Bob Delaney

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Bob Delaney
MPP
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga—Streetsville
Mississauga West (2003-2007)
Assumed office
October 2, 2003
Preceded by John Snobelen
Ontario Chief Government Whip
In office
March 25, 2014 – September 2, 2015
Premier Kathleen Wynne
Preceded by Kevin Flynn
Succeeded by Marie-France Lalonde
Personal details
Born 1953 (age 62–63)
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Residence Mississauga, Ontario
Occupation IT consultant

Bob Delaney (born c. 1953) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville for the Ontario Liberal Party. He has been an MPP since 2003.

Background[edit]

Delaney was born in Montreal, Quebec, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Concordia University in that city. He received a Master of Arts degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia in 1988, and has received accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society. He has lived primarily in Mississauga since 1983.

Politics[edit]

Delaney ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999 losing to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister John Snobelen by about 9,000 votes in the riding of Mississauga West.[1] After Snobelen resigned from the legislature in early 2003 Delaney ran for the Liberals again in the provincial election of 2003, this time defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Nina Tangri by over 7,000 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2014.[3][4][5]

In 2006, Delaney was appointed the parliamentary assistant (PA) to the Minister Responsible for Seniors. He has subsequently served as PA to the Minister of Research and Innovation, the Minister of Tourism, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Energy. He also served as chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2011 to 2013.[6]

On March 25, 2014, he was named Chief Government Whip.[6]

In May 2016, Delaney issued a statement apologizing to a mother who had informed his constituency staff that she was planning to distribute pamphlets at his office protesting changes in the autism program that would affect her son and was subsequently visited by officers of the Peel Regional Police who told her that she could not touch the office door while protesting.[7]

Electoral record[edit]

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Bob Delaney 22,587 52.56 +1.02
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 12,039 28.01 -1.53
New Democratic Anju Sikka 5,886 13.70 -1.53
Green Scott Warner 1,590 3.70 +0.02
None of the Above Alexander Vezina 524 1.22
Libertarian Dave Walach 348 0.81
Total valid votes 42.974 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.28
Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Bob Delaney 18,591 51.5 -1.0
Progressive Conservative Wafik Sunbaty 10,665 29.5 +1.5
New Democratic Raed Ayad 5,494 15.2 +4.8
Green Scott Warner 1,329 3.7 -3.9
Total valid votes 36,079 100.0
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Liberal Bob Delaney 20,316 52.5
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 11,163 28.0
New Democratic Gail McCabe 4,014 10.4
Green Scott Warner 2,946 7.6
Family Coalition Masood Atchekzai 6098 0.7
Total valid votes 44,537 100.0
Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bob Delaney 27,903 50.84 +12.81
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 20,406 37.18 -20.13
New Democratic Arif Raza 4,196 7.64 +3.80
Green Richard Pereira 1,395 2.54
Family Coalition Charles Montano 989 1.8
Ontario general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive Conservative John Snobelen 26,816 57.31
Liberal Bob Delaney 17,792 38.03
New Democratic Maxine Caron 1,795 3.84
Natural Law Fred Fredeen 387 0.83

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 9 (xviii). Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  5. ^ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Streetsville". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. 
  6. ^ a b "Bob Delaney, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 
  7. ^ Benzie, Robert (May 24, 2016). "MPP apologizes to protesting mother of autistic son after Wynne tells him to". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-05-25. 

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