Brian Ford (Canadian politician)
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Brian Ford was Chief of Police
Chief of police
A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...

 of the Ottawa Police Service
Ottawa Police Service
The Ottawa Police Service serves the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.-History:The OPS roots come from the formation of the "Bytown Association" in 1847. In 1855 Roderick Ross was the first Chief Constable for the newly formed City of Ottawa...

 from 1993 to 2000.

In 2006 he was a candidate in Nepean—Carleton
Nepean—Carleton
Nepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997....

 for the Liberal Party of Ontario.

Electoral history

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|2006 by-election
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-

| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
| Lisa MacLeod
Lisa MacLeod
Lisa MacLeod is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on March 30, 2006 and subsequently re-elected on October 10, 2007...


|align=right|17,311
|align=right|57.6
|align=right| +3.5
|-

| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...


| Brian Ford
|align=right|9,457
|align=right|31.4
|align=right| -4.2
|-

| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
| Laurel Gibbons
|align=right|2,489
|align=right|8.3
|align=right| +1.8
|-

| style="width: 185px"|Green
Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...


| Peter V. Tretter
|align=right| 634
|align=right| 2.1
|align=right| -1.7
|-

| style="width: 185px"|Independent
| John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...


|align=right| 112
|align=right| 0.4
|align=right| -
|-

| style="width: 185px"|Freedom
Freedom Party of Ontario
The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....


| Jurgen Vollrath
|align=right| 74
|align=right| 0.2
|align=right| -
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