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, 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.
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
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ 2018 Brant mayoral election
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
|-
| David Bailey || 4,478 || 47.58
|-
| Ronald Eddy || 3,156 || 33.54
|-
| Don Cardy || 1,133 || 12.04
|-
| Shawn Pratt || 644 || 6.84
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ 2014 Brant mayoral election
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
|-
| Ronald Eddy || 5,357 || 56.77
|-
| Roy Haggart || 2,508 || 26.58
|-
| Shawn Pratt || 1,571 || 16.65
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ 2010 Brant mayoral election
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
|-
| 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
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ 2006 Brant mayoral election
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
|-
| Ronald Eddy || 6,300 || 67.2
|-
| Shawn Pratt || 3,073 || 22.8
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ 2003 Brant mayoral election
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
|-
| Ronald Eddy || 4,391 || 55.02
|-
| Steve Comisky || 3,590 || 44.98
|}