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Bruce - Grey - Owen Sound

2008 Results

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 224/224 polls
CON Larry Miller 22,974 Elected
GRN Dick Hibma 13,095
LIB Thom Noble 6,892
NDP Jill McIllwraith 4,640
CHP Joel Kidd 629

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Joel Kidd

Joel Kidd

Party: Christian Heritage Party

Age: 25

Education: Electronics engineering technologist diploma from the RCC Institute of Technology.

Profession: Electronics technologist

Career Background: Has worked in the satellite telecommunications industry since 2003.

Electoral History

Provincial: Ran in Beaches-East York for the Family Coalition Party of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election.

Mailing address:

495131 Grey Road 2

Ravenna, Ont.

N0H 2E0

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-599-3275

joel@joelkidd.ca

www.joelkidd.ca

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthdate: July 21, 1956

Age: 52

Birthplace: Wiarton, Ont.

Profession: Owner of a beef farm

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Darlene

Children: Three

Career Background: Chair of the transition board for Derby, Keppel and Sarawak Amalgamation, 1999. Member of county's general government committee, 1999 to 2000; chair of the county's transportation and public safety committee, 2001. Warden of Grey County, 2002. Member of the county's social services committee, 2002, and of its planning and community development committee, 2002 to 2003. Deputy warden of Grey County, 2003 to 2004. Chair of the county's finance and personnel committee, 2003 to 2004. Other achievements include serving on the Niagara escarpment commission and the provincial land division committee. Charter member and vice-chair of the Twin County Feeder Finance Co-operative.

Electoral History

Municipal: Keppel municipal councillor, 1991 to 1993. Deputy reeve of Keppel 1994 to 1996. Reeve of Keppel, 1997 to 1999. Councillor of Grey County, 2000 to 2001. Mayor of Georgian Bluffs, 2000 to 2004.

Federal: Elected in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in 2004 and 2006.

Political History

Committee: Member: Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.

Contact information:

manager@larrymiller.ca

larrymiller.ca

Dick Hibma

Dick Hibma

Party: Green Party of Canada

Age: 53

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Sandra Lee

Children: Andrew and Kristen

Career Background: He works for Bruce Power, a national nuclear generating company, primarily in planning, scheduling and co-ordinating maintenance activities.

Community Activities: Served as director of the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority for 13 years and chair of Conservation Ontario.

Electoral History

Municipal: First elected as councillor in Owen Sound in 1994. He served for three terms until he retired in 2003.

Mailing address:

833 Second Avenue East

Owen Sound, Ont.

N4K 2H2

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-470-2242

hibmagreens@gmail.com

dickhibma.com

Thom Noble

Thom Noble

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Age: 52

Profession: Businessman

Career Background: Operates his own computer network company.

Mailing address:

640 10th St. West, Unit 3

Owen Sound, Ont.

N4K 3R9

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-374-3850

www.liberal.ca

Jill McIllwraith

Jill McIllwraith

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: June 30, 1955

Age: 53

Birthplace: Hamilton, Ont.

Education: Graduated as a registered practical nurse in 1973; is a graduate of the operating room technician program at Humber College in 1976.

Profession: Registered practical nurse, operating room technician

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Peter

Children: Four - Sherry, Eric, Michel and Meg

Career Background: Has worked in health care for 32 years, and has held positions in health care in Hamilton, Ottawa and Toronto. Since 1988 has been employed in nursing at Markdale Hospital. Is in her third term as president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Local 260, representing 920 members in health care. Activist with the Ontario Health Coalition. Chair of Provincial Health Care Support Sector 11, executive of the provincial health-care divisional committee, OPSEU. Member of the advisory committee for the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for local health integration networks (LHINs).

Electoral History

Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.

Contact information:

jillmcillwraith@ndp.ca

jillmcillwraith.com

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2008 Results