Bobbi Ann Brady is a Canadian politician who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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in the
2022 provincial election. She represents
Haldimand—Norfolk
Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Conservative Leslyn Lewis.
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as an
Independent
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Prior to her election to the legislature, Brady worked as executive assistant to her predecessor,
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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MPP
Toby Barrett
Theobald Butler "Toby" Barrett (born November 3, 1945) was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1995 until 2022.
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. When Barrett announced his retirement, Brady planned to run for the nomination to replace him as the PC candidate, but after the party's central office directly appointed
Haldimand County
Haldimand County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all m ...
mayor Ken Hewitt as its new candidate without consulting the local electoral district association, Brady opted to run against Hewitt as an independent, with Barrett's endorsement and participation in her campaign.
[Vincent Ball]
"Brady enters provincial election race"
''Simcoe Reformer
The ''Simcoe Reformer'' is a newspaper circulating in Norfolk County, Ontario and Haldimand County, Ontario, both in Canada. The ''Reformer'' is published weekdays.
History
In 1858, Dr William H. Oliver, who had written for and edited a number o ...
'', April 27, 2022.
References
Living people
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Independent MPPs in Ontario
Women MPPs in Ontario
Year of birth missing (living people)
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