Bob Bailey (politician)

Robert Bailey (born c. 1951) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservatives member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton. He has been an MPP since 2007.

Bob Bailey MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services
Incumbent
Assumed office June 29, 2018
Minister	Todd Smith Bill Walker Lisa Thompson
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton
Incumbent
Assumed office October 10, 2007
Preceded by	Caroline Di Cocco
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 69–70) Petrolia, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Contractor
Portfolio	Deputy opposition whip (2011-2014)

Background

Bailey was born in Petrolia, Ontario in the township of Enniskillen. He worked as a contract coordinator for Nova Chemicals in Sarnia.[1] Bailey is also a Freemason.[2] [3]

Politics

Prior to entering provincial politics, Bailey served as a councillor for Eniskillen Township. In 2007 he ran in the 2007 provincial election for the Progressive Conservatives party. He defeated Liberal incumbent Caroline Di Cocco by 3,702 votes.[4] He was re-elected in 2011 and again in 2014.[5][6]

Bailey has served as critic for a number of areas including Labour and Training. As of 2014 he is the critic for Natural Resources. From 2011 to 2014 he served as Deputy Opposition Whip.

He is serving as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.[7]

Election record

2018 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Bailey	26,811	52.75
	New Democratic	Kathy Alexander	18,995	37.37
	Liberal	Neil Wereley	2,246	4.42
	Green	Kevin Shaw	1,856	3.65
	Trillium	Andy Bruziewicz	601	1.18
	None of the Above	Jeff Lozier	250	0.49
	Independent	Fanina R. Kodre	71	0.14
Total valid votes			50,830	100.0
Turnout				61.56
Eligible voters			82,566
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

2014 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Bailey	18,720	41.09	-7.23
	New Democratic	Brian White	16,274	35.73	+10.28
	Liberal	Anne Marie Gillis	8,113	17.81	-3.97
	Green	Kevin Shaw	2,106	4.62	+3.22
	Libertarian	Andrew K. Falby	340	0.75	+0.35
Total valid votes			45,553	100.00
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-8.76
Source: Elections Ontario[9]

2011 Ontario general election: Sarnia—Lambton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Bailey	19,570	48.32	+10.16
	New Democratic	Brian White	10,307	25.45	-1.37
	Liberal	Stephanie Barry	8,819	21.78	-7.63
	Independent	Andy Bruziewicz	1,077	2.66
	Green	Jason Vermette	567	1.40	-4.22
	Freedom	Andrew K. Falby	160	0.40
Total valid votes			40,500	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			199	0.49
Turnout			40,699	51.75
Eligible voters			78,646
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+5.77
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

Ontario general election, 2007: Sarnia—Lambton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Bailey	16,145	38.3	+7.31
	Liberal	Caroline Di Cocco	12,443	29.4	-18.14
	New Democratic	Barb Millitt	11,349	26.8	+9.85
	Green	Tim van Bodegom	2,376	5.6	+1.90

References

1. Kula, Tyler (June 12, 2014). "Tory Bob Bailey wins Sarnia-Lambton seat for third time". London Free Press. QMI Agency.
2. Bob Bailey, MPP (May 30, 2017). "MPP Bailey Honours Anniversary of Freemasonry in Ontario". Retrieved November 25, 2020.
3. Ontario Legislature (May 30, 2017). "MPP Bailey Honours Anniversary of Freemasonry in Ontario". YouTube. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 13 (xxii). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
5. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
6. "General Election by District: Sarnia—Lambton". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14.
7. "Premier Ford Announces Parliamentary Assistant Assignments as Part of Ontario's Government for the People". Office of the Premier. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
8. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
9. Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 078 Sarnia-Lambton". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
10. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapports des registres officiels - Sarnia—Lambton" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history