Tony Van Bynen
Tony Van Bynen | |
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| Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kyle Peterson |
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| Born | April 5, 1950 Netherlands |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
Tony Van Bynen MP (born April 5, 1950) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the district of Newmarket—Aurora as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and previously served as mayor of Newmarket, Ontario from 2006 to 2018.[1]
Background
Born in the Netherlands, Van Bynen immigrated to Canada in 1952 with his parents, and grew up on a family farm with five brothers and five sisters near London, Ontario. [citation needed] He eventually moved to Newmarket in 1980 after relocating to work as a bank branch manager.[2]
Municipal politics
He entered municipal politics in 2000 when he was elected as a town councillor, then was elected as a regional councillor in 2003 and subsequently as mayor in 2006, defeating his opponent Diane Springstein by 800 votes, a 4.6% margin.[3] He was re-elected in the 2010 election, defeating his only challenger, Michael Cascione.[4] He was again re-elected in the 2014 election.[5]
Van Bynen did not stand for re-election in the 2018 municipal election.[6]
Federal politics
In 2019, Van Bynen became the Liberal Party candidate for the riding of Newmarket—Aurora in the federal election of the same year.[7] He was subsequently elected over former Conservative MP Lois Brown.[8] He was re-elected in the 2021 federal election.[9]
Community involvement
Van Bynen has volunteered at Southlake Hospital and the homeless shelter Inn From The Cold for over a decade with his wife, Roxanne.[10] He also helped to create Belinda's Place, a facility that provides support for homeless and at-risk women in Newmarket.[11]
In 2013, Van Bynen received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his community service and leadership.[11]
Honours
Electoral record
Federal
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tony Van Bynen | 26,488 | 43.1 | -2.08 | $88,608.07 | |||
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 23,232 | 37.8 | -7.81 | $74,278.42 | |||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 6,576 | 10.7 | +2.19 | $18,620.10 | |||
| Green | Walter Bauer | 3,551 | 5.8 | +3.44 | none listed | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 901 | 1.5 | +0.15 | none listed | |||
| People's | Andrew McCaughtrie | 588 | 1.0 | – | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Laurie Goble | 104 | 0.2 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,460 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 424 | |||||||
| Turnout | 61,884 | 67.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 91,920 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Doyle, Aileen (October 19, 2019). "Final push for Newmarket-Aurora riding candidates". CTV News. Barrie. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ "The Life of a Mayor". City Life Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Some major mayoral makeovers". The Globe and Mail. November 14, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Scarpitti, Barrow cruise to victory in York Region". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Bonnie Crombie takes over for Hazel McCallion in Mississauga, Susan Fennell out in Brampton". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario. October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Latchford, Teresa (February 1, 2018). "Newmarket mayor Tony Van Bynen not seeking re-election". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Champion, Kim (September 12, 2019). "Liberal candidate hits Main Street Newmarket as writ drops". NewmarketToday.ca. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, Theresa (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Tony Van Bynen wins seat in Newmarket-Aurora in 2019 federal election". The Star. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Canada election results: Newmarket–Aurora". Global News. June 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Van Bynen". Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen earns Jubilee medal". YorkRegion.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.