Claudio Polsinelli
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Claudio Polsinelli
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office = Ontario MPP
| term_start = 1985
| term_end = 1990
| predecessor = Michael Spensieri
| successor = George Mammoliti
| constituency = Yorkview
| party = Liberal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|11|13}}
| birth_place = Italy
| residence = Toronto
| occupation = Lawyer
}}
Claudio Polsinelli (born November 13, 1952) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1985 to 1990.
Background
Polsinelli was educated at the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School and York University.
Politics
In 1982, he ran for alderman in the municipal election for Ward 3 in North York. He defeated incumbent Pat O'Neill.{{cite news |title=Vote results in Metro, Mississauga |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=November 9, 1982 |page=8}}
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Mike Foster by over 3,000 votes in the Yorkview constituency.{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}} He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1987 election, despite an unusual challenge from Tony Marzilli who ran as an Independent "Trudeau Liberal".{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}} Polsinelli was a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government during his time in the legislature, and served as a parliamentary assistant to four different ministers between 1985 and 1990.
The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Polsinelli lost his seat to NDP candidate George Mammoliti by 1,619 votes.{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}
Six weeks after his defeat, he was appointed to North York council to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Perruzza who was elected as an NDP member of the provincial government.{{cite news |title=Ex-MPP named to North York council |first=Stan |last=Josey |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 18, 1990 |page=A6}} He did not seek re-election in the 1991 municipal election. In 1995 he ran in a by-election to replace Mario Sergio another councillor who left to sit in the provincial legislature. He lost to another defeated provincial candidate George Mammoliti.{{cite news |title=Mammoliti easily wins North York by-election |first=Leslie |last=Ferenc |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=September 22, 1995 |page=A6}}
Later life
In 1990, he set up an independent legal practice which he continues to do.
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=claudio-polsinelli}}
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Category:Italian emigrants to Canada
Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario