Granville Anderson


Granville Anderson is a 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. He is currently Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 on the municipal council in Clarington.

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.

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.
He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education.
Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election.
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.

Electoral record

Provincial

Municipal

2010 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee--
CandidateVotes%
Granville Anderson1,34532.68
Peggy O'Toole1,16828.38
Barbara Malone86120.92
Nicholle Stanisz41710.13
John Slemko3257.90

2006 Clarington election, PVNCCDSB School Board Trustee--
CandidateVotes%
Maureen Day1,90938.15
Granville Anderson1,33726.72
Barbara Malone1,32526.48
Andrew Bennion4338.65