Trevor Pettit

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.

Trevor Pettit
Ontario MPP
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byBrian Charlton
Succeeded byMarie Bountrogianni
ConstituencyHamilton Mountain
Personal details
Born (1951-03-14) March 14, 1951
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceHamilton, Ontario
OccupationSales executive

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
Candidate Popular vote
Votes % ±%
Scott Duvall (incumbent) 9,027 57.61% +28.05%
Trevor Pettit 3,938 25.13% n/a
John Gallagher 1,899 12.12% +2.91%
Keith Beck 805 5.14% n/a
Total votes 16,173 100%
Registered voters 40,571 39.9 % +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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni19,07640.25+6.34
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Pettit16,39734.60-2.02
New DemocraticChris Charlton10,62222.41-3.55
GreenKelli Gallagher4560.96
Family CoalitionJim Enos4260.90-2.61
Natural LawBob Danio2610.55
IndependentRolf Gerstenberger1590.34
Total valid votes 47,397 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.[4]
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Pettit13,85236.60+16.14
LiberalMarie Bountrogianni12,82433.88+14.16
New DemocraticBrian Charlton9,83725.99-33.81
Family CoalitionMichael 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.

References
  1. Lee, Prokaska (25 May 1995). "Profile Hamilton Mountain". The Spectator. p. C2.
  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. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate (1999)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  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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