Tony Van Bynen

Tony Van Bynen MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the district of Newmarket—Aurora as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and previously served as mayor of Newmarket, Ontario from 2006 to 2018.[1]

Tony Van Bynen

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Newmarket—Aurora
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byKyle Peterson
Personal details
Born (1950-04-05) April 5, 1950
Netherlands
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceNewmarket, Ontario, Canada

Background

Born in the Netherlands, Van Bynen immigrated to Canada in 1952 with his parents, and grew up on a family farm with five brothers and five sisters near London, Ontario. He eventually moved to Newmarket in 1980 after relocating to work as a bank branch manager.[2]

Municipal politics

He entered municipal politics in 2000 when he was elected as a town councillor, then was elected as a regional councillor in 2003 and subsequently as mayor in 2006, defeating his opponent Diane Springstein by 800 votes, a 4.6% margin.[3] He was re-elected in the 2010 election, defeating his only challenger, Michael Cascione.[4] He was again re-elected in 2014.

Van Bynen did not stand for re-election in the 2018 municipal election.

Federal politics

In 2019, Van Bynen became the Liberal Party candidate for the riding of Newmarket—Aurora in the federal election of the same year.[5] He was subsequently elected over former Conservative MP Lois Brown.[6]

Community involvement

Van Bynen has volunteered at Southlake Hospital and the homeless shelter Inn From The Cold for over a decade with his wife, Roxanne.[7] He also helped to create Belinda's Place, a facility that provides support for homeless and at-risk women in Newmarket.[8]

In 2013, Van Bynen received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his community service and leadership.[8]

Honours

References
  1. Doyle, Aileen (October 19, 2019). "Final push for Newmarket-Aurora riding candidates". CTV News. Barrie. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. "The Life of a Mayor". City Life Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. "Some major mayoral makeovers". The Globe and Mail. November 14, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. "Scarpitti, Barrow cruise to victory in York Region". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. Champion, Kim (September 12, 2019). "Liberal candidate hits Main Street Newmarket as writ drops". NewmarketToday.ca. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. Boyle, Theresa (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Tony Van Bynen wins seat in Newmarket-Aurora in 2019 federal election". The Star. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. "Tony Van Bynen". Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  8. "Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen earns Jubilee medal". YorkRegion.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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