John Vanthof (born ) is a politician in
Ontario
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, 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
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. On August 23, 2018 he was named one of the party's two Deputy Leaders alongside
Sara Singh
Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022. Singh was elected to the Le ...
, and critic for Agriculture and Food, and for Rural Development.
Background
Vanthof was born and raised on a dairy farm near
New Liskeard,
Ontario
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.
He is the nephew of veteran Progressive Conservative MPP
Ernie Hardeman
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. Prior to entering politics he was president of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture, a farmer's lobby group. He was a vocal opponent of the proposal to ship garbage from Toronto and bury it at
Adams Mine
Adams Mine is an abandoned open pit iron ore mine located in the Boston Township of the District of Timiskaming, south of Kirkland Lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the Canadian Shield.
History
The mine was ori ...
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Politics
In the 2007 provincial election, Vanthof ran as the New Democrat
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candidate in the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane
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. He was defeated by incumbent Liberal
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David Ramsay by 634 votes. He tried again in 2011 this time winning against Liberal candidate Denis Bonin by 6,101 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Sébastien Goyer by 8,490 votes. In the 2018 provincial election he was re-elected by a margin of 10,646 votes over Progressive Conservative Margaret Williams. Vanthof was re-elected for a third time in the 2022 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Bill Foy.
In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Electoral record
References
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1963 births
Living people
Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
People from Timiskaming District
21st-century Canadian politicians