Joe Preston (politician)

His Worship
Joe Preston
Mayor of St. Thomas
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded byHeather Jackson
Member of Parliament
for Elgin—Middlesex—London
In office
June 28, 2004 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byGar Knutson
Succeeded byKaren Vecchio
Chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure & House Affairs
In office
March 6, 2007 – August 2, 2015
Minister
Preceded byGary Goodyear
Succeeded byLarry Bagnell
Personal details
Born (1956-06-14) June 14, 1956 (age 68)
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (2004–2015)
SpouseStephanie Preston
Residence(s)St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Profession
  • Politician
  • restaurateur

Joseph Preston (born June 14, 1955) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the mayor of St. Thomas. He was previously a member of Parliament, representing Elgin—Middlesex—London riding from 2004 to 2015 as a member of a Conservative Party of Canada.[1]

He defeated Liberal incumbent Gar Knutson in the 2004 federal election. He was re-elected in the 2006, 2008 and 2011 federal elections. He did not run again in 2015 and retired from parliament.

On July 10, 2018, Preston announced that he was running for mayor of St. Thomas in the 2018 Ontario municipal election,[2] which he won.[3]

Prior to being an member of Parliament, he was an entrepreneur in St. Thomas, and was active in local politics.

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Joe Preston 29,147 57.55 +9.17 –
New Democratic Fred Sinclair 12,439 24.56 +5.32 –
Liberal Graham Warwick 6,812 13.45 -10.07 –
Green John Fisher 1,529 3.02 -3.80 –
Christian Heritage Carl Hiemstra 582 1.15 -0.15 –
Canadian Action Will Arlow 140 0.28 +0.08 –
Total valid votes 50,649 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 170 0.33 -0.07
Turnout 50,819 62.90 +3.24
Eligible voters 80,796 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Joe Preston 22,970 48.38 +2.8 $77,732
Liberal Suzanne van Bommel 11,169 23.52 -2.8 $79,198
New Democratic Ryan Dolby 9,135 19.24 0.0 $12,502
Green Noel Burgon 3,241 6.82 +1.2
Christian Heritage Carl Hiemstra 619 1.30 -0.7 $9,598
Independent Michael van Holst 243 0.51 – $1,875
Canadian Action Will Arlow 96 0.20 0.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,473 100.0 $85,544
Total rejected ballots 190 0.40
Turnout 47,663 59.66
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Preston 23,416 45.6 +1.8
Liberal Crispin Colvin 13,507 26.3 -7.9
New Democratic Tim McCallum 9,873 19.2 +4.6
Green Jonathan Martyn 2,878 5.6 +1.2
Christian Heritage Ken DeVries 1,049 2.0 -0.7
Progressive Canadian Phill Borm 504 1.0
Canadian Action Will Arlow 105 0.2 -0.1
Total valid votes 51,332 100.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Preston 20,333 43.8 -8.7
Liberal Gar Knutson 15,860 34.2 -6.2
New Democratic Tim McCallum 6,763 14.6 +9.4
Green Julie-Ann Stodolny 2,033 4.4 +3.4
Christian Heritage Ken DeVries 1,246 2.7 +1.8
Canadian Action Will Arlow 146 0.3
Total valid votes 46,381 100.0

References

  1. ^ Bejermi, John Zeyad (January 1, 2008). Canadian parliamentary handbook. Borealis Press. p. 345. ISBN 9780888873507. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Peacock, Devon (July 10, 2018). "Former Conservative MP Joe Preston to run for mayor of St. Thomas". Global News. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "City Council". City of St. Thomas. Retrieved December 6, 2020.


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