| Term start | June 28, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Term end | September 11, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Murray Calder |
| Successor | Kyle Seeback |
| Riding | Dufferin—Caledon |
| Parliament | Canadian |
| Party | Progressive Conservative, 1990-2002 Conservative, 2002-Present |
| Birth date | March 19, 1941 (age 85) |
| Birth place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Parliament 1 | Ontario Provincial |
| Term start 1 | September 6, 1990 |
| Term end 1 | April 2, 2002 |
| Predecessor 1 | Mavis Wilson |
| Successor 1 | Ernie Eves |
| Riding 1 | Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Dufferin—Peel (1990-1999) |
| Office 3 | Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship & Immigration |
| Minister 3 | Jason Kenney Chris Alexander |
| Term start 3 | February 3, 2009 |
| Term end 3 | August 2, 2015 |
| Predecessor 3 | Norman Doyle |
| Successor 3 | Borys Wrzesnewskyj |
| Spouse | Judith Tilson |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David Allan Tilson (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 served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Dufferin—Caledon from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. When he left office, he was 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 House of Commons of Canada 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]
Tilson did not run for reelection in the 2019 federal election.[6]
References
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 2004. p. A14.
- ^ Valeriote, Frank. "Drought inspires Conservatives to cut farm relief". The Caledon Citizen. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Mike Baker (March 25, 2019). "Harzadan Singh Khattra local Tories' surprise pick to succeed David Tilson". Orangeville Citizen