Mike Davison was a New Democratic member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1981 and again from 1984 to 1985 who represented the riding of Hamilton Centre.
13 Facts About Mike Davison
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Mike Davison was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and attended Hamilton Collegiate Institute.
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Mike Davison was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, succeeding his father Norm Davison in Hamilton Centre.
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Mike Davison was re-elected over Liberal candidate Sheila Copps by 14 votes in the 1977 election.
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Mike Davison won a seat on the Hamilton, Ontario City Council in 1982.
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Mike Davison returned to the provincial politics when he won a by-election on December 13,1984 which was held to replace Copps who moved on to Federal politics.
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Mike Davison defeated Liberal candidate Lily Munro by 100 votes.
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Mike Davison tried to regain a Hamilton council seat again in November 1985, but failed in his attempt.
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Mike Davison wrote a column for the Hamilton Spectator newspaper until it was cancelled in 2002.
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In 2004, Mike Davison was arrested on three counts of criminal harassment and one count of attempting to lure a 16-year-old girl into prostitution.
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Mike Davison rejected the terms of his bail agreement in July 2004, and chose to remain in jail during the pre-trial period.
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Future HWDSB Trustee Bob Barlow, then active in local NDP politics, noted that Mike Davison had gone to Andrea Horwath's by-election headquarters and made a number of strange statements.
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Mike Davison eventually pleaded guilty, and was given a conditional discharge and probation.