Dave Wilson (Ontario politician)

Dave Wilson is a municipal politician in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a member of Hamilton City Council from 1990 to 2000.

Early life and career

Wilson was a Bell Canada cable splicer before running for office."Ward 4 candidates", Hamilton Spectator, 26 October 1994, B3. He is a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada,Lee Prokaska, "NDP MPPs lose place of honor at head of Labor Day parade", Hamilton Spectator, 1 September 1993, B1.Paul Mitchison, "Hamilton labor plans boycott in paper strike", Toronto Star, 20 April 1988, A16. Originally a Progressive Conservative, he left that party in 1979 due to its pro-development stand on the Red Hill Creek Expressway and later joined the New Democratic Party.Jim Poling, "Red Hill roller coaster", Hamilton Spectator, 6 June 1995, D2. He was an international election observer in Panama in 1986.Jim Poling, "Why do so many voters avoid visit to polling booth?", Hamilton Spectator, 9 November 1994, B1.

Wilson campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 1988 federal election, and finished second against Liberal incumbent Sheila Copps in Hamilton East.

City councillor

By-election victory and first full term

Wilson was first elected to city...
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