Lorne Coe

Lorne Coe
MPP
Coe in 2023
Government Chief Whip
In office
November 5, 2018 – June 30, 2022
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byBill Walker
Succeeded byRoss Romano
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Whitby
Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018)
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 11, 2016
Preceded byChristine Elliott
Durham Regional Councillor
In office
December 1, 2010 – February 11, 2016
Preceded byGerry Emm
Succeeded byDerrick Gleed
ConstituencyWhitby
Personal details
BornOctober 5, 1949
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Lorne Earle Coe MPP (born October 5, 1949)[1] 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.[2] Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Prior to entering politics, Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government.[4] From November 2018 until May 2022, he served as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Since June 2022, he has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario.[6]

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Whitby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Coe 21,840 47.37 +1.57
New Democratic Sara Labelle 10,524 22.83 −13.78
Liberal Aadil Mohammed 9,556 20.73 +7.85
Green Stephanie Leblanc 2,397 5.20 +1.81
New Blue Trystan Lackner 903 1.96  
Ontario Party Emil Labaj 519 1.13  
Freedom Douglas Thom 197 0.43 –
Independent Christopher Rinella 168 0.36  
Total valid votes 46,104 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 262
Turnout 46,366 44.88
Eligible voters 101,835
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.68
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
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[7]


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. ^ Unknown. "Lorne Earle Coe, 1992". vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. ^ "Tory Lorne Coe wins Whitby-Oshawa byelection". Toronto Star. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "PC's Lorne Coe wins big in Whitby-Ontario by-election". Globe and Mail. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Whitby councillors take different approaches to provincial byelection run". Whitby This Week. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Ontario Progressive Conservatives shuffle critic roles after Patrick Brown resignation". Global News. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lorne Coe | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. ^ "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.


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