Rick Johnson (Canadian politician)
| Rick Johnson | |
|---|---|
| MPP | |
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In office 2009–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Scott |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Scott |
| Constituency | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Terri |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Pontypool, Ontario |
| Occupation | Musician |
Rick Johnson is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a by-election on March 5, 2009, defeating Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader John Tory in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock.[1] He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Background
Before entering politics, Rick was well known for his writing, and performance of children's music.[2] He is married to his wife of 35 years, Terri. They have two children, Michael and Tricia.
Politics
Johnson previously served as a public school trustee for, and chair of, the Trillium Lakelands District School Board[3] and as president of the Ontario Public School Boards Association. In his term on the OPSBA, Johnson introduced breakfast, co-operative education and literacy programs for his district. He has also served on the Lindsay Chamber of Commerce.
Johnson was the Liberal candidate in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock in the 2007 provincial election, losing to Laurie Scott.[4] On January 9, 2009 Scott resigned her seat, in order to provide Conservative Leader John Tory a seat in the legislature. Johnson capitalized on public anger from Scott's move to narrowly defeat Tory in the subsequent by-election.[5]
Johnson served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli. He previously served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. In the 2011 election, Johnson lost again to P.C. candidate Laurie Scott by 6,000 votes in the 2011 provincial election.[6] He tried again in 2014 but lost again to Scott, this time by more than 3,000 votes.[7]
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Laurie Scott | 22,357 | 45.4 | +4.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Johnson | 16,522 | 33.6 | -10.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Abel | 8,517 | 17.3 | +11.32 | ||||
| Green | Anita Payne | 1,652 | 3.2 | -3.44 | ||||
| Freedom | Charles Olito | 254 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,942 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rick Johnson | 15,482 | 43.73 | +14.22 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Tory | 14,576 | 41.17 | -8.73 | |
| Green | Mike Schreiner | 2,352 | 6.64 | -0.56 | |
| New Democratic | Lyn Edwards | 2,117 | 5.98 | -5.92 | |
| Independent | Jason Taylor | 320 | 0.90 | ||
| Family Coalition | Jake Pothaar | 258 | 0.73 | -0.07 | |
| Freedom | Bill Denby | 140 | 0.40 | -0.4 | |
| Independent | John Turmel | 92 | 0.26 | ||
| Libertarian | Paolo Fabrizio | 71 | 0.20 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Laurie Scott | 24,272 | 49.9 | ||
| Liberal | Rick Johnson | 14,324 | 29.5 | ||
| New Democratic | Joan Corrigan | 5,773 | 11.9 | ||
| Green | Douglas Smith | 3,475 | 7.2 | – | |
| Freedom | Bill Denby | 391 | 0.8 | ||
| Family Coalition | Jake Pothaar | 364 | 0.8 | ||
References
- ↑ "John Tory loses bid for seat in by-election". Toronto Star, March 5, 2009.
- ↑ Local Juno nominated singer enjoys casting 'lifelines'
- ↑ Trustees accept Johnson’s resignation
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 5 (xiv).
- ↑ "John Tory loses bid for seat in by-election". Toronto Star. March 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "General Elections by District: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.