David Tilson

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David Allan Tilson
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dufferin—Caledon
Assumed office
June 28, 2004
Preceded by Murray Calder
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Dufferin—Peel (1990-1999)
In office
September 6, 1990 – April 2, 2002
Preceded by Mavis Wilson
Succeeded by Ernie Eves
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Citizenship & Immigration
In office
February 3, 2009 – August 2, 2015
Minister Jason Kenney
Chris Alexander
Preceded by Norman Doyle
Succeeded by TBD
Personal details
Born (1941-03-19) March 19, 1941 (age 83)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative, 1990-2002
Conservative, 2002-Present
Spouse(s) Judith Tilson
Residence Orangeville, Ontario
Profession Lawyer

David Allan Tilson, MP (born March 19, 1941) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2002, and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2004. He is currently the oldest serving MP in the 42nd Parliament.

Background

Tilson was educated at the University of New Brunswick and Queen's University, and began practicing law in Orangeville, Ontario in 1970. He served as a trustee on the Dufferin County Board of Education for two terms, and then as a municipal councillor in Orangeville for six years. In the latter capacity, he was the founding Chair of Orangeville's Blue Box program and a Director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. He also served on the board of Westminster United Church.

Ontario politics

Tilson was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1990, defeating incumbent Liberal Mavis Wilson in Dufferin—Peel by 572 votes.[1] The New Democratic Party won this election, and Tilson spent the next five years as an opposition member.

The Ontario Tories won a majority government in the provincial election of 1995, and Tilson greatly increased his margin of victory, defeating Wilson by almost 15,000 votes in a rematch.[2] He was appointed chair of the government caucus in November 1997.

Tilson won another landslide re-election victory for the new riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey in the 1999 election.[3] On April 2, 2002, he resigned his seat in the legislature to allow Premier Ernie Eves (who had been elected party leader without holding a seat) to run as a parachute candidate in a by-election. In 2003-04, he served as vice-chair of the Ontario Municipal Board.

Federal politics

Tilson ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the federal election of 2004 and defeated incumbent Liberal Murray Calder by a margin of 43% to 39% in the new riding of Dufferin—Caledon.[4]

Tilson supported plans to cut farm support programs, including the AgriRecovery Program, by $2 billion over the next year.[5]

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative David Tilson 27,977 46.3 -12.7
Liberal Ed Crewson 23,643 39.1 +26.0
Green Nancy Urekar 4,433 7.3 -7.3
New Democratic Rehya Yazbek 4,398 7.3 -5.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,451 100.0     $233,489.35
Total rejected ballots 232
Turnout 60,683 65.63 +4.32
Eligible voters 92,461
Conservative hold Swing -19.35
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative David Tilson 28,647 59.00 +5.85
Green Ard Van Leeuwen 7,132 14.69 -2.11
New Democratic Leslie Parsons 6,409 13.20 +3.21
Liberal Bill Prout 6,361 13.10 -6.25
Total valid votes 48,549 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187 0.38 0.00
Turnout 48,736 60.91 +3.20
Eligible voters 80,019
Conservative hold Swing +3.98


Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative David Tilson 23,363 53.21 +5.28 $61,440
Liberal Rebecca Finch 8,495 19.35 -10.58 $18,089
Green Ard Van Leeuwen 7,377 16.80 +6.80 $66,728
New Democratic Jason Bissett 4,385 9.99 -2.14
Canadian Action Dean Woods 284 0.65 * $384
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,904 100.00 $84,072
Total rejected ballots 168 0.38
Turnout 44,072 57.71
Conservative hold Swing +7.93


Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative David Tilson 23,641 47.93 +1.01 $49,542
Liberal Garry Moore 14,777 29.93 -12.82 $34,414
New Democratic Chris Marquis 5,983 12.13 +2.88 $3,352
Green Ted Alexander 4,912 10.00 +0.39 $10,218
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,313 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166 0.34
Turnout 49,479 64.94
Conservative hold Swing +6.9


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative David Tilson 19,270 42.81 -5.00
Liberal Murray Calder 17,557 39.00 -6.93
Green Ted Alexander 3,947 8.77 +5.53
New Democratic Rita Landry 3,798 8.44 +5.42
Christian Heritage Ursula Ellis 443 0.98 -
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,015 100.00
Conservative hold Swing +1.0


Provincial

Ontario general election, 1999: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 30,532 64.76
Liberal Steve White 13,591 28.83
New Democratic Noel Duignan 1,871 3.97
Green Richard Procter 1,156 2.45
Total valid votes/ 47,150 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Turnout 49,492 58.6
Eligible voters 81,020
Progressive Conservative hold Swing


Ontario general election, 1995: Dufferin—Peel
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 23,239 66.00 +31.30
Liberal Mavis Wilson 8,501 24.14 -8.66
New Democratic Sandra Crane 3,470 9.85 -17.55
Total valid votes/ 35,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Turnout 35,414 65.2
Eligible voters 54,176
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +19.98


Ontario general election, 1990: Dufferin—Peel
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Progressive Conservative David Tilson 10,899 34.70 +3.41
Liberal Mavis Wilson 10,327 32.80 -20.26
New Democratic Sandra Crane 8,627 27.40 +11.76
Libertarian Bob Shapton 1,594 5.10
Total valid votes/ 35,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Turnout 35,414
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.84


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  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Dufferin—Caledon, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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