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Canadian politician
Trevor Pettit (born March 14, 1951) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature from 1995 to 1999 who represented the riding of Hamilton Mountain.
Pettit was born in Hamilton. He worked as a sales director for a manufacturing company in neighbouring Dundas which is now part of Hamilton. He is married with two children.[1]
He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal Marie Bountrogianni and incumbent New Democrat Brian Charlton finished third.[2] He sat in the backbenches of Mike Harris's government during his time in the legislature. He advocated the amalgamation of Hamilton with neighbouring municipalities, a policy initiative which was passed during the Harris government's second term.[3]
Pettit lost to Bountrigianni by about 2,500 votes in the 1999 provincial election.[4]
In 2010, he attempted to unseat incumbent Scott Duvall for the position of Hamilton city councillor in Ward Seven, but was unsuccessful.[5]
Summary of the October 25, 2010 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Seven Councillor Election
Candidate
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Popular vote
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Scott Duvall (incumbent)
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9,027
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57.61%
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+28.05%
|
|
Trevor Pettit
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3,938
|
25.13%
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n/a
|
|
John Gallagher
|
1,899
|
12.12%
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+2.91%
|
|
Keith Beck
|
805
|
5.14%
|
n/a
|
Total votes
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16,173
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100%
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|
Registered voters
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40,571
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39.9 %
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+2.97%
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Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan. Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
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Sources: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office
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As of 2010, Pettit works as a government relations-energy consultant. He also an occasional guest columnist for local Hamilton newspapers.[6][7] In 2014, he retired to Costa Rica.
- ^ Lee, Prokaska (25 May 1995). "Profile Hamilton Mountain". The Spectator. p. C2.
- ^ a b "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1995)". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
- ^ Arnold, Steve (9 November 1996). "Local MPPs favour deal: Opposition members want to test public reaction". The Spectator. p. A2.
- ^ a b "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ O'Reilly, Nicole (26 October 2010). "Ward 7 sticks with Duvall". The Spectator. p. A6.
- ^ Nolan, Daniel (14 October 2010). "Duvall denies voters want change: Ward 7 councillor facing challenges from former MPP and former councillor". The Spectator. p. A6.
- ^ Pettit, Trevor (29 April 2011). "This election, the choice is about stability: Conservatives got us through crisis; expensive change could derail success". The Spectator. p. A11.