Tony Baldinelli
{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1964)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| name =Tony Baldinelli
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| riding = Niagara Falls
| parliament = Canadian
| term_start = October 21, 2019
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| predecessor =Rob Nicholson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|24}}
| birth_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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| party = Conservative Party of Canada
| residence = Niagara Falls, Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2019app/51/table12E.html|title=Official Voting Results|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 23, 2021}}
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Tony Baldinelli {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MP}} (born November 24, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election as a Conservative.{{cite web|title=Canada election results: Niagara Falls|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5830995/canada-election-niagara-falls/|date=October 21, 2019|publisher=Global News|access-date=October 21, 2019}} He held the seat for the Tories after its long-serving member of Parliament, former cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, retired. Prior to being elected, he had worked at Niagara Parks for 18 years.{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Brittany |title=Election profiles: Tony Baldinelli Conservative Party |url=https://www.niagaranow.com/news.phtml/2711-election-profiles-tony-baldinelli-conservative-party |access-date=September 26, 2020 |work=Niagara Now |date=September 24, 2019}} In September 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole named Baldinelli his special adviser on Tourism Recovery.{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=Shelby |title=Niagara Falls MP named as Special Advisor to the Leader on Tourism Recovery |url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/610cktb/news/niagara-falls-mp-named-as-special-advisor-to-the-leader-on-tourism-recovery-1.13418477 |access-date=September 26, 2020 |work=Newstalk 610 |agency=iHeartRadio |publisher=Bell Media |date=September 8, 2020}}
Politics
=Federal politics=
In the 44th Parliament, Baldinelli tabled Private Member's Bill C-342, titled '"An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)". The bill did not progress past the first reading. Baldinelli also jointly-seconded C-313, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody) and C-266, An Act to amend the Excise Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (adjusted duties - beer, malt liquor, spirits and wine).https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/tony-baldinelli(30330)#work
Baldinelli is the current Conservative Shadow Minister for Tourism.https://www.conservative.ca/team/shadow-cabinet/?utm_content=reel2&utm_medium=Pierre4PM&utm_source=ig&utm_campaign=support
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gary Pillitteri|17,907|45.9%|+7.6%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Mel Grunstein|11,999|30.8%|+4.2%}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Tony Baldinelli|6,077|15.6%|-8.4%}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ed Booker|2,356|6.0%|-3.8%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Clara Tarnoy|501|1.3%|+0.4%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Bill Amos|155|0.4%|0.0%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,995|100.0%}}
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Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
References
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External links
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Category:Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Category:People from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:Canadian people of Italian descent
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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