Results, Ridings and Candidates
Kingston and the Islands
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Brian Abrams
- Eric Walton
- Peter Milliken (Incumbent)
- Rick Downes
Brian Abrams
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Kingston, Ont.
Education: Has a law degree from Queen's University.
Profession: Lawyer, businessman, former police officer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Tanya
Children: Two boys
Career Background: Was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 18 years. Is currently a partner in the law firm of Templeman Menninga LL.P. Is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-542-1889
Eric Walton
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont.
Education: BA in political studies, Queen's University
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Career Background: As a university student, he co-founded Odyssey Travel and continued developing that small business for several years after graduation. He sold the travel agency and soon after co-founded Logkit Inc., which he ran for 18 years and sold in 2005.
Community Activities: Founding member and the part-time agency director of the Kingston Environmental Action Project (KEAP), a multi-issue, environmental, non-profit organization.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Kingston and the Islands in 2003.
Federal: Defeated in Kingston and the Islands in 2006.
Mailing address:
Kingston Green Party Riding Association
P.O. Box 1691
Kingston, Ont.
K7L 5J6
Contact information:
Riding Association office: 613-384-8504
Peter Milliken
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1946
Age: 61
Birthplace: Kingston, Ont.
Education: Earned a BA from Queen's University and Oxford University, and a law degree from Dalhousie University.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Enrolled as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1973. He was a partner at a Kingston law firm from 1973 until 1988. He also lectured part-time at the Queen's University School of Business from 1973 to 1981.
Electoral History
Federal: First elected in this riding in 1988 and re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006. Elected the Speaker of the House in 2001, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Chaired the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and the Committees of the Whole House, and co-chaired of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal Caucus.
Mailing address:
14-303 Bagot Street
Kingston, Ont.
K7K 5W7
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-542-3243
Fax: 613-542-5461
Rick Downes
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1958
Age: 50
Birthplace: Etobicoke, Ont.
Education: Is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Laval University and Queen's University.
Profession: Educator
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sylvie
Children: Three
Career Background: Is currently vice-principal of James R. Henderson Public School in Kingston. Has worked at Kingston College and Vocational Institute, Queen Elizabeth College and Vocational Institute, Holy Cross, Regiopolis-Notre Dame and Calvin Park Public School.
Community Activities: Is involved in several community organizations, such as the Church Athletic Hockey League, the YMCA, the Kingston Youth Soccer Association and the Knights of Columbus Basketball League. Is a former school board trustee and a former member of the social housing board in Kingston. Has also been a member of such organizations as the Kingston Historical Society, the Public Health Board, the Children’s Aid Society and the Cataraqui Conservation Authority.
Electoral History
Municipal: Served three terms as city councillor for King’s Town District. Ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Kingston in 2006.
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Kingston and the Islands in the 2007 provincial election.
Contact information:
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