Granville Anderson

Granville Anderson (born c. 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Durham. He is currently Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 on the municipal council in Clarington.

Granville Anderson
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Durham
In office
June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byJohn O'Toole
Succeeded byLindsey Park
Personal details
Born1960 (age 60–61)
Jamaica
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceCourtice, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
ProfessionMediator

Background

Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He attended the University of Windsor where he obtained a certificate in mediation law, and earned a business administration diploma through Seneca College. He was elected as a separate school trustee in 2003, and was eventually elected as the chair of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board. He owns his own company specializing in mediation services.[1]

Politics

He ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Durham. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Patrick by 1,236 votes.[2][3]

He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (Ontario).

Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election.[4]

In 2018, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4, winning with 34.11% of the vote.[5]

Electoral record

Provincial
2018 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLindsey Park28,57546.99%+12.70
New DemocraticJoel Usher19,25331.66%+7.58
LiberalGranville Anderson10,23716.84%−19.61
GreenMichelle Corbett2,3603.88%−0.51
LibertarianRyan Robinson3820.63%−0.17
Total valid votes 60,807100.0 
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing  
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2014 Ontario general election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGranville Anderson19,81636.45+7.10
Progressive ConservativeMike Patrick18,64034.29−14.78
New DemocraticDerek Spence13,09424.08+6.49
GreenHalyna Zalucky2,3824.39+1.70
LibertarianConner Toye4340.80−0.13
Total valid votes 54,336100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.94
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 019 Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.

Municipal
2018 Clarington election, Regional Councillor Wards 3 & 4[6]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson2,67534.11
Steven Cooke2,20528.12
Wendy Partner2,08326.56
Peter Vogel87911.21
2010 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[7]
Candidate Votes %
Granville Anderson1,34532.68
Peggy O'Toole1,16828.38
Barbara Malone86120.92
Nicholle Stanisz41710.13
John Slemko3257.90
2006 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[8]
Candidate Votes %
Maureen Day1,90938.15
Granville Anderson1,33726.72
Barbara Malone1,32526.48
Andrew Bennion4338.65
2003 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[9]
Candidate Votes %
Granville AndersonAcclaimed
George AsheAcclaimed

References
  1. Jordan, Shelley (December 12, 2003). "Mediator wants to bring groups together as trustee; Granville Anderson is focused on helping students". Clarington This Week. p. 3.
  2. "General Election by District: Durham". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  3. "Granville Anderson ends blue streak in Durham riding". Durham Region. June 12, 2014.
  4. "UPDATE: PC Lindsey Park will be Durham's new MPP". DurhamRegion.com. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "2018 Election Results" (PDF). Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "2010 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "2006 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. "2003 Election Results". Municipality of Clarington. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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