 100.00 |  |  }}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|-10.74}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=069|date=2014|author=Elections Ontario|title=General Election Results by District, 069 Parry Sound-Muskoka|access-date=13 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614002827/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=069|archive-date=14 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}		
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller | 19,417 | 54.09 | +6.92 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal| Cindy Waters | 6,537 | 18.21 | -8.50 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Alex Zyganiuk | 6,527 | 18.18 | +4.54 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Matt Richter | 3,251 | 9.06 | -3.42 }}
{{CANelec|XX|Freedom|Andy Stivrins | 167 | 0.47 |&nbsp; }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|35,896|100.0}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|171|0.47}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|36,070|51.79}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|69,651}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|+7.71}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED069-F0244.pdf|title=Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Parry Sound—Muskoka|author=Elections Ontario|date=2011|access-date=1 June 2014}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}	
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller| 17,343| 47.17| -1.34}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Brenda Rhodes| 9,819  | 26.71| -7.73}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Sara Hall| 5,015| 13.64| +3.72}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Matt Richter| 4,589| 12.48| +6.6}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 36,766| 100.0| | }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller| 18,776| 48.51| -0.79}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|[[Dan Waters]]| 13,332| 34.44| +0.13}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Jo-Anne Boulding| 3,838| 9.92| +6.53}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Glen Hodgson| 2,277| 5.88| -6.46}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Charlene Phinney| 484| 1.25|&nbsp;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,707 | 100.0| | }}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|February 8, 2001|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Norm Miller| 12,903 | 49.30| -8.67}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Evelyn Brown| 8,979| 34.31| +6.62}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Richard Thomas| 3,229| 12.34|&nbsp;}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Joanne Bury| 888| 3.39| -10.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Anne Marsden| 113| 0.43| &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[John Turmel]]| 61| 0.23| &nbsp;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|26,173 | 100.0| | }}
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.normmillermpp.com}}
* {{OntarioMPPbio|id=norman-miller}}

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