David Sweet

David Sweet demonstrated steady entrenchment in southwestern Ontario Conservative politics, transforming a narrow 2004 defeat into a commanding 2006 breakthrough that established him as a durable incumbent through three consecutive majority governments. His consistent vote totals—ranging from 24,000 to 30,000—reveal a politician who built reliable partisan support rather than pursuing dramatic electoral expansion, maintaining his seat across boundary redistricting in 2015 with minimal disruption. Sweet's longevity within the same regional constituency (under different boundary configurations) and unwavering Conservative affiliation suggest successful adaptation to the party's post-2003 realignment while avoiding the volatility that toppled many colleagues during Harper's 2015 defeat.

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Candidacy Notes

Profession: Professional Speaker

Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Oct 2008)	Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	26,297	Yes
CAN (Jun 2004)	Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	19,135	No
CAN (Jan 2006)	Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,530	Yes
CAN (May 2011)	Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	30,240	Yes
CAN (Oct 2015)	Flamborough--Glanbrook	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,137	Yes
CAN (Oct 2019)	Flamborough--Glanbrook	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,527	Yes

Timeline

CAN (Oct 2008)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	26,297	Yes

CAN (Jun 2004)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	19,135	No

CAN (Jan 2006)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,530	Yes

CAN (May 2011)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Ancaster--Dundas--Flamborough--Westdale	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	30,240	Yes

CAN (Oct 2015)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Flamborough--Glanbrook	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,137	Yes

CAN (Oct 2019)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Flamborough--Glanbrook	Conservative Party of Canada/Parti conservateur du Canada post-2003	24,527	Yes

Political Party	Candidacies
conservative party of canada/parti conservateur du canada post-2003	6