Dan Ashton

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] He represents the electoral district of Penticton as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Dan Ashton
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Penticton
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Barisoff
Mayor of Penticton, British Columbia
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Jake Kimberley
Succeeded by	Garry Litke
Personal details
Born	1954/1955 (age 65–66)[1]
Political party	BC Liberal

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]

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Penticton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	13,217	48.19	−5.36	$34,620.10
	New Democratic	Toni Boot	10,343	37.71	+9.70	$11,650.73
	Green	Ted Shumaker	3,152	11.49	−6.95	$19.00
	Libertarian	Keith Macintyre	717	2.61	–	$605.44
Total valid votes			27,429	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4][5]

2017 British Columbia general election: Penticton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	14,470	52.80	+6.95	$48,359
	New Democratic	Tarik Sayeed	7,874	28.73	−11.62	$50,324
	Green	Connie Sahlmark	5,061	18.47	–	$4,596
Total valid votes			27,405	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103	0.38
Turnout			27,508	60.79
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

2013 British Columbia general election: Penticton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ashton	11,536	45.85	+1.86	$92,981
	New Democratic	Richard Cannings	10,154	40.35	+9.20	$79,882
	Conservative	Sean Upshaw	2,288	9.09	+0.35	$5,077
	BC First	Doug Maxwell	1,185	4.71	–	$5,228
Total valid votes			25,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173	0.68
Turnout			25,336	58.27
Source: Elections BC[8]

References

1. http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/156030635.html?mobile=true
2. "Penticton results: Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton wins provincial seat". Global News, May 15, 2013.
3. "List of Penticton's Mayors and Reeves", City of Penticton Website Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.
4. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
7. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
8. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.