Tom Rakocevic
Tom Rakocevic | |
|---|---|
 Rakocevic in 2019 | |
| Critic, Government Services and Consumer Protection | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Humber River—Black Creek | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Sergio |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Executive assistant |
Tom Rakocevic (/rɑːˈkoʊtʃɛvɪtʃ/) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election,[1] and again recently in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Humber River—Black Creek as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Rakocevic is the first NDP representative in the riding's history to be re-elected.
He was previously the party's candidate in York West in the provincial elections of 2011 and 2014. Prior to his election to the legislature, he was employed as an executive assistant to Toronto city councillor Anthony Perruzza.[1]
Electoral record
| 2022 Ontario general election: Humber River—Black Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,959 | 34.49 | -2.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Ida Li Preti | 7,076 | 30.66 | +2.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Nguyen | 6,865 | 29.75 | -0.54 | ||||
| Green | Keith Berry | 430 | 1.86 | +0.29 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Lee Miguel Gonzalez | 357 | 1.55 | |||||
| New Blue | Iulian Caunei | 281 | 1.22 | |||||
| Independent | Knia Singh | 110 | 0.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,078 | 98.54 | -0.19 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 337 | 1.46 | +0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,415 | 33.00 | -14.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,949 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 11,573 | 37.41 | -1.80 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyma Musarat | 9,367 | 30.29 | +19.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Deanna Sgro | 8,642 | 27.94 | -18.77 | ||||
| Green | Kirsten J. Bennett | 485 | 1.57 | -0.07 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jennifer Ochoa | 344 | 1.11 | |||||
| Consensus Ontario | Scott Aitchison | 320 | 1.03 | |||||
| Trillium | Lucy Guerrero | 198 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,929 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 397 | |||||||
| Turnout | 48.34 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,907 | 46.71 | -3.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 9,997 | 39.21 | +4.39 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,794 | 10.96 | -1.09 | ||||
| Green | Keith Jarrett | 418 | 1.64 | +0.38 | ||||
| Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 267 | 1.05 | +0.58 | ||||
| Independent | Wally Schwauss | 111 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,494 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,455 | 50.49 | -4.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,901 | 34.82 | +7.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,735 | 12.05 | +1.78 | ||||
| Green | Joseph Rini | 287 | 1.26 | -3.68 | ||||
| Independent | Leland W. Cornell | 114 | 0.50 | |||||
| Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 107 | 0.47 | |||||
| Independent | Scott Aitchison | 89 | 0.39 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,688 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 170 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,858 | 39.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 58,255 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP's Tom Rakocevic snags Humber River—Black Creek from Liberals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Candidates in: Humber River—Black Creek (041)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate (2014)" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - York West" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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