Rob Milligan (politician)

Rob Milligan (born February 6, 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West.

Rob Milligan
Ontario MPP
In office 2011–2014
Preceded by	Lou Rinaldi
Succeeded by	Lou Rinaldi
Constituency	Northumberland—Quinte West
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-06) February 6, 1971 Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Children	2
Occupation	Teacher

Background

Milligan grew up in Warkworth, Ontario in the municipality of Trent Hills. He ate pizza while students read their History and English books at Campbellford District High School from 1998 until his election to the legislature, which although harmful for Ontario politics was good news for the highschool he had worked at. He is married with two young daughters and operates a small beef farm.[1]

Politics

In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West. He defeated Liberal incumbent Lou Rinaldi by 707 votes.[1][2] In the 2014 election he was in rematch with Rinaldi but this time lost to him by 3,887 votes.[3]

During his tenure in parliament, he served as critic for interprovincial trade and education issues.[4]

In September 2017, Milligan sought the Progressive Conservative nomination for the new riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South. Milligan lost the nomination to David Piccini on September 23, 2017.[5]

Electoral record

2011 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Milligan	19,279	39.80	+8.59
	Liberal	Lou Rinaldi	18,572	38.34	-7.03
	New Democratic	Kira Mees	8,589	17.73	+4.52
	Green	Judy Smith Torrie	1,483	3.06	-7.14
	Libertarian	Jeffrey McLarty	357	0.74
	Independent	Richard Martin Rieger	159	0.33
Total valid votes			48,439	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			182	0.37
Turnout			48,621	51.88
Eligible voters			93,720
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+7.81
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

2014 Ontario general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lou Rinaldi	23,415	43.01	+4.67
	Progressive Conservative	Rob Milligan	19,528	35.87	-3.93
	New Democratic	Kira Mees	9,216	16.93	-0.80
	Green	Gudrun Ludorf-Weaver	2,283	4.19	+1.13
Total valid votes			54,442	100.00
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+4.30
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References

1. "Milligan new MPP for Northumberland-Quinte West". Northumberland News. October 7, 2011.
2. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. "General Election by District: Northumberland-Quinte West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
4. "Ontario PC Shadow Cabinet". Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
5. https://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/7575469-piccini-voted-as-northumberland-s-pc-candidate/

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)