Anthony Rota

Anthony Rota MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Jay Aspin
In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Bob Wood
Succeeded by	Jay Aspin
Personal details
Born	(1961-05-15) May 15, 1961 North Bay, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Chantal Piché-Rota
Residence	North Bay, Ontario
Profession	Administrator, Business advisor

Anthony Rota (born May 15, 1961 in North Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and political science professor at Nipissing University. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011, representing the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming.

Rota holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University, a diploma in finance from Algonquin College, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa.

Prior to his election, Rota worked for the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) as regional manager for Ontario. He has also served with the Canadian Technology Network in Ottawa, and has worked in the private sector. Rota is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and English.

Rota began his political career at the municipal level, serving as a councillor in North Bay and chairing the city's planning and economic development committee. He won the federal Liberal nomination for Nipissing—Timiskaming in early 2004, defeating rival candidates Susan Church, Hugh McLachlan and Joe Sinicrope with 52% on the second ballot. In the general election held in June of that year, he narrowly defeated Conservative candidate Al McDonald.

Rota was re-elected in the 2006 election, defeating the Conservative Party's Peter Chirico, the NDP's Dave Fluri, and the Green Party's Meg Purdy. In the 2008 election, he was again re-elected. He served as the Liberal Party caucus chair, and as critic for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.

He ran again in the 2011 election, but lost by just 14 votes to Jay Aspin of the Conservative Party. Due to the narrow margin, however, an automatic judicial recount was required, confirming the margin at 18 votes. Since his 2011 loss, Rota has begun teaching at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.

In the 2015 election, he was again the Liberal candidate, defeating Jay Aspin (who defeated him in 2011) and once again becoming the MP in the 42nd Canadian Parliament. On December 9, 2015, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Nipissing—Timiskaming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anthony Rota	25,357	51.9	+15.41	–
	Conservative	Jay Aspin	14,325	29.3	-7.11	–
	New Democratic	Kathleen Jodouin	7,936	16.2	-4.93	–
	Green	Nicole Peltier	1,257	2.6	-3.37	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,875	100.0		$217,533.50
Total rejected ballots			224	0.45	-0.05
Turnout			49,099	69.32	+8.82
Eligible voters			70,820
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+11.26
Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal election, 2011: Nipissing—Timiskaming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jay Aspin	15,495	36.7	+4.4	–
	Liberal	Anthony Rota	15,477	36.6	-8.0	–
	New Democratic	Rona Eckert	8,781	20.8	+5.0	–
	Green	Scott Daley	2,518	6.0	-0.8	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,271	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			225	0.5	+0.1
Turnout			42,496	60.5	+6.8
Eligible voters			70,244	–	–
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.2
This vote was subject to mandatory recount because of the margin of win being less than 1/1000 of the total votes.

Canadian federal election, 2008: Nipissing—Timiskaming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anthony Rota	18,510	44.6	–0.1	$77,997
	Conservative	Joe Sinicrope	13,432	32.3	–2.2	$81,801
	New Democratic	Dianna Allen	6,582	15.8	–1.5	$8,409
	Green	Craig Bridges	2,808	6.8	+3.3	$10,803
	Canadian Action	Andrew Moulden	204	0.5	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,536	100.0	$87,383
Total rejected ballots			167	0.4	0.0
Turnout			41,703	~58.2	-9.4
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.1

Canadian federal election, 2006: Nipissing—Timiskaming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Anthony Rota	21,393	44.7	+2.4
	Conservative	Peter Chirico	16,511	34.5	–2.6
	New Democratic	Dave Fluri	8,268	17.3	+0.3
	Green	Meg Purdy	1,698	3.5	+0.4
Total valid votes			47,870	100.0
Total rejected ballots			211	0.4	-0.1
Turnout			48,081	67.6	+5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.5

Canadian federal election, 2004: Nipissing—Timiskaming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Anthony Rota	18,254	42.3
	Conservative	Al McDonald	16,001	37.1
	New Democratic	Dave Fluri	7,354	17.0
	Green	Les Wilcox	1,329	3.1
	Canadian Action	Ross MacLean	204	0.5
Total valid votes			43,142	100.0
Total rejected ballots			222	0.5
Turnout			43,364	62.4

External links

• View Anthony Rota
• Anthony Rota – Parliament of Canada biography