{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{about|the Member of Parliament|the Australian professor|Patricia M. Davidson}} {{BLP no footnotes|date=December 2021}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = '''Patricia A. Davidson''' | image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see WP:NONFREE --> | term_start = January 23, 2006 | term_end = October 19, 2015 | predecessor = Roger Gallaway | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1946|6|30}} | birth_place = Petrolia, Ontario, Canada | successor = Marilyn Gladu | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Municipal politician <!-- Profession BEFORE becoming an MP! --> | party = Conservative | riding = Sarnia—Lambton | footnotes = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | spouse = Bill Davidson }} '''Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson''' (born June 30, 1946, in Petrolia, Ontario) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 until 2015 representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
== Biography == Davidson previously served as mayor of Wyoming (1991–2000) and Plympton-Wyoming, Ontario (2001–2006) and warden of Lambton County. She first won her seat in the 2006 federal election by defeating incumbent Liberal Roger Gallaway by more than 4,000 votes. Davidson has publicly declared her opposition to the Canadian asbestos industry, which put her in disagreement with her party and then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Davidson was re-elected on May 2, 2011. She did not stand in the October 19, 2015 election.
She is married to Bill Davidson and has one son.
==Electoral record==
===Sarnia—Lambton===
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|Sarnia—Lambton (federal electoral district)|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|'''Pat Davidson'''|26,112|52.6%|+2.6%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Brian White|14,856|29.9%|+8.3%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Tim Fugard|6,931|14.0%|-6.3%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Timothy van Bodegom|1,252|2.5%|-1.1%|–}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Christopher Desormeaux-Malm|514|1.0%|-0.2%|–}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|49,665|100.0%|–}} {{end}} <small>Source: [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]</small>
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|Sarnia—Lambton (federal electoral district)|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|'''Pat Davidson'''|23,008 |49.8% |+8.8%|$57,939}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Andy Bruziewicz|10,122 |21.9% |+1.9% |$15,499}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Tim Fugard |9,281 |20.1% |-23.0% |$29,860}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Allan McKeown |3,184 |6.9% |+3.6% |$9,315}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Christopher Desormeaux-Malm|546 |1.1% |+0.5% |$5,676}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit| 46,141| 100.0%|$85,252}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|–| %}} {{end}} <small>Source: [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]</small>
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|Sarnia—Lambton (federal electoral district)|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|'''Pat Davidson'''|21,841|41.0%|+10.5%}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Roger Gallaway|17,649|33.1%|-8.8%}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Greg Agar|10,673|20.0%|+3.7%}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Mike Jacobs|1,712|3.2%|-2.2%}} {{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Gary DeBoer|1,108|2.1%|-1.7%}} {{CANelec|XX|Independent|John Elliot|316|0.6%|+0.1%}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 53,299|100.0%}} {{end}} <small>Source: [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]</small>
== External links == *[https://www.patriciadavidson.ca/ Official website] *{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4803}}
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