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Dan Ashton

Dan Ashton

Canadian politician

Dan Ashton (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election,[2] and who was re-elected in 2017 and 2020. He represents the electoral district of Penticton as a member of BC United.

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Prior to his election to the legislature, Ashton served as mayor of Penticton from 2008 until 2013 and, prior to that, as city councillor from 1999 until 2008.[3]

On December 20, 2023, Ashton announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2024.[4] On February 23, 2024, he announced that he would be seeking the nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay.[5]

Electoral record

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References

  1. [1]
    http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/156030635.doc?mobile=true [dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Penticton results: Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton wins provincial seat". Global News, May 15, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "List of Penticton's Mayors and Reeves", City of Penticton Website Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. [4]
    "Penticton-Peachland MLA Dan Ashton not seeking re-election for 2024". December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Potenteau, Doyle (23 February 2024). "Penticton MLA Dan Ashton seeking federal nomination". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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    "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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    "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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    "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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    "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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