Gary Burroughs
| Gary Burroughs | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Niagara Regional Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Partington |
| Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake | |
| In office 2000–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Art Viola |
| Succeeded by | Dave Eke |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario |
Gary Burroughs is a Canadian politician, and the current chair of the Niagara Regional Council, formerly the Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.[1]
He also ran as a Liberal candidate in Niagara Falls in the 2006 federal election, but lost to Rob Nicholson.[2]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Rob Nicholson | 23,489 | 40.4% | +1.7% | ||||
| Liberal | Gary Burroughs | 20,099 | 34.5% | -2.0% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wayne Gates | 12,214 | 21.0% | +0.2% | ||||
| Green | Kay Green | 2,402 | 4.1% | +0.1% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 58,204 | 100.0% | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Council urged to support GO Transit". Niagara Advance, February 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Lawyer, tourism director duking it out to take on Nicholson". Welland Tribune.