John Vanthof
| John Vanthof MPP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Timiskaming—Cochrane | |
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Assumed office October 6, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Ramsay |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1963 (age 52–53) New Liskeard, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Relations | Ernie Hardeman, uncle |
| Residence | Earlton, Ontario |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer |
| Portfolio | 3rd Party Whip (2014-) |
John Vanthof (born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane.
Background
Vanthof was born and raised on a dairy farm near New Liskeard, Ontario.[1] He is the nephew of veteran Progressive Conservative MPP Ernie Hardeman.[2] Prior to entering politics he was president of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture, a farmer's lobby group.[3] He was a vocal opponent of the proposal to ship garbage from Toronto and bury it at Adams Mine.[1]
Politics
In the 2007 provincial election, Vanthof ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane. He was defeated by incumbent Liberal David Ramsay by 634 votes.[4] He tried again in 2011 this time winning against Liberal candidate Denis Bonin by 6,101 votes.[5][6] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Sébastien Goyer by 8,490 votes.[7]
In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.[8]
References
- 1 2 Nickle, David (June 29, 2003). "On top of the heap; SPECIAL REPORT; Difficulties shipping waste to U.S. landfill, political jockeying put talk of Adams Mine back...". North York Mirror. p. 1.
- ↑ "The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Ernie Hardeman and John Vanthof: All in the Family". TV Ontario. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Residents fighting incinerator victims of bad laws". Sudbury Star. August 5, 2002. p. A1.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 15 (xxiv). Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 17. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Mike (October 6, 2011). "Liberals take it on the chin in Northern Ontario". Sudbury Star.
- ↑ "General Election by District: Timiskaming-Cochrane". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Nolan, Daniel (October 26, 2011). "Child, youth services has Hamilton flavour: Local rookie MPPs Taylor, McKenna to hold Liberal minister Hoskins to account in 'top priority' ministry". The Hamilton Spectator. p. A7.