Lorne Coe

Lorne Coe
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Whitby
Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018)
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
Born 1950 (age 67–68)
Political party Progressive Conservative

Lorne Earle Coe (born c. 1950) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby 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]

In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Coe replaced Brown as the party's education critic.[4]

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 Coe17,05352.92+12.27
LiberalElizabeth Roy8,86527.51−3.99
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist5,17216.05−6.99
GreenStacey Leadbetter5291.64−2.63
None of the AboveGreg Vezina2610.81–
IndependentAbove Znoneofthe1400.43–
LibertarianAdam McEwan1090.34–
People's Political PartyGarry Cuthbert520.16–
FreedomDouglas Thom340.11−0.44
PauperJohn Turmel110.03–
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
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (February 12, 2016). "Return from the Records, 2016 By-election Whitby—Oshawa (100)" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2016.

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.
  4. ↑ "Ontario Progressive Conservatives shuffle critic roles after Patrick Brown resignation". Global News. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.


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