Bob Delaney
Ontario MPP
In office
2003–2018
Preceded byJohn Snobelen
Succeeded byNina Tangri
ConstituencyMississauga—Streetsville
Mississauga West (2003-2007)
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
OccupationIT consultant
PortfolioChief Government Whip (2014-2015)

Bob Delaney (born c. 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Mississauga West and Mississauga—Streetsville.

Background

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

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]

In March 2018, Delaney responded to a question by The Mississauga News by boasting that his Liberal government had increased the provincial debt: "We have tripled the debt and we're proud of it, because we can afford it. It's the responsible thing to do. It's the correct thing to do, it's what people have asked us to do and I would do it again and do it proudly".[8][9][10] Delaney initially denied having made the statement in an e-mail to Global News Radio AM 640. However, he subsequently admitted to it and apologized.[11][12][13]

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Streetsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri 20,879 43.53 +15.46
New Democratic Jacqueline Gujarati 12,393 25.84 +12.14
Liberal Bob Delaney 12,344 25.74 −26.83
Green Abhijeet Manay 1,349 2.81 −0.83
None of the Above Greg Vezina 704 1.47 +0.25
Libertarian Richard Levesque 295 0.62 −0.18
Total valid votes 47,964 100.0  
Turnout 56.4
Eligible voters 85,110
Source: Elections Ontario[14]
2014 Ontario general election
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
2011 Ontario general election
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
2007 Ontario general election
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
2003 Ontario general election
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
1999 Ontario general election
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

  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 9 (xviii). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ^ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Streetsville". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
  6. ^ a b "Bob Delaney, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  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.
  8. ^ Rick Salutin (5 April 2018). "Unmuzzle Bob Delaney, prophet of fiscal irresponsibility". The Toronto Star.
  9. ^ Andre Martin. "MARIN: Liberal MPP Bob Delaney loses bragging rights". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Ontario MPP 'proud' of province's debt and 'would do it again'". The National Post. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ Rob Ferguson (3 April 2018). "Mississauga Liberal MPP says sorry for boasting about the province's debt level". The Toronto Star.
  12. ^ Graeme Frisque (2 April 2018). "Recording confirms MPP Bob Delaney's comments of pride in tripling debt after he denies them". Mississauga News.
  13. ^ "Globe editorial: When a local newspaper is attacked for telling the truth". The Globe and Mail. 5 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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