- Dean Allison
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Dean Allison Member of Parliament
for Niagara West—GlanbrookIncumbent Assumed office
October 4, 2004Preceded by Electoral district created Personal details Born February 18, 1965
London, OntarioPolitical party Conservative Residence Beamsville Profession businessman, entrepreneur, restaurant owner Dean Allison (born February 18, 1965 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 federal election for the new riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook. Allison is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has been re-elected in each subsequent election.
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Early life and career
Allison holds a degree in Economics from Wilfred Laurier University.[1] Upon graduation, Allison established himself in the Niagara area through accumulating businesses and working for a major franchise organization.[1] Outside of his capacities as a Member of Parliament, Allison also owns a Private Equity Firm that assists in small business and startups.[1]
Community involvement
Allison has served as President of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation, as President of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, a Director of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and board member of Junior Achievement in Niagara.[1] Allison is also a founding member of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in Canada and the Belarus’ Children of Chernobyl program that brings children affected by the Chernobyl disaster to Canada.[2]
Member of Parliament
Since taking office, Allison has served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, International Trade and as Past Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Skills Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities and has also served on the Advisory Panel on the Funding of Officers of Parliament. He has also served as Vice Chair of the Ontario Conservative Caucus and been on the executive of the Intraparliamentary Union Association and the Commonwealth Association.
Presently, Allison serves as Chair of both the House of Commons Liaison Committee, and Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Allison has tabled a number of different legislative initiatives in Parliament including a bill aimed at removing the faint hope clause from the Criminal Code,[3] and motions to entrench property rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms[4] and to raise awareness of Anaphylaxis.[5]
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dean Allison 33,701 57.3% +5.33% New Democrat David Heatley 12,734 21.6% +6.84% Liberal Stephen Bieda 8,699 14.8% -9.17% Green Sid Frere 2,530 4.3% -2.91% Christian Heritage Bryan Jongbloed 1,199 2% -0.06% Total valid votes 58,863 100% Source: Elections Canada
Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dean Allison 28,089 52.0% +4.60% Liberal Heather Carter 12,955 24.0% -6.71% New Democrat Dave Heatley 7,980 14.8% -1.26% Green Sid Frere 3,897 7.2% +3.26% Christian Heritage Dave Bylsma 1,118 2.1% +0.17% Total valid votes 54,039 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dean Allison 27,351 47.4% +7.09% Liberal Heather Carter 17,712 30.7% -8.32% New Democrat Dave Heatley 9,251 16.0% +1.20% Green Tom Ferguson 2,284 4.0% +0.56% Christian Heritage David W. Bylsma 1,132 2.0% -0.17% Total valid votes 57,730 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dean Allison 20,874 Liberal Debbie Zimmerman 20,210 New Democrat Dave Heatley 7,681 Green Tom Ferguson 1,761 Christian Heritage David Bylsma 1,107 Canadian Action Phil Rose 179 Total valid votes 51,812 Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Maloney 17,054 Canadian Alliance Dean Allison 14,992 Progressive Conservative David Hurren 5,174 New Democrat Jody Di Bartolomeo 2,423 Christian Heritage David W. Blysma 476 Natural Law John Gregory 143 Canadian Action William Schleich 137 References
- ^ a b c d Official website: Meet Dean. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Conservative Party of Canada: Meet our MPs. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Private Members Bill seeks to eliminate the Faint Hope Clause". deanallison.ca, April 16, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Allison helps government take first step towards entrenching property rights". deanallison.ca, April 23, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Niagara families & MP Dean Allison raise awareness for Anaphylaxis". deanallison.ca, June 7, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
External links
- Dean Allison
- How'd They Vote?: Dean Allison's voting history and quotes
- Dean Allison - Parliament of Canada biography
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