Dan Ashton
| Dan Ashton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Penticton | |
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Assumed office May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Barisoff |
| Mayor of Penticton, British Columbia | |
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In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Kimberley |
| Succeeded by | Garry Litke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954/1955 (age 63–64)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
Dan Ashton (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Penticton as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Ashton served as mayor of Penticton from 2008 until 2013 and prior to that as city councillor from 1999 until 2008.[3]
Electoral record
| British Columbia general election, 2017: Penticton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Dan Ashton | 13,671 | 53.55 | |||||
| New Democratic | Tarik Sayeed | 7,150 | 28.01 | |||||
| Green | Connie Sahlmark | 4,707 | 18.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,528 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/156030635.html?mobile=true
- ↑ "Penticton results: Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton wins provincial seat". Global News, May 15, 2013.
- ↑ "List of Penticton's Mayors and Reeves", City of Penticton Website.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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