Lawrence Toet (born January 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. Born a child of Dutch parents who moved to Canada in the early fifties, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the 2011 election, representing the electoral district of Elmwood—Transcona.[1] In the 2015 election, Toet was defeated by NDP candidate Daniel Blaikie by 61 votes.[2] He later won again the candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada for the riding of Elmwood-Transcona in March 2018 but failed to win back his seat in 2019.[citation needed]
Lawrence Toet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Elmwood—Transcona | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Maloway |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Blaikie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Transcona, Winnipeg |
He attempted to be the Conservative candidate in the 2023 Portage—Lisgar federal by-election.[3] He was endorsed by the constituency's former MP Charles Mayer, however he was unsuccessful in the nomination.[4]
Before politics
editFrom 1984 to 2009, Toet was a partner at Premier Printing, a family owned business in Transcona.
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Canadian federal election: Elmwood—Transcona | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Blaikie | 19,786 | 45.63 | +11.49 | $84,787.58 | |||
| Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 16,240 | 37.45 | +3.45 | $90,425.22 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer Malabar | 5,346 | 12.33 | -17.18 | $35,581.50 | |||
| Green | Kelly Manweiler | 1,480 | 3.41 | +1.05 | none listed | |||
| People's | Noel Gautron | 512 | 1.18 | – | $2,119.25 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,364 | 99.28 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 313 | 0.72 | +0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,677 | 62.34 | -3.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,062 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +4.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Blaikie | 14,709 | 34.14 | -10.67 | $109,753.17 | |||
| Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 14,648 | 34.00 | -12.92 | $127,718.93 | |||
| Liberal | Andrea Richardson-Lipon | 12,713 | 29.51 | +24.32 | $23,842.58 | |||
| Green | Kim Parke | 1,016 | 2.36 | -0.71 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,086 | 99.58 | $199,824.02 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 182 | 0.42 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,268 | 66.35 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,207 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 15,298 | 46.40 | +5.66 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jim Maloway | 14,998 | 45.49 | -0.29 | – | |||
| Liberal | Ilona Niemczyk | 1,660 | 5.03 | -1.59 | – | |||
| Green | Ellen Young | 1,017 | 3.08 | -2.78 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 32,973 | 99.66 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.34 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,085 | 55.93 | +1.89 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 59,154 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +2.97 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Conservative's Toet takes Elmwood by narrow margin". CTV, May 3, 2011.
- ^ Maloney, Ryan (October 20, 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing". The Hill Times. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Long serving MP for Portage-Lisgar endorses Toet for Conservative Nomination". thegraphicleader. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Elmwood—Transcona forty-third general election 2019 — Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Elmwood—Transcona, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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