Editing Derwyn Shea (section)

==Provincial politics==
In the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 provincial election]], Shea defeated [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|New Democratic Party]] cabinet minister and incumbent [[Elaine Ziemba]] by about 1,500 votes.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=High+Park-Swansea&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150331064417/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=High+Park-Swansea&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 31, 2015 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-03-02 }}</ref>  He was a [[backbench]] supporter of [[Mike Harris]]'s caucus for the next four years, serving as [[parliamentary assistant]] for the [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing]] and then as parliamentary assistant for the [[Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (Ontario)|Citizenship, Culture, and Recreation]].