Lorne Coe

Lorne Coe
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Whitby—Oshawa
Assumed office
February 11, 2016
Preceded by Christine Elliott
Durham Regional Councillor
In office
December 1, 2010  February 11, 2016
Preceded by Gerry Emm
Succeeded by Derrick Gleed
Constituency Whitby
Personal details
Political party Progressive Conservative

Lorne Earle Coe is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby—Oshawa and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016.[1] Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party.[2] Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016.[3]

Prior to entering politics Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government.[3]

Electoral record

Ontario provincial by-election, February 11, 2016: Whitby—Oshawa
Resignation of Christine Elliott
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeLorne Coe 17,053 52.92 +12.27
LiberalElizabeth Roy 8,865 27.51 -3.99
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist 5,172 16.05 -6.99
GreenStacey Leadbetter 529 1.64 -2.63
None of the AboveGreg Vezina 261 0.81
IndependentAbove Znoneofthe 140 0.43
LibertarianAdam McEwan 109 0.34
People's Political PartyGarry Cuthbert 52 0.16
FreedomDouglas Thom 34 0.11 -0.44
PauperJohn Turmel 11 0.03
Total valid votes 32,226100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 610.19
Turnout 32,28728.94
Eligible voters 111,566
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.13

References

  1. "Tory Lorne Coe wins Whitby-Oshawa byelection". Toronto Star. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. "PC's Lorne Coe wins big in Whitby-Ontario by-election". Globe and Mail. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Whitby councillors take different approaches to provincial byelection run". Whitby This Week. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.


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