Philip Toone

Philip Toone (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.

Philip Toone
Philip Toone's office in Gaspé.
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Raynald Blais
Succeeded by	Diane Lebouthillier
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 54–55) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Maria, Quebec, Canada
Profession	teacher

Early life

Philip Toone was born in Ottawa in 1965. He currently resides in Maria, Quebec, with his partner of 13 years.[1] His former occupation was that of a teacher and notary.

Political career

Toone ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was defeated finishing in fifth place losing to incumbent Raynald Blais in the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He ran for a second time in the 2011 Canadian federal election and won.[2]

He was one of five openly gay candidates elected to Parliament in the 2011 election.[3]

He was defeated in the 2015 election by Diane Lebouthillier of the Liberal Party.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Philip Toone	12,427	33.76	+26.78	none listed
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Côté	11,650	31.64	−8.46	$39,768.78
	Conservative	Régent Bastien	6,292	17.09	−5.75	$48,704.71
	Liberal	Jules Duguay	5,533	15.03	−11.93	none listed
	Green	Julien Leblanc	913	2.48	−0.63	$328.10
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,815	100.0		$90,208.08
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			571	1.53	+0.33
Turnout			37,386	53.85	−0.26
Eligible voters			69,429
	New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+17.62
Sources:[4][5]

2004 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Raynald Blais	21,446	55.67	+13.10	$44,886.71
	Liberal	Georges Farrah	12,579	32.65	−20.15	$44,503.86
	Conservative	Guy De Coste	2,636	6.84	+4.17	$12,110.72
	Green	Bob Eichenberger	1,060	2.75	–	none listed
	New Democratic	Philip Toone	805	2.09	+0.13	$1,695.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,526	100.00		$79,194
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			559	1.43
Turnout			39,085	56.57	−5.93
Eligible voters			69,089
	Bloc Québécois notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+16.62

2000 Canadian federal election: Champlain
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Marcel Gagnon	20,423
	Liberal	Julie Boulet	20,408
	Alberta Alliance	Eric Labranche	2,588
	Marijuana	Paul Giroux	1,020
	New Democratic	Philip Toone	672

References

1. "En dix questions avec Philip Toone." Le Pharillon, May 11, 2011.
2. Election 2011: Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
3. "NDP leads the pack with most gay candidates" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, April 26, 2011.
4. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
5. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

External links

• Philip Toone – Parliament of Canada biography