Paul Vickers (politician)
Paul Vickers | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Byers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meaford, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Paul Vickers born 1966 is a Canadian politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (MPP) for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, after winning the seat in the 2025 Ontario general election. He is a Progressive Conservative.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Vickers is a dairy farmer from Meaford, Ontario.[3] He was a municipal councillor there from 2018 to 2022.[4]
In January 2025, he was selected to be the candidate to replace retiring MPP Rick Byers.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Meaford, Ontario, Vickers and his wife Karen have four children.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Ontario general election: Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Vickers | 20,158 | 44.14 | –4.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Selwyn J. Hicks | 13,445 | 29.44 | +9.11 | ||||
| Green | Joel Loughead | 5,693 | 12.47 | +3.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | James Harris | 3,611 | 7.91 | –6.00 | ||||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Ann Gillies | 1,006 | 2.20 | N/A | ||||
| New Blue | Vincent Grimaldi | 930 | 2.04 | –0.66 | ||||
| Libertarian | Michael Butt | 681 | 1.49 | N/A | ||||
| Ontario Alliance | Matt Fritz | 148 | 0.32 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,670 | 99.04 | –0.09 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 443 | 0.96 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,113 | 50.79 | +3.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,795 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –6.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Engel, Erika (28 February 2025). "PC Paul Vickers elected in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound". CollingwoodToday.ca. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Vickers secures Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC nomination". CollingwoodToday.ca. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Gowan, Rob (January 24, 2025). "Vickers wins PC Party candidacy in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound". The Post.
- ^ Gowan, Rob (December 6, 2024). "Candidates step up to be Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PC nominee". Kincardine News.
- ^ a b "Vickers wins PC Party candidacy in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound". owensoundsuntimes. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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