Frank Valeriote
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Guelph |
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| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Brenda Chamberlain |
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| Born | August 15, 1954 [1] Guelph, Ontario[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Frank Valeriote (born August 15, 1954 in Guelph, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Guelph.
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[edit] Background
Valeriote is the son of Italian immigrants and was raised in Guelph, Ontario. His father, Domenic (Mico) Valeriote, was an accomplished long distance runner and one of the longest-serving members of Guelph City Council. He earned an undergraduate degree in history and economics from the University of Western Ontario before earning his law degree from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the bar in 1981[2] returned to Guelph to establish a law practice.[3]
He served on the local Catholic School Board for 18 years including several as chair.[3]
Valeriote married Catherine Barry in 2001;[4] the two of them live in Guelph with their two children.[3]
[edit] Political career
Valeriote was initially selected as the Liberal candidate in the 2008 Guelph by-election, following the resignation of Brenda Chamberlain from the House of Commons. However, the issuance of writs for the 2008 federal election pre-empted the Guelph by-election.
On election day, Valeriote defeated the Conservative candidate, longtime city councillor Gloria Kovach, by less than 1,800 votes.
In 2011, he was re-elected, with 25,574 votes (43.37%), to 19,252 (32.65%) for Conservative Marty Burke, 9,836 (16.68%) for New Democrat Bobbi Stewart, 3,711 (6.29%) for Green John Lawson, and scatterings for four other candidates.
[edit] Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % of total |
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Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Frank Valeriote (X) | 25,574 | 43.37 | +11.15 | – | |
| Conservative | Marty Burke | 19,252 | 32.65 | +3.47 | – | |
| New Democratic | Bobbi Stewart | 9,836 | 16.68 | +0.19 | – | |
| Green | John Lawson | 3,711 | 6.29 | -14.86 | – | |
| Libertarian | Phillip Bender | 192 | 0.32 | +0.05 | – | |
| Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 171 | 0.29 | +0.01 | – | |
| Animal Alliance Environment Voters | Karen Levenson | 123 | 0.20 | +0.08 | – | |
| Communist | Drew Garvie | 104 | 0.17 | +0.04 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 59,021 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 260 | 0.44 | +0.12 | |||
| Turnout | 58,963 | 64.48 | -0.11 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 91,062 | – | ||||
| 2008 federal election : Guelph edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Frank Valeriote | 18,974 | 32.22 | -6.17 | $87,844 | |
| Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 17,186 | 29.18 | -0.58 | $63,415 | |
| Green | Mike Nagy | 12,454 | 21.15 | +12.43 | $76,344 | |
| New Democratic Party | Tom King | 9,713 | 16.49 | -5.51 | $60,470 | |
| Radical Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 166 | 0.28 | none listed | ||
| Libertarian | Philip Bender | 159 | 0.27 | $0.00 | ||
| Communist | Drew Garvie | 77 | 0.13 | -0.05 | $374 | |
| AAEV | Karen Levenson | 73 | 0.12 | $5,039 | ||
| Independent | John C. Turmel | 58 | 0.10 | none listed | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Manuel Couto | 29 | 0.05 | -0.02 | none listed | |
| Total valid votes/Expense Limit | 58,889 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.32 | -0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 59,080 | 64.59 | -6.17 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 91,463 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Parliamentarian listing". House of Commons. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6bf8e46d-35db-462e-a769-ead3dc2d7f84&Language=E&Section=ALL. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ SmithValeriote LLP, accessed March 19, 2008
- ^ a b c Frank Valeriote campaign website, accessed March 19, 2008
- ^ Doug Hallett (2008-10-21). "Valeriote Follows in Family Tradition". Guelph Tribune. http://www.guelphtribune.ca/news/article/148204. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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