Dean Allison
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| Dean Allison | |
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| Member of Parliament for Niagara West—Glanbrook |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Electoral district created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1965 London, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Beamsville |
| Profession | businessman, entrepreneur, restaurant owner |
Dean Allison (born February 18, 1965 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 federal election for the new riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook. Allison is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has been re-elected in each subsequent election.
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[edit] Early life and career
Allison holds a degree in Economics from Wilfred Laurier University.[1] Upon graduation, Allison established himself in the Niagara area through accumulating businesses and working for a major franchise organization.[1] Outside of his capacities as a Member of Parliament, Allison also owns a Private Equity Firm that assists in small business and startups.[1]
[edit] Community involvement
Allison has served as President of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation, as President of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, a Director of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and board member of Junior Achievement in Niagara.[1] Allison is also a founding member of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in Canada and the Belarus’ Children of Chernobyl program that brings children affected by the Chernobyl disaster to Canada.[2]
[edit] Member of Parliament
Since taking office, Allison has served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, International Trade and as Past Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Skills Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities and has also served on the Advisory Panel on the Funding of Officers of Parliament. He has also served as Vice Chair of the Ontario Conservative Caucus and been on the executive of the Intraparliamentary Union Association and the Commonwealth Association.
Presently, Allison serves as Chair of both the House of Commons Liaison Committee, and Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Allison has tabled a number of different legislative initiatives in Parliament including a bill aimed at removing the faint hope clause from the Criminal Code,[3] and motions to entrench property rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms[4] and to raise awareness of Anaphylaxis.[5]
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Conservative | Dean Allison | 33,701 | 57.3% | +5.33% | ||
| New Democratic | David Heatley | 12,734 | 21.6% | +6.84% | ||
| Liberal | Stephen Bieda | 8,699 | 14.8% | -9.17% | ||
| Green | Sid Frere | 2,530 | 4.3% | -2.91% | ||
| Christian Heritage | Bryan Jongbloed | 1,199 | 2% | -0.06% | ||
| Total valid votes | 58,863 | 100% | ||||
Source: Elections Canada
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Conservative | Dean Allison | 28,089 | 52.0% | +4.60% | ||
| Liberal | Heather Carter | 12,955 | 24.0% | -6.71% | ||
| New Democratic | Dave Heatley | 7,980 | 14.8% | -1.26% | ||
| Green | Sid Frere | 3,897 | 7.2% | +3.26% | ||
| Christian Heritage | Dave Bylsma | 1,118 | 2.1% | +0.17% | ||
| Total valid votes | 54,039 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Conservative | Dean Allison | 27,351 | 47.4% | +7.09% | ||
| Liberal | Heather Carter | 17,712 | 30.7% | -8.32% | ||
| New Democratic | Dave Heatley | 9,251 | 16.0% | +1.20% | ||
| Green | Tom Ferguson | 2,284 | 4.0% | +0.56% | ||
| Christian Heritage | David W. Bylsma | 1,132 | 2.0% | -0.17% | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,730 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Dean Allison | 20,874 | ||||
| Liberal | Debbie Zimmerman | 20,210 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dave Heatley | 7,681 | ||||
| Green | Tom Ferguson | 1,761 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | David Bylsma | 1,107 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Phil Rose | 179 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,812 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | John Maloney | 17,054 | ||||
| Canadian Alliance | Dean Allison | 14,992 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Hurren | 5,174 | ||||
| New Democrat | Jody Di Bartolomeo | 2,423 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | David W. Blysma | 476 | ||||
| Natural Law | John Gregory | 143 | ||||
| Canadian Action | William Schleich | 137 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Official website: Meet Dean. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Conservative Party of Canada: Meet our MPs. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Private Members Bill seeks to eliminate the Faint Hope Clause". deanallison.ca, April 16, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Allison helps government take first step towards entrenching property rights". deanallison.ca, April 23, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Niagara families & MP Dean Allison raise awareness for Anaphylaxis". deanallison.ca, June 7, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Dean Allison
- How'd They Vote?: Dean Allison's voting history and quotes
- Dean Allison - Parliament of Canada biography
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