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Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson (born June 30, 1946 in Petrolia, Ontario) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 until 2015 representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Patricia A. Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Gallaway |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Gladu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1946 Petrolia, Ontario |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Bill Davidson |
| Residence | Wyoming, Ontario |
| Profession | Municipal politician |
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 did not stand in the October 19, 2015 election.
She is married to Bill Davidson and has one son.
Davidson has publicly declared her opposition to the Canadian asbestos industry, which put her in disagreement with her party and then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Electoral record edit
Sarnia—Lambton edit
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Sarnia-Lambton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | 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
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Sarnia-Lambton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | 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
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Sarnia-Lambton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| 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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