Lou Rinaldi

Lou Rinaldi
Rinaldi in 2017
Ontario MPP
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byRob Milligan
Succeeded byRiding abolished
In office
2003–2011
Preceded byDoug Galt
Succeeded byRob Milligan
ConstituencyNorthumberland—Quinte West
Northumberland (2003-2007)
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Patrica, Italy
Political partyLiberal
OccupationBusinessman

Luigino Rinaldi (born c. 1947) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Northumberland and Northumberland—Quinte West.

Background

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Rinaldi moved to Canada with his family in 1960. He received an automotive technology diploma from George Brown College, and started a small business in the automotive field in 1972. He moved to Brighton, Ontario in 1980, having purchased Brighton Speedway, a family entertainment venue.

Politics

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Rinaldi was appointed to council in the former Brighton township in 1992. He subsequently won election to the same position. He was elected as deputy reeve and was appointed reeve of the township in 1998. In 2000 he was elected mayor of the newly amalgamated municipality of Brighton. As mayor, he presided over the establishment of the Brighton Health Services Centre in the community.

In the provincial election of 2003, Rinaldi defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Doug Galt by about 2500 votes to become the new Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Northumberland.[1] The Liberals won the election, and Rinaldi was named Parliamentary Assistant (PA) to David Caplan, the Minister of Infrastructure, on October 23, 2003. He was re-elected in the provincial election of 2007 in the newly redistributed riding of Northumberland—Quinte West.[2] He was appointed as PA to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

In the provincial election of 2011 he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Rob Milligan.[3] In 2014, Rinaldi competed against Milligan again, this time defeating him by 3,887 votes.[4][5]

In July 2014, he was reappointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Electoral record

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2018 Ontario general election: Northumberland—Peterborough South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative David Piccini 27,386 45.32 +9.78
New Democratic Jana Papuckoski 14,804 24.50 +6.03
Liberal Lou Rinaldi 14,603 24.17 -17.35
Green Jeff Wheeldon 2,740 4.53 +0.27
Libertarian John O'Keefe 425 0.70
Trillium Derek Sharp 278 0.46
Stop Climate Change Paul Cragg 187 0.31
Total valid votes 60,423 100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2014 Ontario general election: Northumberland—Quinte West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lou Rinaldi 23,415 43.01 +4.67
Progressive Conservative Rob Milligan 19,528 35.87 -3.93
New Democratic Kira Mees 9,216 16.93 -0.80
Green Gudrun Ludorf-Weaver 2,283 4.19 +1.13
Total valid votes 54,442 100.00
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +4.30
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
2011 Ontario general election: Northumberland—Quinte West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Milligan 19,279 39.80 +8.59
Liberal Lou Rinaldi 18,572 38.34 -7.03
New Democratic Kira Mees 8,589 17.73 +4.52
Green Judy Smith Torrie 1,483 3.06 -7.14
Libertarian Jeffrey McLarty 357 0.74  
Independent Richard Martin Rieger 159 0.33  
Total valid votes 48,439 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 182 0.37
Turnout 48,621 51.88
Eligible voters 93,720
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.81
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lou Rinaldi 22,288 45.4
Progressive Conservative Cathy Galt 15,328 31.2
New Democratic Carolyn Blaind 6,481 13.2
Green Judy Smith Torrie 5,020 10.2
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lou Rinaldi 20,382 45.05 +1.08
Progressive Conservative Doug Galt 17,816 39.37 -6.62
New Democratic Murray Weppler 5,210 11.51 +5.19
Green Derrick J. Kelly 1,839 4.06 +1.39

References

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  1. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 10 October 2007. p. 10 (xix). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ "General Election by District: Northumberland-Quinte West". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Rinaldi wrestles Northumberand-Quinte West away from Milligan for the Liberals". Northumberland News. Metroland Media. 12 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. ^ Elections Ontario. "General Election Results by District, 058 Northumberland-Quinte West". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ^ Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Northumberland—Quinte West" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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