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] and who was re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represented the electoral district of Penticton as a member of BC United. During his time in the Legislature, he has in part served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Core Review, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, and Opposition critic for Municipal Affairs.
Dan Ashton | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Penticton | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2024 | |
| 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 or 1955 (age 69–70)[1] |
| Political party | BC United (provincial) Conservative (federal) |
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]
On December 20, 2023, Ashton announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2024.[4] On February 23, 2024, he announced that he would be seeking the nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: Penticton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Ashton | 13,217 | 48.19 | −5.36 | $34,620.10 | |||
| New Democratic | Toni Boot | 10,343 | 37.71 | +9.70 | $11,650.73 | |||
| Green | Ted Shumaker | 3,152 | 11.49 | −6.95 | $19.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Keith Macintyre | 717 | 2.61 | – | $605.44 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,429 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Penticton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Ashton | 14,470 | 52.80 | +6.95 | $48,359 | |||
| New Democratic | Tarik Sayeed | 7,874 | 28.73 | −11.62 | $50,324 | |||
| Green | Connie Sahlmark | 5,061 | 18.47 | – | $4,596 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,405 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,508 | 60.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Penticton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dan Ashton | 11,536 | 45.85 | +1.86 | $92,981 | |||
| New Democratic | Richard Cannings | 10,154 | 40.35 | +9.20 | $79,882 | |||
| Conservative | Sean Upshaw | 2,288 | 9.09 | +0.35 | $5,077 | |||
| BC First | Doug Maxwell | 1,185 | 4.71 | – | $5,228 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,163 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,336 | 58.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/156030635.html?mobile=true [dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Penticton-Peachland MLA Dan Ashton not seeking re-election for 2024". December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Potenteau, Doyle (23 February 2024). "Penticton MLA Dan Ashton seeking federal nomination". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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