Percy Hatfield

Percy Hatfield
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Windsor—Tecumseh
Assumed office
September 9, 2013
Preceded by Dwight Duncan
Personal details
Born 1948 (age 69–70)
St. Martins, New Brunswick
Political party New Democratic
Spouse(s) Gale Simko
Children 2
Residence Windsor, Ontario
Occupation Journalist

Percy Hatfield (born c. 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a 2013 by-election. He represents the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh.

Background

Hatfield was born and raised in St. Martins, New Brunswick. He moved to Windsor, Ontario in 1975. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in political science from the University of Windsor. He worked as a local reporter for CBC in Windsor, where he was a Union Shop Steward for over 20 years and a member of the national bargaining team. Hatfield also had several national and international positions with the Canadian Media Guild, the Newspaper Guild and the Communications Workers of America.[1] He and his wife Gale live in Windsor where they raised their two children.[2]

Politics

A former two-term city councillor for Windsor City Council, Hatfield also served on the national board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and was elected three times to the board of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). In 2011, Hatfield served as an AMO Chair of the Large Urban Caucus. He has served on numerous City of Windsor and Agency committees including the AMO Host Committee, Arena Board, Armouries Reuse Committee, CAO Performance Review Committee, Clean City Committee, Council Support Services Review Committee, Development Charges Task Force, Environmental Master Plan Implementation Committee, Essex Region Conservation Authority, Heritage Committee, International Relations Committee, Museum Facility Steering Committee, Olde Riverside BIA, Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee, Planning Advisory Committee, Public Health Unit, Roseland Golf Club Board of Directors, Social Development Standing Committee, Solid Waste Authority, Tourism Windsor - Transitional Board, Transit Windsor Board of Directors, War Memorial Committee, WFCU Steering Committee, Windsor BIA Advisory Committee, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation Board, Windsor Essex County Health Unit, Windsor Essex Environment Committee, Windsor Licensing Commission, and the Windsor Public Library Board[1].

Hatfield was elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013. He ran as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Robert De Verteuil by 10,544 votes.[3] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal Jason Dupuis by 17,221 votes.[4] Hatfield was re-elected in the 2018 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Mohammad Latif by 13,546 votes.[5]

His previous critic roles include Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change, and Municipal Affairs and Housing. Currently, Hatfield holds the critic role of OLG and Horse Racing[6], as well as the position of deputy speaker.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "MPP". Percy Hatfield. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. ↑ Loop, Emma (July 31, 2013). "Candidate profile: Percy Hatfield (NDP)". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
  3. ↑ "NDP's Percy Hatfield wins Windsor-Tecumseh". CBC News. August 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "General Election by District: Windsor-Tecumseh". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "NDP's Hatfield wins Windsor-Tecumseh despite PC wave". Windsor Star. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ↑ "BlackburnNews.com - Windsor Area MPPs To Serve As NDP Critics". blackburnnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  7. ↑ "Gretzky and Hatfield named Queen's Park deputy speakers". Windsor Star. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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