▁father ▁Norm ▁Dav ison ▁in ▁Hamilton ▁Centre . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁over ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁She ila ▁Co pp s ▁by ▁ 1 4 ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁election . ▁A ▁rec ount ▁was ▁ordered ▁which ▁confirmed ▁the ▁win ▁for ▁Dav ison . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Dav ison ▁lost ▁to ▁Co pp s ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch . ▁ ▁Dav ison ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁politics ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁replace ▁Co pp s ▁who ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Federal ▁politics . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁L ily ▁Mun ro ▁by ▁ 1 0 0 ▁votes . ▁Mun ro ▁requested ▁a ▁rec ount ▁which ▁confirmed ▁Dav ison ' s ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁votes . ▁He ▁never ▁actually ▁returned ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁however , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁conven ed ▁before ▁the ▁writ s ▁were ▁dropped ▁five ▁months ▁later . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁election ▁Dav ison ▁lost ▁to ▁O dd ie ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁by ▁ 3 8 4 ▁votes . ▁ ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁reg ain ▁a ▁Hamilton ▁council ▁seat ▁again ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁but ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁attempt . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁He ▁opened ▁a