Lorenzo Berardinetti

Lorenzo Berardinetti (born 21 October 1961) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough Southwest.

Lorenzo Berardinetti
Ontario MPP
In office 2003–2018
Preceded by	Dan Newman
Succeeded by	Doly Begum
Constituency	Scarborough Southwest
Personal details
Born	21 October 1961 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Michelle Holland
Residence	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Lawyer
Portfolio	Deputy Government Whip (2003-2007)

Background

Berardinetti was born and raised in Scarborough, and is a lawyer. He attended the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor Law School, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1988. On October 25, 2010, Berardinetti's wife Michelle won election as a Toronto City Councillor.

Politics

Municipal

Berardinetti was a councillor in the pre-amalgamation Scarborough Council from 1988 to 1996, and represented Ward 37 (Scarborough Centre) on the amalgamated Toronto City Council from 1997 to 2003. In 1997, he served as chair of Toronto's administration committee, which created the framework for a unified civic administration in the amalgamated city. Berardinetti was generally regarded as an ally of Toronto mayor Mel Lastman during his years on the Toronto council.

Provincial

In the provincial election of 2003, Berardinetti defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Dan Newman by about 6,000 votes in Scarborough Southwest.[1] The Liberals won a majority government under Dalton McGuinty in this election, and Berardinetti was appointed the deputy government whip on 23 October 2003.[2] He was re-elected in 2007,[3] 2011,[4] and 2014.[5]

In 2004, he introduced a private member's bill, to outlaw what he called "gender-based pricing," whereby prices for equivalent or similar products and services, such as clothing, dry cleaning and haircuts, may vary between women and men. He contended women were charged much more for many products and services. The bill reached only second reading before it died on the order paper.[6]

During his time in the government, Berardinetti has been a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour (2010-2011) and PA to the Attorney General (2011–Present).

Election results

2018 Ontario general election: Scarborough Southwest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Doly Begum	19,835	45.66	+22.01
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Ellis	13,565	31.22	+10.58
	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	8,228	18.94	-31.28
	Green	David Del Grande	1,174	2.70	-1.37
	None of the Above	Allen Atkinson	222	0.51
	Libertarian	James Speirs	195	0.45	-0.44
	Special Needs	Willie Little	160	0.37
	Trillium	Bobby Turley	64	0.15
Total valid votes			43,443	100.0
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

2014 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	18,420	50.22	+6.13
	New Democratic	Jessie Macaulay	8,674	23.65	-7.80
	Progressive Conservative	Nita Kang	7,570	20.64	-0.71
	Green	David Del Grande	1,492	4.07	+1.72
	Libertarian	Tyler Rose	328	0.89
	Independent	Jean-Baptiste Foaleng	192	0.52
Total valid votes			36,676	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+6.96
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

2011 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	14,585	44.09	-2.06
	New Democratic	Bruce Budd	10,404	31.45	+13.37
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Chopowick	7,061	21.35	-4.19
	Green	Robin McKim	777	2.35	-5.76
	Freedom	Caroline Blanco-Ruibal	250	0.75
Total valid votes			33,077	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			155	0.47
Turnout			33,232	47.80
Eligible voters			69,553
	Liberal hold		Swing		-7.72
Source: Elections Ontario[9]

2007 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	15,113	46.15	-0.78
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Crawford	8,363	25.54	-6.17
	New Democratic	Jay Sarkar	5,920	18.08	+0.14
	Green	Stefan Dixon	2,655	8.11	+6.26
	Family Coalition	Wiktor Pawel Borkowski	398	1.22	-0.35
	Libertarian	George Dance	296	0.90
Total valid votes			32,745	100.00
Elections Ontario.[10]

2003 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lorenzo Berardinetti	17,501	46.93	+13.27
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Newman	11,826	31.71	-8.05
	New Democratic	Barbara Warner	6,688	17.94	-5.28
	Green	Andrew Strachan	689	1.85	+0.64
	Family Coalition	Ray Scott	586	1.57	+0.29
Total valid votes			37,290	100.00
Elections Ontario.[11]

1999 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Newman	15,349	39.76
	Liberal	Adrian Heaps	12,992	33.66
	New Democratic	Michael Yorke	8,962	23.22
	Family Coalition	Wiktor Pawel Borkowski	495	1.28
	Green	Barbara Schaefer	466	1.21
	Natural Law	Laurence Corp	339	0.88
Total valid votes			38,603	100.00
Elections Ontario.[12]

References

1. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
2. Rushowy, Kristin (October 4, 2007). "Scarborough Southwest; Liberal and Conservative contenders work toward making a difference in the lives of others". Toronto Star. p. Y10.
3. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 14 (xxiii). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
5. "General Election by District: Scarborough Southwest". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
6. "Bill 182, Gender-Based Price Discrimination Prohibition Act, 2005". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. April 8, 2005.
7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
8. "General Election Results by District, 084 Scarborough Southwest". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
9. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. p. 16. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
10. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 14. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
11. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
12. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history