Philip Toone MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
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Assumed office May 30, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Raynald Blais |
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Born | 1965 |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Residence | Maria, Quebec |
Profession | teacher |
Philip Toone (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election
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Philip Toone was born in Ottawa in 1965, He currently resides in Maria, Quebec, with his partner of 13 years.[1] His former occupation was that of a teacher and notary.
Toone ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was defeated finishing in fifth place losing to incumbent Raynald Blais in the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He ran for a second time in the 2011 Canadian federal election and won.[2] He represents the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine as a member of the New Democratic Party.
He was one of five openly gay candidates elected to Parliament in the 2011 election.[3]
2011 federal election : Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine edit | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
New Democrat | Philip Toone | 12,421 | 33.76% | +26.76% | ||
Bloc Québécois | Daniel Côté | 11,651 | 31.67% | -8.43% | ||
Conservative | Régent Bastien | 6,283 | 17.08% | -5.72% | ||
Liberal | Jules Duguay | 5,524 | 15.01% | -11.99% | ||
Green | Julien Leblanc | 913 | 2.48% | -0.62% | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,792 | 100.0% |
Source: Elections Canada
2004 federal election : Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine edit | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
Bloc Québécois | Raynald Blais | 21,446 | 55.7% | |||
Liberal | Georges Farrah | 12,579 | 32.7% | $44,504 | ||
Conservative | Guy De Coste | 2,636 | 6.8% | $7,805 | ||
Green | Bob Eichenberger | 1,060 | 2.8% | $0 | ||
New Democrat | Philip Toone | 805 | 2.1% | $1,695 | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,526 | 100.0% | $79,194 |
2000 federal election : Charlevoix edit | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
Bloc Québécois | Marcel Gagnon | 20,423 | ||||
Liberal | Julie Boulet | 20,408 | ||||
Canadian Alliance | Eric Labranche | 2,588 | ||||
Marijuana | Paul Giroux | 1,020 | ||||
New Democrat | Philip Toone[4] | 672 |
Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec