Patricia Davidson
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| Patricia A. Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Gallaway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1946 Petrolia, Ontario |
| Nationality | |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Davidson |
| Residence | Wyoming, Ontario |
| Profession | municipal politician |
| Religion | Christian |
Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson (born June 30, 1946 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a member of the Canadian House of Commons elected in 2006 representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Davidson previously served as mayor of Wyoming (1991–2000) and Plympton-Wyoming, Ontario (2001–2006) and warden of Lambton County. She first won her seat in the 2006 federal election by defeating incumbent Liberal Roger Gallaway by more than 4,000 votes. Davidson was re-elected on May 2, 2011.
She is married to Bill Davidson and has one son.
[edit] Electoral record
[edit] Sarnia—Lambton
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Pat Davidson | 26,112 | 52.6% | +2.6% | – | |
| New Democratic | Brian White | 14,856 | 29.9% | +8.3% | – | |
| Liberal | Tim Fugard | 6,931 | 14.0% | -6.3% | – | |
| Green | Timothy van Bodegom | 1,252 | 2.5% | -1.1% | – | |
| Christian Heritage | Christopher Desormeaux-Malm | 514 | 1.0% | -0.2% | – | |
| Total valid votes | 49,665 | 100.0% | – | |||
Source: Elections Canada
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Pat Davidson | 23,008 | 49.8% | +8.8% | $57,939 | |
| New Democratic | Andy Bruziewicz | 10,122 | 21.9% | +1.9% | $15,499 | |
| Liberal | Tim Fugard | 9,281 | 20.1% | -23.0% | $29,860 | |
| Green | Allan McKeown | 3,184 | 6.9% | +3.6% | $9,315 | |
| Christian Heritage | Christopher Desormeaux-Malm | 546 | 1.1% | +0.5% | $5,676 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,141 | 100.0% | $85,252 | |||
| Turnout | – | % | ||||
Source: Elections Canada
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Conservative | Pat Davidson | 21,841 | 41.0% | +10.5% | ||
| Liberal | Roger Gallaway | 17,649 | 33.1% | -8.8% | ||
| New Democratic | Greg Agar | 10,673 | 20.0% | +3.7% | ||
| Green | Mike Jacobs | 1,712 | 3.2% | -2.2% | ||
| Christian Heritage | Gary DeBoer | 1,108 | 2.1% | -1.7% | ||
| Independent | John Elliot | 316 | 0.6% | +0.1% | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,299 | 100.0% | ||||
Source: Elections Canada
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