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♂ Anthony Michael Gerard Rota
aliasAnthony Rota
Record
53919 · 1622

Italian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Government
 Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 15 May 1961
Age 62 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Anthony Michael Gerard Rota (1961– )
© Photo 2023 Dati Bendo — licensed under Wikimedia
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council North Bay, Ontario (1994–1997)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 4 7

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 43–44
LIB
 1 Speaker 58–62 21 Oct 2019 — 26 Sep 2023 3 11 5

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jay Aspin  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Al McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: 69,438 Votes: 43,364 Participation: 62.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1120(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/5 18,254 42.31% +2,253 Loser:
CPC
 16,001 37.09% Al McDonald

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,136 Votes: 48,081 Participation: 67.59% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 811(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 21,393 44.69% +4,882 Loser:
CPC
 16,511 34.49% Peter Chirico

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,178 Votes: 41,703 Participation: 59.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Ontario
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5852(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/5 18,510 44.56% +5,078 Loser:
CPC
 13,432 32.34% Joe Sinicrope

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,754 Votes: 42,496 Participation: 60.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Ontario
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6392(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/4 15,477 36.61% -18 Winner:
CPC
 15,495 36.66% Jay Aspin
Eligible: 71,879 Votes: 49,099 Participation: 68.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Ontario
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 25,357 51.88% +11,032 Loser:
CPC
 14,325 29.31% Jay Aspin

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 75,052 Votes: 48,134 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Ontario
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26971(F) — 22 Sep 2021 19:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 19,352 40.55% +6,368 Loser:
CPC
 12,984 27.20% Jordy Carr

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,316 Votes: 47,833 Participation: 62.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
44		 Ontario
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36322(F) — 20 May 2022 07:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 18,405 38.75% +3,301 Loser:
CPC
 15,104 31.80% Steven Trahan

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Gov't)
Nipissing—Timiskaming
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Ontario
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39511(P) — 22 Jan 2024 00:08 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
64		     Successor:
CPC

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Anthony Rota, M.P.		 15 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Anthony Rota, député		 15 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Anthony Rota		 15 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Anthony Rota		 15 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Apr 2024 21:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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