Donna Skelly

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Donna Skelly

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Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Job Creation and Trade)
Assumed office
June 26, 2019
MinisterVic Fedeli
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Flamborough—Glanbrook
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding Established
Hamilton City Councillor
In office
March 22, 2016 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byScott Duvall
Succeeded byEsther Pauls
Personal details
Born (1961-10-23) October 23, 1961 (age 58)
Sudbury, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
ResidenceHamilton, Ontario
OccupationJournalist

Donna Skelly is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Flamborough—Glanbrook as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Prior to her election in the legislature, she was a city councillor for Ward 7 for Hamilton, Ontario City Council, and before that she was a television news anchor at CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario.

Election results[edit]

2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donna Skelly 22,454 43.53 +8.06
New Democratic Melissa McGlashan 17,630 34.17 +11.51
Liberal Judi Partridge 7,967 15.44 -20.14
Green Janet Errygers 2,307 4.47 -0.07
Libertarian Glenn Langton 541 1.05
None of the Above Rudy Miller 451 0.87
Trillium Roman Sarachman 238 0.46
Total valid votes 51,588 98.98
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 531 1.02
Turnout 52,119
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted McMeekin 24,042 44.56 +0.86
Progressive Conservative Donna Skelly 18,252 33.83 -0.75
New Democratic Alex Johnstone 8,415 15.60 -1.60
Green Raymond Dartsch 2,639 4.89 +1.91
Libertarian Glenn Langton 423 0.78 +0.26
Freedom Barry Spruce 188 0.35 +0.15
Total valid votes 53,959 100.0   +8.57
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 835 1.52
Turnout 54,794 59.02
Eligible voters 92,833
Liberal hold Swing +0.80
Source(s)
"Official return from the records – 003, Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted McMeekin 21,648 43.70 +2.19
Progressive Conservative Donna Skelly 17,132 34.58 -0.25
New Democratic Trevor Westerhoff 8,521 17.20 +3.97
Green Erik Coverdale 1,477 2.98 -5.60
Family Coalition Robert Maton 321 0.65 -0.36
Libertarian Glenn Langton 258 0.52 +0.39
Freedom Peter Melanson 99 0.20
Communist Rick Gunderman Smith 87 0.18
Total valid votes 49,543 100.0   +0.20
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 180 0.36
Turnout 49,723 56.45
Eligible voters 88,080
Liberal hold Swing +1.22

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