Anthony Rota
Anthony Rota | |
---|---|
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming | |
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 | North Bay, Ontario, Canada | May 15, 1961
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Chantal Piché-Rota |
Residence | North Bay, Ontario |
Profession | Administrator, Business advisor |
Anthony Rota MP (born May 15, 1961) is a Canadian politician and political science professor at Nipissing University. A member of the Liberal Party, he currently serves in the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Nipissing—Timiskaming. He previously represented Nipissing—Timiskaming as MP from 2004 to 2011.
Contents
Early life and career[edit]
Born in North Bay, Ontario, Rota holds a Bachelor of Arts 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.
Political career[edit]
Rota began his political career at the municipal level, serving as a city councillor for North Bay City Council 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.[1] Due to the narrow margin, however, an automatic judicial recount was required, confirming the margin at 18 votes.[2] 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.[3] On December 9, 2015, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole.
Electoral record[edit]
2019 Canadian federal election: Nipissing—Timiskaming | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Anthony Rota | 18,101 | 40.1 | -11.8 | – | |||
Conservative | Jordy Carr | 12,332 | 27.3 | -2 | – | |||
New Democratic | Rob Boulet | 9,411 | 20.8 | +4,6 | – | |||
Green | Alex Gomm | 2,926 | 6.5 | +3.9 | – | |||
People's | Mark King | 2,403 | 5.3 | +5.3 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,173 | 99.02 | – | – | ||||
Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 45,173 | 60.61 | -8.71 | |||||
Eligible voters | 74,527 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | – |
2015 Canadian federal election: 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[4][5] |
2011 Canadian federal election: 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. |
2008 Canadian federal election: 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 |
2006 Canadian federal election: 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 |
2004 Canadian federal election: 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sudbury-area voters part of orange wave"[permanent dead link]. Sudbury Star, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Official recounts triggered in two Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail, May 3, 2011.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/results-2015/
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nipissing—Timiskaming, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine