Joyce Savoline
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Joyce Savoline is a politician in Ontario
, Canada
. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
, representing the electoral district
of Burlington
for the Progressive Conservatives
. She first won the seat in a by-election
on February 8, 2007.
Savoline previously served as chair
of the Regional Municipality of Halton
from her original appointment in 1994 until her retirement in 2006. In 2000, as a result of changes to the Ontario Municipal Act
, Savoline became the first person to be directly elected to that position by the voters of Halton. She was reelected in 2003.
Following her departure from municipal office, Joyce sought the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace to replace Cam Jackson
as Member of Provincial Parliament from Burlington, after Jackson resigned to successfully run for mayor. At the local party's nomination meeting on December 14, 2006, she narrowly defeated former Miss Canada
Blair Lancaster
, 251 votes to 205. Brad Reaume, a former journalist and assistant to Halton
MPP Ted Chudleigh
, was also a candidate.
In the ensuing byelection, Savoline faced several opponents, but her closest competition was Ontario Liberal Party
candidate Joan Lougheed, a former long-time Burlington city councillor
who had narrowly lost to Jackson in the Burlington mayoral race the previous fall. Ultimately Savoline defeated Lougheed with 11,143 votes (49%) to her 9,365 (41.2%) according to unofficial election night tallies.
Savoline was reelected in the 2007 Ontario provincial election
defeating Liberal candidate Marianne Meed Ward by a narrower margin of 21,517 votes (41.3%) to 19,693 votes (37.8%).
Savoline was born in Shanghai
, China
and moved to Canada with her parents and sister in 1953. She and her husband moved to Burlington in 1973.
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|Joyce Savoline
|align="right"|21,517
|align="right"|41.3
|align="right"|
|-
|Marianne Meed Ward
|align="right"|19,693
|align="right"|37.8
|align="right"|
|Cory Judson
|align="right"|5,731
|align="right"|11.0
|align="right"|
|-
|Tim Wilson
|align="right"|4,750
|align="right"|9.1
|align="right"|
|-
|Mark Gamez
|align="right"|395
|align="right"|0.8
|align="right"|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|By-election, February 8, 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
|Joyce Savoline
|align=right|11,143
|align=right|49.0%
|align=right|+2.8%
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
|Joan Lougheed
|align=right|9,365
|align=right|41.2%
|align=right|-1.0%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
|Cory Judson
|align=right|1,310
|align=right|5.8%
|align=right|-1.4%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
|Frank de Jong
|align=right|734
|align=right|3.2%
|align=right|+0.9%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Freedom
|Barry Spruce
|align=right|106
|align=right|0.5%
|align=right|*
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Independent
|John C. Turmel
|align=right|90
|align=right|0.4%
|align=right|*
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
, representing the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Burlington
Burlington (electoral district)
Burlington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario....
for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. She first won the seat in a by-election
Ontario provincial by-elections, 2007
By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. By-elections were held in three electoral districts : Burlington, Markham and York South–Weston....
on February 8, 2007.
Savoline previously served as chair
Regional Chair (Ontario)
In Ontario, Regional Chairs chair the council for the province's regional municipalities. As head of council, they also act as chief executive officer of the municipal corporation, as legislated by section 225 of the Ontario Municipal Act...
of the Regional Municipality of Halton
Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada located in Southern Ontario in the southwest part of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1973 was known as Halton County...
from her original appointment in 1994 until her retirement in 2006. In 2000, as a result of changes to the Ontario Municipal Act
Ontario Municipal Act
Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 is the main statute governing the creation, administration and government of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. After being adopted in its current form in 2001, it came into force on 1 January 2003, replacing the Municipal Act, 1990...
, Savoline became the first person to be directly elected to that position by the voters of Halton. She was reelected in 2003.
Following her departure from municipal office, Joyce sought the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace to replace Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson
Cameron "Cam" Jackson is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the...
as Member of Provincial Parliament from Burlington, after Jackson resigned to successfully run for mayor. At the local party's nomination meeting on December 14, 2006, she narrowly defeated former Miss Canada
Miss Canada
Miss Canada was a scholarship competition for young women in Canada. It was founded in Hamilton in 1946. The first broadcast of the Miss Canada pageant aired in 1963 on CTV. The late Peter Jennings was host of the pageant in 1964....
Blair Lancaster
Blair Lancaster
Blair Lancaster is a Canadian businesswoman and politician from Burlington, Ontario. A winner of the Miss Canada pageant in 1974, she subsequently operated her own spa business in Burlington....
, 251 votes to 205. Brad Reaume, a former journalist and assistant to Halton
Halton (electoral district)
Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...
MPP Ted Chudleigh
Ted Chudleigh
Ted Chudleigh is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Halton for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario...
, was also a candidate.
In the ensuing byelection, Savoline faced several opponents, but her closest competition was Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate Joan Lougheed, a former long-time Burlington city councillor
Burlington City Council
Burlington City Council is the city council responsible for the city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus six councillors.-2006-2010:Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:*Cam Jackson - Mayor...
who had narrowly lost to Jackson in the Burlington mayoral race the previous fall. Ultimately Savoline defeated Lougheed with 11,143 votes (49%) to her 9,365 (41.2%) according to unofficial election night tallies.
Savoline was reelected in the 2007 Ontario provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
defeating Liberal candidate Marianne Meed Ward by a narrower margin of 21,517 votes (41.3%) to 19,693 votes (37.8%).
Savoline was born in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and moved to Canada with her parents and sister in 1953. She and her husband moved to Burlington in 1973.
Electoral record
|-
|Joyce Savoline
|align="right"|21,517
|align="right"|41.3
|align="right"|
|-
|Marianne Meed Ward
Marianne Meed Ward
Marianne Meed Ward is a politician and journalist, currently elected as city councillor for Ward 2 in Burlington, Ontario- Career before 2010 :...
|align="right"|19,693
|align="right"|37.8
|align="right"|
|Cory Judson
|align="right"|5,731
|align="right"|11.0
|align="right"|
|-
|Tim Wilson
|align="right"|4,750
|align="right"|9.1
|align="right"|
|-
|Mark Gamez
|align="right"|395
|align="right"|0.8
|align="right"|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|By-election, February 8, 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
|Joyce Savoline
|align=right|11,143
|align=right|49.0%
|align=right|+2.8%
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
|Joan Lougheed
|align=right|9,365
|align=right|41.2%
|align=right|-1.0%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democrat
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
|Cory Judson
|align=right|1,310
|align=right|5.8%
|align=right|-1.4%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
|Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong
Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
|align=right|734
|align=right|3.2%
|align=right|+0.9%
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Freedom
Freedom Party of Ontario
The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....
|Barry Spruce
|align=right|106
|align=right|0.5%
|align=right|*
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Independent
|John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...
|align=right|90
|align=right|0.4%
|align=right|*