Trevor Pettit
| Trevor Pettit | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Marie Bountrogianni |
| Constituency | Hamilton Mountain |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 14, 1951 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Occupation | Sales executive |
Trevor Pettit (born March 14, 1951) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature from 1995 to 1999 who represented the riding of Hamilton Mountain.
Pettit was born in Hamilton. He worked as a sales director for a manufacturing company in neighbouring Dundas which is now part of Hamilton. He is married with two children.
He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal Marie Bountrogianni and incumbent New Democrat Brian Charlton finished third. He sat in the backbenches of Mike Harris's government during his time in the legislature. He advocated the amalgamation of Hamilton with neighbouring municipalities, a policy initiative which was passed during the Harris government's second term.
Pettit lost to Bountrigianni by about 2,500 votes in the 1999 provincial election.
In 2010, he attempted to unseat incumbent Scott Duvall for the position of Hamilton city councillor in Ward Seven, but was unsuccessful.
As of 2010, Pettit works as a government relations-energy consultant. He also an occasional guest columnist for local Hamilton newspapers. In 2014, he retired to Costa Rica.
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