Lorne Coe

Lorne Earle Coe (born c. 1950) 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.[1] Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party.[2] 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.[3]

Lorne Coe

MPP
Ontario Chief Government Whip
Assumed office
November 5, 2018
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byBill Walker
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Whitby
Whitby—Oshawa (2016-2018)
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
Born1950 (age 70–71)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

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.[4]

Prior to entering politics Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government.[3]

Electoral record
2018 Ontario general election: Whitby
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLorne Coe26,47145.80
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist21,15836.61
LiberalLeisa Washington7,44112.87
GreenStacey Leadbetter1,9583.39
LibertarianRonald Halabi5220.90
FreedomDoug Thom2460.43
Total valid votes 57,796100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[5]
Ontario provincial by-election, February 11, 2016: Whitby—Oshawa
Resignation of Christine Elliott
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLorne Coe17,05352.92+12.27
LiberalElizabeth Roy8,86527.51−3.99
New DemocraticNiki Lundquist5,17216.05−6.99
GreenStacey Leadbetter5291.64−2.63
None of the AboveGreg Vezina2610.81–
IndependentAbove Znoneofthe1400.43–
LibertarianAdam McEwan1090.34–
People's Political PartyGarry Cuthbert520.16–
FreedomDouglas Thom340.11−0.44
PauperJohn Turmel110.03–
Total valid votes 32,226100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 610.19
Turnout 32,28728.94
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. "Tory Lorne Coe wins Whitby-Oshawa byelection". Toronto Star. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. "PC's Lorne Coe wins big in Whitby-Ontario by-election". Globe and Mail. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. "Whitby councillors take different approaches to provincial byelection run". Whitby This Week. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Ontario Progressive Conservatives shuffle critic roles after Patrick Brown resignation". Global News. The Canadian Press. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  5. "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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