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
Incumbent
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]

References

1. http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/156030635.html?mobile=true
2. "Penticton results: Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton wins provincial seat". Global News, May 15, 2013.
3. "List of Penticton's Mayors and Reeves", City of Penticton Website Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.
4. "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
5. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.