Joe Dickson
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Joe Dickson is a Canadian
politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
in the 2007 provincial election
, representing the riding
of Ajax—Pickering
. He is a member of the Liberal Party
.
A resident of Ajax
, Dickson is the owner of a printing business and was a member of the Ajax Town Council, seven times. He had previously served as an Ajax Catholic School Board trustee
twice and as the deputy mayor
of Ajax. In 2002, Dickson won a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
. He supports 22 Ajax-Pickering area sports teams.
He previously ran for the Liberal Party in the 1995 election
in the riding of Durham West
, however, he lost to Janet Ecker
. Dickson was elected on a platform of further expansion of Rouge Valley Health System and the extension of Highway 407.
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|Joe Dickson
|align="right"|20,218
|align="right"|49.6
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|Kevin Ashe
|align="right"|13,875
|align="right"|34.0
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|Bala Thavarajasoorier
|align="right"|3,263
|align="right"|8.0
|align="right"|
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|Cecile Willert
|align="right"|3,056
|align="right"|7.5
|align="right"|
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|Andrew Carvalho
|align="right"|366
|align="right"|0.9
|align="right"|
|}
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|Janet Ecker
|align="right"|29,232
|align="right"|54.6
|align="right"|
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|Joe Dickson
|align="right"|13,974
|align="right"|26.1
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|Jim Wiseman
|align="right"|9444
|align="right"|17.6
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|Neil Fonseka
|align="right"|904
|align="right"|1.7
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
in the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, representing the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Ajax—Pickering
Ajax—Pickering
Ajax—Pickering is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2011 by Conservative MP Chris Alexander....
. He is a member of the Liberal Party
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...
.
A resident of Ajax
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
, Dickson is the owner of a printing business and was a member of the Ajax Town Council, seven times. He had previously served as an Ajax Catholic School Board trustee
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
twice and as the deputy mayor
Deputy Mayor
Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...
of Ajax. In 2002, Dickson won a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II...
. He supports 22 Ajax-Pickering area sports teams.
He previously ran for the Liberal Party in the 1995 election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
in the riding of Durham West
Durham West (provincial electoral district)
Durham West was a provincial electoral district in the Durham Region in Ontario, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It contained the towns of Pickering and Ajax....
, however, he lost to Janet Ecker
Janet Ecker
Janet Ecker is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.-Background:...
. Dickson was elected on a platform of further expansion of Rouge Valley Health System and the extension of Highway 407.
Electoral record
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|Joe Dickson
|align="right"|20,218
|align="right"|49.6
|align="right"|
|-
|Kevin Ashe
|align="right"|13,875
|align="right"|34.0
|align="right"|
|-
|Bala Thavarajasoorier
|align="right"|3,263
|align="right"|8.0
|align="right"|
|-
|Cecile Willert
|align="right"|3,056
|align="right"|7.5
|align="right"|
|-
|Andrew Carvalho
|align="right"|366
|align="right"|0.9
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Janet Ecker
Janet Ecker
Janet Ecker is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.-Background:...
|align="right"|29,232
|align="right"|54.6
|align="right"|
|-
|Joe Dickson
|align="right"|13,974
|align="right"|26.1
|align="right"|
|-
|Jim Wiseman
|align="right"|9444
|align="right"|17.6
|align="right"|
|-
|Neil Fonseka
|align="right"|904
|align="right"|1.7
|align="right"|
|-
|}