Glen Pearson
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| Incumbent | |
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| Riding | London North Centre |
| In office since | December 7, 2006 |
| Preceded by | Joe Fontana |
| Born | December 26, 1950 (age 56) Calgary, Alberta |
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Political party | |
| Profession(s) | Firefighter |
| Spouse | Jane Roy |
Glen Douglas Pearson (born December 26, 1950 in Calgary, Alberta) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for London North Centre, and is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Pearson is a professional firefighter in London, Ontario, Canada, well known for his charitable and humanitarian activities. He has recently retired as a captain in the London Fire Department, where he has worked for the past 29 years, but he is perhaps better known as the co-founder and volunteer executive director of the London Food Bank for the past 20 years. He has also been involved in the Ontario Association of Food Banks and currently sits on its board.
In 1998, along with his wife, Jane Roy, Pearson worked on human rights and development projects in Sudan. This work included building schools and infrastructure, general community development and campaigning against slavery.
[edit] 2006 By-election
Pearson has sought public office on several occasions and on October 29, 2006, he defeated Steve Ross to win the Liberal nomination for the federal by-election in London North Centre. He was elected on November, 27 2006, defeating his opponents with 35% of the vote. His closest competition was Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, who received 26% of the vote.
His campaign emphasized environmental, health care and accountability issues.
A father of five, Pearson lives with his wife and their adopted daughter, Abuk, in London, Ontario. He is currently in the process of adopting Abuk's twin sister and brother.
He supported Stéphane Dion in the Liberal leadership convention, and introduced him on the night of the candidate speeches.
[edit] Electoral Record
| By-election, November 27, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 13,287 | 34.85% | -5.27% | |
| Green | Elizabeth May | 9,864 | 25.87% | +20.38% | |
| Conservative | Dianne Haskett | 9,309 | 24.42% | -5.48% | |
| New Democrat | Megan Walker | 5,388 | 14.13% | -9.62% | |
| Progressive Canadian | Steven Hunter | 145 | 0.38% | -0.09% | |
| Independent | Robert Ede | 77 | 0.20% | - | |
| Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 53 | 0.14% | - | |
| Total | 38,123 | 100.00% | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | Irene Mathyssen | 16,067 | |||
| Liberal | Glen Douglas Pearson | 15,199 | |||
| Conservative | Dan Mailer | 12,034 | |||
| Green | David McLaughlin | 1803 | |||
| Preceded by Joe Fontana |
Member of Parliament from London North Centre 2006– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
