Rob Milligan (politician)

Rob Milligan (born February 6, 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West.

Rob Milligan
Ontario MPP
In office
2011–2014
Preceded byLou Rinaldi
Succeeded byLou Rinaldi
ConstituencyNorthumberland—Quinte West
Personal details
Born (1971-02-06) February 6, 1971
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseSingle
Children2
OccupationTeacher

Background

Milligan grew up in Warkworth, Ontario in the municipality of Trent Hills. He taught History and English at Campbellford District High School from 1998 until his election to the legislature. He is married with two young daughters and operates a small beef farm.[1]

Politics

In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West. He defeated Liberal incumbent Lou Rinaldi by 707 votes.[1][2] In the 2014 election he was in rematch with Rinaldi but this time lost to him by 3,887 votes.[3]

During his tenure in parliament, he served as critic for interprovincial trade and education issues.[4]

In September 2017, Milligan sought the Progressive Conservative nomination for the new riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South. Milligan lost the nomination to David Piccini on September 23, 2017.[5]

Electoral record
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRob Milligan19,27939.80+8.59
LiberalLou Rinaldi18,57238.34-7.03
New DemocraticKira Mees8,58917.73+4.52
GreenJudy Smith Torrie1,4833.06-7.14
LibertarianJeffrey McLarty3570.74 
IndependentRichard Martin Rieger1590.33 
Total valid votes 48,439100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1820.37
Turnout 48,62151.88
Eligible voters 93,720
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.81
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLou Rinaldi23,41543.01+4.67
Progressive ConservativeRob Milligan19,52835.87-3.93
New DemocraticKira Mees9,21616.93-0.80
GreenGudrun Ludorf-Weaver2,2834.19+1.13
Total valid votes 54,442100.00
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +4.30
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References
  1. "Milligan new MPP for Northumberland-Quinte West". Northumberland News. October 7, 2011.
  2. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "General Election by District: Northumberland-Quinte West". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
  4. "Ontario PC Shadow Cabinet". Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
  5. McEwen, Todd (September 26, 2017). "Piccini voted as Northumberland's PC candidate". NorthumberlandNews.com.
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