Lorne Coe

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]

Lorne Coe MPP
Ontario Chief Government Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office November 5, 2018
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Bill Walker
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Whitby Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018)
Incumbent
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 70–71)
Political party	Progressive Conservative

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

2018 Ontario general election: Whitby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Lorne Coe	26,471	45.80
	New Democratic	Niki Lundquist	21,158	36.61
	Liberal	Leisa Washington	7,441	12.87
	Green	Stacey Leadbetter	1,958	3.39
	Libertarian	Ronald Halabi	522	0.90
	Freedom	Doug Thom	246	0.43
Total valid votes			57,796	100.0
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

Ontario provincial by-election, February 11, 2016: Whitby—Oshawa Resignation of Christine Elliott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lorne Coe	17,053	52.92	+12.27
	Liberal	Elizabeth Roy	8,865	27.51	−3.99
	New Democratic	Niki Lundquist	5,172	16.05	−6.99
	Green	Stacey Leadbetter	529	1.64	−2.63
	None of the Above	Greg Vezina	261	0.81	–
	Independent	Above Znoneofthe	140	0.43	–
	Libertarian	Adam McEwan	109	0.34	–
	People's Political Party	Garry Cuthbert	52	0.16	–
	Freedom	Douglas Thom	34	0.11	−0.44
	Pauper	John Turmel	11	0.03	–
Total valid votes			32,226	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			61	0.19
Turnout			32,287	28.94
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. "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.
5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

External links