Dan Ashton (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2013 provincial election, and who was re-elected in

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and

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. He represented the electoral district of

Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan Lake, Okanagan and Skaha Lake, Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its Census geographic un ...

as a member of

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. During his time in the Legislature, he has in part served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Core Review, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, and Opposition critic for Municipal Affairs. Prior to his election to the legislature, Ashton served as mayor of

from 2008 until 2013 and, prior to that, as city councillor from 1999 until 2008. On December 20, 2023, Ashton announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2024. On February 23, 2024, he announced that he would be seeking the nomination for the

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in the riding of Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay.

Electoral record

References

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