Joe Dickson

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Joe Dickson
MPP for Ajax—Pickering
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 1, 2007
Preceded by new district
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Residence Ajax, Ontario
Occupation Businessman
Religion Roman Catholic

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., September 2010 

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.

[edit] Electoral record

Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Joe Dickson 20,218 49.6
     Progressive Conservative Kevin Ashe 13,875 34.0
     New Democrat Bala Thavarajasoorier 3,263 8.0
     Green Cecile Willert 3,056 7.5
     Family Coalition Andrew Carvalho 366 0.9
Ontario general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Janet Ecker 29,232 54.6
     Liberal Joe Dickson 13,974 26.1
     New Democrat Jim Wiseman 9444 17.6
     Independent Neil Fonseka 904 1.7

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