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Granville Anderson

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Granville Anderson
Anderson in 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Durham
In office
June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byJohn O'Toole
Succeeded byLindsey Park
Personal details
Born
Granville Earl Anderson

1960 (age 63–64)
Jamaica
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
ProfessionMediator

Granville Earl Anderson[1] (born c. 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Durham. Anderson served as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 on the municipal council in Clarington, from 2018 to 2022. He is currently Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2 of Clarington.

Background

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Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He attended the University of Windsor where he obtained a certificate in mediation law, and earned a business administration diploma through Seneca College. He was elected as a separate school trustee in 2003, and was eventually elected as the chair of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board. He owns his own company specializing in mediation services.[2] Prior to entering politics Granville Anderson worked as a mediator at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. Granville Anderson is an avid fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Politics

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He ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Durham. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Patrick by 1,236 votes.[3][4]

He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (Ontario).

Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election.[5]

In 2018, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4, winning with 34.11% of the vote.[6]

Anderson ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the riding of Durham in the 2022 Ontario general election,[7] but lost to Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy.[8]

In 2022, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2, winning in a close race with 44.2% of the vote.[9]

Electoral record

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Provincial

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2022 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 22,614 45.85 −1.14
Liberal Granville Anderson 12,276 24.89 +8.06
New Democratic Chris Borgia 9,168 18.59 −13.07
Green Mini Batra 1,981 4.02 +0.14
New Blue Spencer Ford 1,898 3.85  
Independent Tony Stravato 697 1.41  
Ontario Party Lou De Vuono 686 1.39  
Total valid votes 49,320 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 242
Turnout 49,562 43.71
Eligible voters 112,487
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing −4.60
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
"Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lindsey Park 28,575 46.99 +14.38
New Democratic Joel Usher 19,253 31.66 +3.22
Liberal Granville Anderson 10,237 16.84 −17.35
Green Michelle Corbett 2,360 3.88 −0.05
Libertarian Ryan Robinson 382 0.63
Total valid votes 60,807 99.01  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 609 0.99
Turnout 61,416 59.94
Eligible voters 102,471
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.87
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2014 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Granville Anderson 19,816 36.45 +7.10
Progressive Conservative Mike Patrick 18,640 34.29 −14.78
New Democratic Derek Spence 13,094 24.08 +6.49
Green Halyna Zalucky 2,382 4.39 +1.70
Libertarian Conner Toye 434 0.80 −0.13
Total valid votes 54,336 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.94
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 019 Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.

Municipal

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2022 Clarington election, Regional Councillor Wards 1 & 2[10]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson 5,290 44.2
Janice Jones 5,143 42.9
Bernard Sanchez 1,543 12.9
2018 Clarington election, Regional Councillor Wards 3 & 4[11]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson 2,675 34.11
Steven Cooke 2,205 28.12
Wendy Partner 2,083 26.56
Peter Vogel 879 11.21
2010 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[12]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson 1,345 32.68
Peggy O'Toole 1,168 28.38
Barbara Malone 861 20.92
Nicholle Stanisz 417 10.13
John Slemko 325 7.90
2006 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[13]
Candidate Votes %
Maureen Day 1,909 38.15
Granville Anderson 1,337 26.72
Barbara Malone 1,325 26.48
Andrew Bennion 433 8.65
2003 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[14]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson Acclaimed
George Ashe Acclaimed

References

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  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Jordan, Shelley (December 12, 2003). "Mediator wants to bring groups together as trustee; Granville Anderson is focused on helping students". Clarington This Week. p. 3.
  3. ^ "General Election by District: Durham". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Granville Anderson ends blue streak in Durham riding". Durham Region. June 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "UPDATE: PC Lindsey Park will be Durham's new MPP". DurhamRegion.com. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ^ "2018 Election Results" (PDF). Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Liberals in Durham Nominate Granville Anderson as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate".
  8. ^ "PC Todd McCarthy wins in Durham". Toronto Star. June 2, 2022. ISSN 0319-0781.
  9. ^ "Election Results 2022". Clarington Votes. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Election Results 2022". Clarington Votes. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "2018 Election Results" (PDF). Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ^ "2010 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. ^ "2006 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. ^ "2003 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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