Granville Anderson

Granville Earl Anderson^[1] (born c. 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Durham. Anderson served as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 on the municipal council in Clarington, from 2018 to 2022. He is currently Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2 of Clarington.

Granville Anderson
Anderson in 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Durham
In office June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018
Preceded by	John O'Toole
Succeeded by	Lindsey Park
Personal details
Born	Granville Earl Anderson 1960 (age 64–65) Jamaica
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Windsor
Profession	Mediator

Background

Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He attended the University of Windsor where he obtained a certificate in mediation law, and earned a business administration diploma through Seneca College. He was elected as a separate school trustee in 2003, and was eventually elected as the chair of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board. He owns his own company specializing in mediation services.^[2] Prior to entering politics Granville Anderson worked as a mediator at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.

Politics

He ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Durham. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Patrick by 1,236 votes.^[3][4]

He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (Ontario).

Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election.^[5]

In 2018, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4, winning with 34.11% of the vote.^[6]

Anderson ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the riding of Durham in the 2022 Ontario general election,^[7] but lost to Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy.^[8]

In 2022, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2, winning in a close race with 44.2% of the vote.^[9]

Electoral record

Provincial

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Todd McCarthy	22,614	45.85	−1.14
	Liberal	Granville Anderson	12,276	24.89	+8.06
	New Democratic	Chris Borgia	9,168	18.59	−13.07
	Green	Mini Batra	1,981	4.02	+0.14
	New Blue	Spencer Ford	1,898	3.85
	Independent	Tony Stravato	697	1.41
	Ontario Party	Lou De Vuono	686	1.39
Total valid votes			49,320	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			242
Turnout			49,562	43.71
Eligible voters			112,487
	Progressive Conservative gain from Independent		Swing		−4.60
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

v t e 2018 Ontario general election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lindsey Park	28,575	46.99	+14.38
	New Democratic	Joel Usher	19,253	31.66	+3.22
	Liberal	Granville Anderson	10,237	16.84	−17.35
	Green	Michelle Corbett	2,360	3.88	−0.05
	Libertarian	Ryan Robinson	382	0.63	-0.21
Total valid votes			60,807	99.01
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			609	0.99
Turnout			61,416	59.94
Eligible voters			102,471
	Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+15.87
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

v t e 2014 Ontario general election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Granville Anderson	19,816	36.45	+7.10
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Patrick	18,640	34.29	−14.78
	New Democratic	Derek Spence	13,094	24.08	+6.49
	Green	Halyna Zalucky	2,382	4.39	+1.70
	Libertarian	Conner Toye	434	0.80	−0.13
Total valid votes			54,336	100.0
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+10.94
Source(s) Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 019 Durham" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.

Municipal

2022 Clarington election, Regional Councillor Wards 1 & 2[10]
Candidate	Votes	%
Granville Anderson	5,290	44.2
Janice Jones	5,143	42.9
Bernard Sanchez	1,543	12.9

2018 Clarington election, Regional Councillor Wards 3 & 4[11]
Candidate	Votes	%
Granville Anderson	2,675	34.11
Steven Cooke	2,205	28.12
Wendy Partner	2,083	26.56
Peter Vogel	879	11.21

2010 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[12]
Candidate	Votes	%
Granville Anderson	1,345	32.68
Peggy O'Toole	1,168	28.38
Barbara Malone	861	20.92
Nicholle Stanisz	417	10.13
John Slemko	325	7.90

2006 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[13]
Candidate	Votes	%
Maureen Day	1,909	38.15
Granville Anderson	1,337	26.72
Barbara Malone	1,325	26.48
Andrew Bennion	433	8.65

2003 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee[14]
Candidate	Votes	%
Granville Anderson	Acclaimed
George Ashe	Acclaimed