Bob Bailey (politician)
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Bob Bailey | |
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| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Minister | Todd Smith Bill Walker Lisa Thompson |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Caroline Di Cocco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Petrolia, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Contractor |
| Portfolio | Deputy opposition whip (2011-2014) |
Robert W. Bailey[1] (born c. 1951) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton. He has been an MPP since 2007.
Background[edit]
Bailey was born in Petrolia, Ontario in the township of Enniskillen. He worked as a contract coordinator for Nova Chemicals in Sarnia.[2] Bailey is also a Freemason.[3][4]
Politics[edit]
Prior to entering provincial politics, Bailey served as a councillor for Enniskillen, Ontario. In 2007 he ran in the 2007 provincial election for the Progressive Conservatives party. He defeated Liberal incumbent Caroline Di Cocco by 3,702 votes.[5] He was re-elected in 2011 and again in 2014.[6][7]
Bailey has served as critic for a number of areas including Labour and Training. As of 2014 he is the critic for Natural Resources. From 2011 to 2014 he served as Deputy Opposition Whip.
He is serving as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.[8]
Election record[edit]
| 2022 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Bailey | 21,184 | 52.72 | −0.02 | $29,549 | |||
| New Democratic | Dylan Stelpstra | 9,489 | 23.62 | −13.75 | $34,373 | |||
| Liberal | Mark Russell | 4,200 | 10.45 | +6.03 | $0 | |||
| New Blue | Keith Benn | 2,719 | 6.77 | $13,739 | ||||
| Green | Mason Bourdeau | 1,266 | 3.15 | −0.50 | $0 | |||
| Populist | Carla Olson | 972 | 2.42 | $0 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Ian Orchard | 351 | 0.87 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 40,181 | 99.22 | +0.19 | $121,429 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 315 | 0.78 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,496 | 46.69 | -14.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,320 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.86 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Bailey | 26,811 | 52.75 | |||||
| New Democratic | Kathy Alexander | 18,995 | 37.37 | |||||
| Liberal | Neil Wereley | 2,246 | 4.42 | |||||
| Green | Kevin Shaw | 1,856 | 3.65 | |||||
| Trillium | Andy Bruziewicz | 601 | 1.18 | |||||
| None of the Above | Jeff Lozier | 250 | 0.49 | |||||
| Independent | Fanina R. Kodre | 71 | 0.14 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 50,830 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 61.56 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 82,566 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Bailey | 18,720 | 41.09 | -7.23 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian White | 16,274 | 35.73 | +10.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Anne Marie Gillis | 8,113 | 17.81 | -3.97 | ||||
| Green | Kevin Shaw | 2,106 | 4.62 | +3.22 | ||||
| Libertarian | Andrew K. Falby | 340 | 0.75 | +0.35 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 45,553 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.76 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Bailey | 19,570 | 48.32 | +10.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian White | 10,307 | 25.45 | -1.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Stephanie Barry | 8,819 | 21.78 | -7.63 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Bruziewicz | 1,077 | 2.66 | |||||
| Green | Jason Vermette | 567 | 1.40 | -4.22 | ||||
| Freedom | Andrew K. Falby | 160 | 0.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,500 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 199 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 40,699 | 51.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,646 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +5.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Bailey | 16,145 | 38.3 | +7.31 | |
| Liberal | Caroline Di Cocco | 12,443 | 29.4 | -18.14 | |
| New Democratic | Barb Millitt | 11,349 | 26.8 | +9.85 | |
| Green | Tim van Bodegom | 2,376 | 5.6 | +1.90 | |
References[edit]
- ^ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kula, Tyler (June 12, 2014). "Tory Bob Bailey wins Sarnia-Lambton seat for third time". London Free Press. QMI Agency.
- ^ Bob Bailey, MPP (May 30, 2017). "MPP Bailey Honours Anniversary of Freemasonry in Ontario". Retrieved November 25, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ontario Legislature (May 30, 2017). "MPP Bailey Honours Anniversary of Freemasonry in Ontario". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 13 (xxii). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "General Election by District: Sarnia—Lambton". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14.
- ^ "Premier Ford Announces Parliamentary Assistant Assignments as Part of Ontario's Government for the People". Office of the Premier. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 078 Sarnia-Lambton". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapports des registres officiels - Sarnia—Lambton" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.[permanent dead link]