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2019 Canadian federal election: Thornhill
Peter Kent
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Minister of the Environment
In office
January 4, 2011 July 15, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Peter Kent 29,18754.56-4.00$70,899.51
Liberal Gary Gladstone18,94635.42+1.66$82,017.28
New Democratic Sara Petrucci3,4696.48+1.32$1.38
Green Josh Rachlis1,6002.99+1.84none listed
Rhinoceros Nathan Bregman2170.41$0.00
Canada's Fourth FrontWaseem Malik770.14none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit53,49698.92  111,210.50
Total rejected ballots5831.08+0.49
Turnout54,07963.62-3.50
Eligible voters85,00575.4%
Conservative hold Swing -2.83
Source: Elections Canada [36] [37]
2015 Canadian federal election : Thornhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Peter Kent31,91158.60-4.59
Liberal Nancy Coldham18,39533.80+11.31
New Democratic Lorne Cherry2,8145.20-6.29
Green Josh Rachlis6271.20-1.28
Libertarian Gene Balfour5871.10
SeniorsMargaret Leigh Fairbairn1570.30
Total valid votes/Expense limit54,491100.0   $215,928.93
Total rejected ballots3240.59+0.13
Turnout54,81567.20+6.22
Eligible voters81,106
Conservative hold Swing -7.95
Source: Elections Canada [38] [39]
2011 Canadian federal election : Thornhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Peter Kent36,62961.38+12.37
Liberal Karen Mock 14,12523.67-15.76
New Democratic Simon Strelchik7,14111.97+5.35
Green Norbert Koehl1,5622.62-2.32
Animal Alliance Liz White 2150.36
Total valid votes/Expense limit59,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots275 0.46
Turnout59,947 60.98
Eligible voters 98,312
Conservative hold Swing +14.07
2008 Canadian federal election : Thornhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Peter Kent26,66049.01+15.30$91,400
Liberal Susan Kadis 21,44839.43-13.67$62,484
New Democratic Simon Strelchik3,6016.62-1.19$4,835
Green Norbert Koehl2,6864.94+1.51$7,314
Total valid votes/Expense limit54,395100.00 $95,547
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.49
2006 Canadian federal election : St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Carolyn Bennett 29,29550.3-8.1
Conservative Peter Kent15,02125.8+5.4
New Democratic Paul Summerville 11,18919.2+3.5
Green Kevin Farmer2,7854.8-0.7
Total valid votes58,290100.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.75

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28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper
Cabinet post (1)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
John Baird Minister of the Environment
2011–2013
Leona Aglukkaq
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1976–1978
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