Lawrence Toet

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Lawrence Toet
Member of Parliament
for Elmwood—Transcona
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byJim Maloway
Succeeded byDaniel Blaikie
Personal details
Born (1962-01-02) January 2, 1962 (age 62)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidenceTranscona, Winnipeg

Lawrence Toet (born January 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. Born a child of Dutch parents who moved to Canada in the early fifties, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the 2011 election, representing the electoral district of Elmwood—Transcona.[1] In the 2015 election, Toet was defeated by NDP candidate Daniel Blaikie by 61 votes.[2] He later won again the candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada for the riding of Elmwood-Transcona in March 2018 but failed to win back his seat in 2019.[citation needed]

He attempted to be the Conservative candidate in the 2023 Portage—Lisgar federal by-election.[3] He was endorsed by the constituency's former MP Charles Mayer, however he was unsuccessful in the nomination.[4]

Before politics[edit]

From 1984 to 2009, Toet was a partner at Premier Printing, a family owned business in Transcona.

Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Elmwood—Transcona
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Daniel Blaikie 19,786 45.6 +11.46 $84,787.58
Conservative Lawrence Toet 16,240 37.5 +3.5 $90,425.22
Liberal Jennifer Malabar 5,346 12.3 -17.21 $35,581.50
Green Kelly Manweiler 1,480 3.4 +1.04 none listed
People's Noel Gautron 512 1.2 $2,119.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,364 100.0
Total rejected ballots 313
Turnout 43,677 62.8 -3.55
Eligible voters 69,498
New Democratic hold Swing +3.86
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Daniel Blaikie 14,709 34.14 -10.67 $109,753.17
Conservative Lawrence Toet 14,648 34.00 -12.92 $127,718.93
Liberal Andrea Richardson-Lipon 12,713 29.51 +24.32 $23,842.58
Green Kim Parke 1,016 2.36 -0.71
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,086 99.58   $199,824.02
Total rejected ballots 182 0.42
Turnout 43,268 66.35
Eligible voters 65,207
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +1.12
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Lawrence Toet 15,298 46.40 +5.66
New Democratic Jim Maloway 14,998 45.49 -0.29
Liberal Ilona Niemczyk 1,660 5.03 -1.59
Green Ellen Young 1,017 3.08 -2.78
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,973 99.66  
Total rejected ballots 112 0.34 +0.02
Turnout 33,085 55.93 +1.89
Eligible voters 59,154
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.97

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conservative's Toet takes Elmwood by narrow margin". CTV, May 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Maloney, Ryan (October 20, 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing". The Hill Times. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Long serving MP for Portage-Lisgar endorses Toet for Conservative Nomination". thegraphicleader. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Elmwood—Transcona, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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