Bob Delaney
| Bob Delaney MPP | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville Mississauga West (2003-2007) | |
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Assumed office October 2, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Snobelen |
| Ontario Chief Government Whip | |
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In office March 25, 2014 – September 2, 2015 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Kevin Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Marie-France Lalonde |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1953 (age 62–63) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Occupation | IT consultant |
Bob Delaney (born c. 1953) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville for the Ontario Liberal Party. He has been an MPP since 2003.
Background
Delaney was born in Montreal, Quebec, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Concordia University in that city. He received a Master of Arts degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia in 1988, and has received accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society. He has lived primarily in Mississauga since 1983.
Politics
Delaney ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999 losing to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister John Snobelen by about 9,000 votes in the riding of Mississauga West.[1] After Snobelen resigned from the legislature in early 2003 Delaney ran for the Liberals again in the provincial election of 2003, this time defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Nina Tangri by over 7,000 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2014.[3][4][5]
In 2006, Delaney was appointed the parliamentary assistant (PA) to the Minister Responsible for Seniors. He has subsequently served as PA to the Minister of Research and Innovation, the Minister of Tourism, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Energy. He also served as chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2011 to 2013.[6]
On March 25, 2014, he was named Chief Government Whip.[6]
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Delaney | 22,587 | 52.56 | +1.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nina Tangri | 12,039 | 28.01 | -1.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anju Sikka | 5,886 | 13.70 | -1.53 | ||||
| Green | Scott Warner | 1,590 | 3.70 | +0.02 | ||||
| None of the Above | Alexander Vezina | 524 | 1.22 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dave Walach | 348 | 0.81 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 42.974 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.28 | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Delaney | 18,591 | 51.5 | -1.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wafik Sunbaty | 10,665 | 29.5 | +1.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raed Ayad | 5,494 | 15.2 | +4.8 | ||||
| Green | Scott Warner | 1,329 | 3.7 | -3.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,079 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Delaney | 20,316 | 52.5 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nina Tangri | 11,163 | 28.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | Gail McCabe | 4,014 | 10.4 | |||||
| Green | Scott Warner | 2,946 | 7.6 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Masood Atchekzai | 6098 | 0.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,537 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Ontario general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bob Delaney | 27,903 | 50.84 | +12.81 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Nina Tangri | 20,406 | 37.18 | -20.13 | |
| New Democratic | Arif Raza | 4,196 | 7.64 | +3.80 | |
| Green | Richard Pereira | 1,395 | 2.54 | ||
| Family Coalition | Charles Montano | 989 | 1.8 | ||
| Ontario general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Snobelen | 26,816 | 57.31 | ||
| Liberal | Bob Delaney | 17,792 | 38.03 | ||
| New Democratic | Maxine Caron | 1,795 | 3.84 | ||
| Natural Law | Fred Fredeen | 387 | 0.83 | ||
References
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 9 (xviii). Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Streetsville". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- 1 2 "Bob Delaney, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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