Bob Delaney
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Bob Delaney is a politician
in Ontario
, Canada
. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
, representing the riding
of Mississauga—Streetsville
for the Ontario Liberal Party
.
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.
Delaney first ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999
, losing to Progressive Conservative
cabinet minister
John Snobelen
by about 9,000 votes. Snobelen subsequently resigned from the legislature in early 2003 after an extended period of non-attendance; Delaney ran for the Liberals again in the provincial election of 2003
, this time defeating Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri by over 7000 votes. In 2006, Delaney was appointed the Parliamentary Assistant to Minister Responsible for Seniors. He was re-elected in the provincial election of 2007
defeating Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri by roughly 9,000 votes.
On January 25, 2010, Delaney was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Revenue
.
|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|20,316
|align="right"|52.5%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Nina Tangri
|align="right"|11,163
|align="right"|28.0%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Gail McCabe
|align="right"|4,014
|align="right"|10.4%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Scott Warner
|align="right"|2,946
|align="right"|7.6
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Masood Atchekzai
|align="right"|6098
|align="right"|0.7
|align="right"|N/A
|}
|-
|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|27,903
|align="right"|50.84
|align="right"|+12.81
|-
|Nina Tangri
|align="right"|20,406
|align="right"|37.18
|align="right"|-20.13
|-
|Arif Raza
|align="right"|4,196
|align="right"|7.64
|align="right"|+3.80
|-
|Richard Pereira
|align="right"|1,395
|align="right"|2.54
|-
|Charles Montano
|align="right"|989
|align="right"|1.8
|}
|-
|John Snobelen
|align="right"|26,816
|align="right"|57.31
|-
|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|17,792
|align="right"|38.03
|-
|Maxine Caron
|align="right"|1,795
|align="right"|3.84
|-
|Fred Fredeen
|align="right"|387
|align="right"|0.83
|}
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
, representing the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Mississauga—Streetsville
Mississauga—Streetsville (provincial electoral district)
Mississauga—Streetsville is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2007...
for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Delaney was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and has a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from Concordia University in that city. He received a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in 1988, and has received accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society. He has lived primarily in Mississauga
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
since 1983.
Delaney first ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, losing to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
cabinet minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
John Snobelen
John Snobelen
John Snobelen is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris....
by about 9,000 votes. Snobelen subsequently resigned from the legislature in early 2003 after an extended period of non-attendance; Delaney ran for the Liberals again in the provincial election of 2003
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, this time defeating Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri by over 7000 votes. In 2006, Delaney was appointed the Parliamentary Assistant to Minister Responsible for Seniors. He was re-elected in the provincial election of 2007
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
defeating Progressive Conservative Nina Tangri by roughly 9,000 votes.
On January 25, 2010, Delaney was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Revenue
Ministry of Revenue (Ontario)
The Ministry of Revenue administers most of the province's major tax statutes as well as a number of tax credit, incentive and benefit programs. The tax revenues collected provide the fiscal foundation upon which many of the government's programs rely...
.
Electoral record
|-|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|20,316
|align="right"|52.5%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Nina Tangri
|align="right"|11,163
|align="right"|28.0%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Gail McCabe
|align="right"|4,014
|align="right"|10.4%
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Scott Warner
Scott Warner
Scott Warner is a U.S.-based lighting designer who has recently designed for The Pussycat Dolls, Jimmy Eat World, EVE, Everclear and Queen Latifah. Warner started his career is the late eighties with the Pittsburgh based band, The Affordable Floors, and his first national client was the shock...
|align="right"|2,946
|align="right"|7.6
|align="right"|N/A
|-
|Masood Atchekzai
|align="right"|6098
|align="right"|0.7
|align="right"|N/A
|}
|-
|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|27,903
|align="right"|50.84
|align="right"|+12.81
|-
|Nina Tangri
|align="right"|20,406
|align="right"|37.18
|align="right"|-20.13
|-
|Arif Raza
|align="right"|4,196
|align="right"|7.64
|align="right"|+3.80
|-
|Richard Pereira
|align="right"|1,395
|align="right"|2.54
|-
|Charles Montano
|align="right"|989
|align="right"|1.8
|}
|-
|John Snobelen
John Snobelen
John Snobelen is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris....
|align="right"|26,816
|align="right"|57.31
|-
|Bob Delaney
|align="right"|17,792
|align="right"|38.03
|-
|Maxine Caron
|align="right"|1,795
|align="right"|3.84
|-
|Fred Fredeen
|align="right"|387
|align="right"|0.83
|}