Dan Ashton
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.
Dan Ashton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Penticton | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Barisoff |
| Mayor of Penticton, British Columbia | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Kimberley |
| Succeeded by | Garry Litke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954/1955 (age 65–66)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
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
| 2017 British Columbia general election: 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] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Penticton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Ashton | 11,536 | 45.85 | +1.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Richard Cannings | 10,154 | 40.35 | +9.20 | ||||
| Conservative | Sean Upshaw | 2,288 | 9.09 | +0.35 | ||||
| BC First | Doug Maxwell | 1,185 | 4.71 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,163 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,336 | 58.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
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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 Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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