Joe Dickson

Dickson was born and raised in Ajax, Ontario.{{cite news |title=Second time the charm for Dickson; Well-known councillor who lost 1995 bid was clear winner yesterday |last=Vyhnak |first=Carola |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 11, 2007 |page=A15}} He was the owner of a printing business, Dickson Printing Ltd.{{cite news |title=Liberals and Tories ready for election battle in Ajax-Pickering |last=Szekely |first=Reka |newspaper=The Ajax News Advertiser |date=May 18, 2011 |page=1}} Dickson was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=12249&t=6&ln=Dickson |title=Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal Recipients |publisher=Governor General of Canada |access-date=May 9, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=205321&t=13&ln=Dickson |title=Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal Recipients |publisher=Governor General of Canada |access-date=May 9, 2014}} He supports 22 Ajax-Pickering area sports teams.{{cite web |url=http://renaissanceconference.ca/joe-dickson/ |title=2013 Renaissance Conference |access-date=May 9, 2014}} He lived in Ajax with his wife Donna. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.{{cite news |title=Comfortable victory for Joe Dickson in Ajax-Pickering |last=Szekely |first=Reka |newspaper=The Ajax News Advertiser |date=October 7, 2011 |page=1}} He died April 7, 2022.

Dickson began his career and community involvement as a trustee of the local Catholic District School Board. Dickson was a councillor for the town of Ajax, Ontario from 1983 to 1990 and then from 1992 to 2006. He also served as a regional councillor for Durham. and also served as a trustee on the Ajax Catholic School Board.{{cite news |title=Dickson seeks Liberal nod |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=January 20, 1994 |page=SD1}}

Dickson ran for the Liberal Party in the 1995 election in the riding of Durham West but lost to Janet Ecker by 15,258 votes.{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=durham+west&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |access-date=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223129/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=durham+west&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

In the 2007 provincial election he ran for the Liberals again in the candidate in the riding of Ajax—Pickering. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Kevin Ashe by 5,959 votes.{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=1 (x) }} He was re-elected in 2011{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=1 }} and 2014.{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Ajax-Pickering |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=001 |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923153800/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=001 |archive-date=September 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Dickson served as a deputy government whip from 2007 to 2011. In September 2013, he was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and he served in that capacity until the Legislature was dissolved May 2, 2014. In July 2014 he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines.

In the 2018 provincial election he ran in the redistributed riding of Ajax. He came in third behind Progressive Conservative winner Rod Phillips and runner-up New Democrat Monique Hughes.{{cite news |title=Hard work paid off, Phillips said of Ajax win |date=June 13, 2018 |first=Keith |last=Gilligan |newspaper=Ajax News Advertiser |publisher=Metroland Media Group Ltd. |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/8660516-hard-work-paid-off-phillips-said-of-ajax-win/}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|Ajax (provincial electoral district)|Ajax|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Rod Phillips|19,078|39.05%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Monique Hughes|15,130|30.97%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Joe Dickson|12,607|25.80%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Stephen Leahy|1,244|2.51%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Marsha Haynes|312|0.64%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Frank Lopez|289|0.59%|}}

{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Kevin J. Brackley|220|0.45%|}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|48,860|99.14%  }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|421|0.86%|}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|49,281|56.21%|}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|87,672}}

{{CANelec/pickup|ON|PC}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www4.elections.on.ca/RealTimeResults|title=Election Night Results|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=31 Aug 2018}}}}

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{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives |Janet Ecker | 29,232 | 54.6 }}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Joe Dickson | 13,974 | 26.1 }}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Jim Wiseman | 9,444 | 17.6 }}

{{CANelec|ON|Independent |Neil Fonseka | 904 | 1.7 }}

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