David Boushy

David Boushy
MPP for Sarnia-Lambton[1]
In office 1995 provincial election – 1999 provincial election
Preceded by	Bob Huget
Succeeded by	Caroline Di Cocco
Personal details
Born	January 25, 1932 (1932-01-25) (age 79) Lebanon
Nationality	Canada,  Lebanon
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	businessman, politician

David Boushy (born January 25, 1932 in Lebanon) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.^[1]

Boushy was educated at Narj' Oyoun National College in Lebanon. He worked for Esso Chemicals after moving to Canada,^[2] and was the founder and editor of the Sarnia Visitor's Guide. Boushy served for over 30 years on the Sarnia City Council, and was the secretary of the local Progressive Conservative association.

Boushy was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal Joan Link by 634 votes in the riding of Sarnia (incumbent New Democrat Bob Huget was third). He served as a supporter of Mike Harris's government for the next four years.

Boushy lost to Liberal Caroline Di Cocco by about 3,000 votes in the 1999 provincial election, in the redistributed riding of Sarnia—Lambton. He subsequently returned to municipal politics, and is still a member of the Sarnia municipal council as of 2010. In the 2007 Ontario provincial election Caroline Di Cocco lost to Conservative Bob Baily. Boushy also ran for the PC nomination in the 2003 provincial election, but lost to Henk Venden Ende.

On November 18, 2005 a Long-standing Service Award was presented to David Boushy by the Ontario Government for his over 25 years of Municipal Service and for "showing immense leadership and commitment to his community of Sarnia Lambton".^[3]

Electoral record

Ontario general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Boushy	9260
	Liberal	Joan Link	8626
	New Democrat	Bob Huget	7487
	Family Coalition	Ron Raes	1642
	Freedom	Anthony Barbato	217
	Freedom	Andrew K. Falby	159

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Caroline Di Cocco	19,440	48.91
	Progressive Conservative	Dave Boushy	16,679	41.96
	New Democrat	Mark Kotanen	3,110	7.82
	Freedom	Andrew K. Falby	517	1.3

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, June 08, 1995 - May 05, 1999 ". http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_list.do?parlID=36. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
2. ^ "Legislative Assembly of Ontario-Committee Transcripts". http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do;jsessionid=c72d607830d656a44badfa624f86a5b4afb2ea8b9a73.e3eQbNaNa3eRe3qMb3uOaNaQe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy?locale=en&BillID=&ParlCommID=50&Date=1995-11-16&Business=Organizational+Meeting&DocumentID=18658. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
3. ^ "2004 Award Recipients". http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page780.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 

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Name	Boushy, David
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Date of birth	January 25, 1932
Place of birth	Lebanon
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