John Gerretsen

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2011 Ontario general election: Kingston and the Islands
John Gerretsen
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Gerretsen in 2011
Ontario MPP
In office
1995–2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal John Gerretsen 21,02848.84+1.61$ 71,020.00
New Democratic Mary Rita Holland10,24123.79+3.2434,982.21
Progressive Conservative Rodger James9,61022.32– 45,336.00
Green Robert Kiley1,5943.70−5.0715,086.56
Family Coalition David Caracciolo3360.78−0.072,857.71
Libertarian Jamie Shaw1150.27 0.00
Freedom Paul Busch710.16−0.120.00
Republican David Best560.13 0.00
Total valid votes / expense limit 43,051100.0   −12.65 $ 114,204.30
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1630.38 −0.20
Turnout43,214 45.03 −8.93
Eligible voters 95,966   +4.47
Liberal hold Swing −0.82
Source(s)
"Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kingston and the Islands" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014.
"2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Elections Ontario . Retrieved June 2, 2014.
2007 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Gerretsen23,27347.2
Progressive Conservative John Rapin10,99422.3
New Democratic Rick Downes10,12620.6
Green Bridget Doherty4,3218.8
Family Coalition Chris K. Beneteau4180.9
Freedom Mark Fournier1370.3
2003 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Gerretsen28,87760.28+5.58
Progressive Conservative Hans Westenberg9,64020.12-9.95
New Democratic Janet C. Collins5,51411.51+0.23
Green Eric B. Walton3,1376.55+4.11
Family Coalition Chris K. Beneteau7351.53+0.40
1999 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Gerretsen26,35554.70
Progressive Conservative Bob Pickering14,48730.07
New Democratic Beth Pater5,43611.28
Green Chris Walker1,1742.44
Family Coalition Chris K. Beneteau5461.13
Natural Law Gerard Morris1820.38
1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Gerretsen10,31436.95
Progressive Conservative Sally Barnes8,57130.71
New Democratic Gary Wilson 8,05228.85
Family Coalition John Pacheco8583.07
Natural Law Ronald Dunphy1150.41

Personal life

On March 19, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gerretsen tested positive for COVID-19, with his wife Assunta testing positive earlier that week, after they were both repatriated to Canada from the Grand Princess cruise ship; they were quarantined at CFB Trenton. [15]

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