Trevor Pettit

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Trevor Pettit
Ontario MPP
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by Brian Charlton
Succeeded by Marie Bountrogianni
Constituency Hamilton Mountain
Personal details
Born (1951-03-14) March 14, 1951 (age 70)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Hamilton, Ontario
OccupationSales executive

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.

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Background

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]

Politics

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]

Electoral record

Summary of the October 25, 2010 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Seven Councillor Election
CandidatePopular vote
Votes %±%
Scott Duvall (incumbent)9,02757.61%+28.05%
Trevor Pettit3,93825.13%n/a
John Gallagher1,89912.12%+2.91%
Keith Beck8055.14%n/a
Total votes16,173100%
Registered voters40,57139.9 %+2.97%
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.
Sources: Hamilton, Ontario, City Clerk's Office
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 19,07640.25+6.34
Progressive Conservative Trevor Pettit16,39734.60-2.02
New Democratic Chris Charlton 10,62222.41-3.55
Green Kelli Gallagher4560.96
Family Coalition Jim Enos4260.90-2.61
Natural Law Bob Danio2610.55
Independent Rolf Gerstenberger1590.34
Total valid votes47,397 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario. [4]
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Pettit13,85236.60+16.14
Liberal Marie Bountrogianni 12,82433.88+14.16
New Democratic Brian Charlton 9,83725.99-33.81
Family Coalition Michael O'Grady1,3293.51
Total valid votes 37,822 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario. [2]

Later life

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Lee, Prokaska (25 May 1995). "Profile Hamilton Mountain". The Spectator. p. C2.
  2. 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1995)". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Arnold, Steve (9 November 1996). "Local MPPs favour deal: Opposition members want to test public reaction". The Spectator. p. A2.
  4. 1 2 "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ O'Reilly, Nicole (26 October 2010). "Ward 7 sticks with Duvall". The Spectator. p. A6.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
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