Lawrence Toet

Lawrence Toet
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Elmwood—Transcona
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by Jim Maloway
Succeeded by Daniel Blaikie
Personal details
Born (1962-01-02) January 2, 1962
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party Conservative
Residence Transcona, Winnipeg

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 less than 100 votes.[2]

Before politics

From 1984 to 2009, Toet was a partner at Premier Printing, a family owned business in Transcona.

References

  1. ↑ "Conservative's Toet takes Elmwood by narrow margin". CTV, May 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ Maloney, Ryan (20 October 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2015.


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