Andrew Saxton

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Andrew Saxton
Member of Parliament for North Vancouver
In office October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Don Bell
Succeeded by	Jonathan Wilkinson
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
In office September 9, 2013 – November 3, 2015
Preceded by	Shelly Glover
Succeeded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification
In office May 25, 2011 – September 18, 2013
Preceded by	Russ Hiebert (as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification)
Succeeded by	Dan Albas
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board
In office November 7, 2008 – May 24, 2011
Preceded by	Pierre Poilievre
Succeeded by	Saxton as PS to the President of the Treasury Board and Western Economic Diversification
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-11) March 11, 1964 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Residence(s)	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario - BA
Profession	banking executive

Andrew Saxton (born March 11, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who served as a member of Parliament (MP) represented the riding of North Vancouver in the House of Commons from 2008 to 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he ran in the 2019 federal election and the 2017 leadership race, but was unsuccessful in both.

Early life and education

Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Saxton is the son of a Hungarian father who arrived in Canada in 1947 and became a successful businessman. Saxton graduated with honors from Upper Canada College in 1982, where he served as head of Wedd's House and as a member of the UCC Board of Stewards. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Administrative and Commercial Studies (Finance) from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, now known as a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS - Finance).

Early career

Saxton began his career in finance with Credit Suisse in Switzerland and later held positions at Credit Suisse in New York City, where he was promoted to assistant treasurer. He returned to Vancouver with the firm before moving to Hong Kong in 1994 as senior account manager with HSBC. In 1997, he was appointed senior vice-president of HSBC Private Banking in Singapore.

Before entering politics, Saxton served as the CEO of King George Financial Corporation, a real-estate investment firm, and as a director of Canaco Resources Inc., a mineral exploration company. He was also involved in various community roles, including as director of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon, member of the BC Premier's Asia Pacific Trade Council, and as a former member of the Vancouver City Planning Commission and the YVR Aeronautical Noise Management Committee. Saxton was also the founder and past president of the Pacific Club.

Political career

Parliamentary Secretary Saxton welcomes Indian scholars visiting Simon Fraser University, 2011

Saxton was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 Canadian federal election and was re-elected in 2011. He was appointed parliamentary secretary to the President of the Treasury Board after his first election and continued in this role after his re-election in 2011. In addition, he took on the responsibilities of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Western Economic Diversification. In September 2013, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty.

Saxton served on several parliamentary committees, including the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Joint Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, and the Finance Committee. He held leadership roles in various parliamentary friendship groups, including as vice-chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association and co-chair of the Canada-Philippines Interparliamentary Group. Saxton also chaired the Canada-Hong Kong, Canada-Malaysia, and Canada-Brunei Parliamentary Friendship Groups and served as vice-chair for Canada-Thailand and Canada-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Groups.

Saxton lost re-election in 2015 to Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson and challenged him unsuccessfully in 2019.

In 2017, Saxton placed 13th in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.

Post-political career

After leaving politics, Saxton returned to his business ventures and is currently the CEO of King George Financial Corporation, President of Saxton Capital Corporation, and President of Upper Island Development Ltd.

Awards

In 2012, Saxton was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to his community. In 2016, he received the Order of Merit from the Republic of Hungary for his contributions to strengthening relations between Canada and Hungary.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jonathan Wilkinson	26,979	42.87	-13.78	$98,189.08
	Conservative	Andrew Saxton	16,908	26.87	-0.02	none listed
	New Democratic	Justine Bell	10,340	16.43	+8.64	$40,432.73
	Green	George Orr	7,868	12.50	+4.19	$39,810.86
	People's	Azmairnin Jadavji	835	1.33	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,930	99.45
Total rejected ballots			349	0.55	+0.21
Turnout			63,279	71.20	-4.57
Eligible voters			88,874
	Liberal hold		Swing		-6.88
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jonathan Wilkinson	36,458	56.65	+26.94	$149,970.51
	Conservative	Andrew Saxton	17,301	26.88	-20.67	$149,776.24
	Green	Claire Martin	5,350	8.31	+3.08	$135,108.48
	New Democratic	Carleen Thomas	5,015	7.79	-9.06	$21,413.99
	Libertarian	Ismet Yetisen	136	0.21	–	$1,942.47
	Independent	Payam Azad	94	0.15	–	$22.40
Total valid votes/expense limit			64,354	99.66		$220,823.27
Total rejected ballots			218	0.34	–
Turnout			64,572	75.77	–
Eligible voters			85,219
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+23.80
Source: Elections Canada

2011 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Saxton	28,996	48.62	+6.42
	Liberal	Taleeb Noormohamed	17,665	29.62	-7.69
	New Democratic	Michael Charrois	9,617	16.13	+6.71
	Green	Greg Dowman	3,004	5.04	-5.75
	Independent	Nick Jones	350	0.59	–
Total valid votes			59,632	100.0
Total rejected ballots			153	0.26	-0.02
Turnout			59,785	67.77
Eligible voters			88,216
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.06

2008 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Andrew Saxton	24,371	42.20	+5.43	$88,610
	Liberal	Don Bell	21,551	37.31	-5.03	$88,697
	Green	Jim Stephenson	6,168	10.79	+3.31	$17,464
	New Democratic	Michael Charrois	5,417	9.42	-3.77	$6,664
	Libertarian	Tunya Audain	166	0.29	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			57,673	100.0		$89,266
Total rejected ballots			162	0.28	+0.05
Turnout			57,835
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.23

See also

• 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120326093905/http://www.alumnigazette.ca/issues/springsummer-2011/14-alumni-elected-as-mps-in.html

External links

• Andrew Saxton
• Andrew Saxton – Parliament of Canada biography