Tony Baldinelli

Tony Baldinelli MP (born 1962 or 1963) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election as a Conservative.[3] He held the seat for the Tories after its long-serving member of Parliament, former cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, retired. Prior to being elected, he had worked at Niagara Parks for 18 years.[4] In September 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole named Baldinelli his special adviser on Tourism Recovery.[5]

Tony Baldinelli MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Niagara Falls
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Rob Nicholson
Personal details
Born	1962 or 1963 (age 57–58)[1] Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Niagara Falls, Ontario[2]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tony Baldinelli	24,751	35.5	-6.6
	Liberal	Andrea Kaiser	22,690	32.5	-1.96
	New Democratic	Brian Barker	12,566	18.0	-2.88
	Independent	Mike Strange	4,997	7.2	-
	Green	Sandra O'Connor	3,404	4.9	+2.36
	People's	Alexander Taylor	968	1.4	-
	Christian Heritage	Tricia O'Connor	358	0.5	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			69,734	100.0
Total rejected ballots			636
Turnout			70,370	62.3
Eligible voters			112,870
	Conservative hold		Swing		-4.64
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2000 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Pillitteri	17,907	45.9%	+7.6%
	Alliance	Mel Grunstein	11,999	30.8%	+4.2%
	Progressive Conservative	Tony Baldinelli	6,077	15.6%	-8.4%
	New Democratic	Ed Booker	2,356	6.0%	-3.8%
	Green	Clara Tarnoy	501	1.3%	+0.4%
	Natural Law	Bill Amos	155	0.4%	0.0%
Total valid votes			38,995	100.0%

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

References

1. "Meet the candidates for Niagara Falls city council". St. Catharines Standard. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
2. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. "Canada election results: Niagara Falls". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. Carter, Brittany (September 24, 2019). "Election profiles: Tony Baldinelli Conservative Party". Niagara Now. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
5. Knox, Shelby (September 8, 2020). "Niagara Falls MP named as Special Advisor to the Leader on Tourism Recovery". Newstalk 610. Bell Media. iHeartRadio. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.