Granville Anderson
| Granville Anderson | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Durham | |
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In office June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John O'Toole |
| Succeeded by | Lindsey Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1960 (age 57–58) Jamaica |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Courtice, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
| Profession | Mediator |
Granville Anderson (born c. 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Durham.
Background
Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He attended the University of Windsor where he obtained a certificate in mediation law, and earned a business administration diploma through Seneca College. He was elected as a separate school trustee in 2003, and was eventually elected as the chair of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board. He owns his own company specializing in mediation services.[1]
Politics
He ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Durham. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Patrick by 1,236 votes.[2][3]
He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (Ontario).
Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election.[4]
| Ontario general election, 2018: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lindsey Park | 28,569 | 46.99% | +12.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joel Usher | 19,249 | 31.66% | +7.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Granville Anderson | 10,235 | 16.84% | −19.61 | ||||
| Green | Michelle Corbett | 2,359 | 3.88% | −0.51 | ||||
| Libertarian | Ryan Robinson | 381 | 0.63% | −0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| Ontario general election, 2014: Durham | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Granville Anderson | 19,816 | 36.45 | +7.10 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Patrick | 18,640 | 34.29 | −14.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Derek Spence | 13,094 | 24.08 | +6.49 | ||||
| Green | Halyna Zalucky | 2,382 | 4.39 | +1.70 | ||||
| Libertarian | Conner Toye | 434 | 0.80 | −0.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,336 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.94 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 019 Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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References
- ↑ Jordan, Shelley (December 12, 2003). "Mediator wants to bring groups together as trustee; Granville Anderson is focused on helping students". Clarington This Week. p. 3.
- ↑ "General Election by District: Durham". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Granville Anderson ends blue streak in Durham riding". Durham Region. June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "UPDATE: PC Lindsey Park will be Durham's new MPP". DurhamRegion.com. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-26.