Brian_Saunderson
Brian Saunderson
Canadian rower and politician
Brian George Saunderson KC MPP (born November 16, 1961) is a Canadian politician and former Olympic rower. He has represented the riding of Simcoe—Grey in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022 and served as the mayor of Collingwood from 2018 to 2022. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Brian Saunderson | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Simcoe—Grey | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Wilson |
| Mayor of Collingwood | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-11-16) November 16, 1961 (age 62) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Education | |
Prior to entering politics, Saunderson competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 2018, Saunderson was elected mayor of the town of Collingwood.[2][3] From 2014 to 2018, he served as deputy mayor.[4]
In June 2021, Saunderson was named the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's candidate for Simcoe—Grey in the 2022 Ontario election after being recommended by Doug Ford.[5] He won the election and stepped down as mayor.[6]
| 2022 Ontario general election: Simcoe—Grey | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Saunderson | 27,067 | 51.18 | −4.75 | ||||
| Liberal | Ted Crysler | 11,687 | 22.10 | +7.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Keith Nunn | 5,849 | 11.06 | −10.99 | ||||
| Green | Allan Kuhn | 4,742 | 8.97 | +2.09 | ||||
| New Blue | David Ghobrial | 2,147 | 4.06 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Rodney Sacrey | 1,039 | 1.96 | |||||
| None of the Above | Billy G. Gordon | 355 | 0.67 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,886 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 255 | |||||||
| Turnout | 53,141 | 43.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 120,499 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | −6.22 | ||||||
Source(s)
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Saunderson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- Edwards, John (October 22, 2018). "Brian Saunderson elected mayor of Collingwood". Simcoe.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Engel, Erika (October 23, 2018). "Saunderson the new mayor of Collingwood". Barrie Today. Barrie, Ontario. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- "Brian Saunderson — Collingwood mayor". Simcoe.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Owen, Jessica (June 4, 2021). "BREAKING NEWS: Saunderson to run under PC banner for MPP spot in 2022". Collingwood Today. Collingwood, Ontario. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- Engel, Erika (June 2, 2022). "Brian Saunderson elected as Simcoe-Grey MPP". Collingwood Today. Collingwood, Ontario. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
