Ron Johnson (politician)

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Ron Wayne Johnson (born November 16, 1966 in Brantford, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.

Johnson was educated at the Brantford Collegiate Institute and the Transport Canada Training Institution. He worked as the editor of the Brant News.

Johnson was elected to the Ontario parliament in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal Dave Neumann by over 3,000 votes in Brantford. Incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Brad Ward finished third.

Johnson's victory was unexpected, and he played a very minimal role in the sitting of the legislature that followed. He held no official parliamentary responsibilities after 1997, and did not seek re-election in 1999. He endorsed Frank Klees's bid to lead the Ontario PC Party in 2004.

[edit] Electoral record

1995 Ontario provincial election : Brantford edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Johnson	13,745	41.01	+32.55	$36,072.31
	Liberal	Dave Neumann	10,418	31.08	-6.33	$25,897.40
	New Democratic Party	(x)Brad Ward	8,165	24.36	-24.27	$41,119.25
	Family Coalition	Paul Vandervet	762	2.27	-1.60	$775.98
	Green	William Darfler	430	1.28	+0.08	621.90
Total valid votes			33,520	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			288
Turnout			33,808	59.90	-6.81
Electors on the lists			56,445