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Brian Saunderson

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Brian Saunderson
KC MPP
Saunderson in 2023
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Simcoe—Grey
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byJim Wilson
Mayor of Collingwood
In office
2018–2022
Personal details
Born (1961-11-16) November 16, 1961 (age 63)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Education

Brian George Saunderson KC MPP (born November 16, 1961) is a Canadian politician and former Olympic rower. He has represented the riding of Simcoe—Grey in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022 and served as the mayor of Collingwood from 2018 to 2022. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Political career

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Prior to entering politics, Saunderson competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 2018, Saunderson was elected mayor of the town of Collingwood.[2][3] From 2014 to 2018, he served as deputy mayor.[4]

In June 2021, Saunderson was named the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's candidate for Simcoe—Grey in the 2022 Ontario election after being recommended by Doug Ford.[5] He won the election and stepped down as mayor.[6]

Electoral history

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2022 Ontario general election: Simcoe—Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brian Saunderson 27,067 51.18 −4.75
Liberal Ted Crysler 11,687 22.10 +7.70
New Democratic Keith Nunn 5,849 11.06 −10.99
Green Allan Kuhn 4,742 8.97 +2.09
New Blue David Ghobrial 2,147 4.06  
Ontario Party Rodney Sacrey 1,039 1.96  
None of the Above Billy G. Gordon 355 0.67  
Total valid votes 52,886 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 255
Turnout 53,141 43.52
Eligible voters 120,499
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing −6.22
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Saunderson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Edwards, John (October 22, 2018). "Brian Saunderson elected mayor of Collingwood". Simcoe.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Engel, Erika (October 23, 2018). "Saunderson the new mayor of Collingwood". Barrie Today. Barrie, Ontario. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Brian Saunderson — Collingwood mayor". Simcoe.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Owen, Jessica (June 4, 2021). "BREAKING NEWS: Saunderson to run under PC banner for MPP spot in 2022". Collingwood Today. Collingwood, Ontario. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Engel, Erika (June 2, 2022). "Brian Saunderson elected as Simcoe-Grey MPP". Collingwood Today. Collingwood, Ontario. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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