Lawrence Toet (born January 2, 1962) is a

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politician. Born a child of

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parents who moved to Canada in the early fifties, he was elected to the

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for the federal

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in the 2011 election, representing the electoral district of

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. In the 2015 election, Toet was defeated by

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candidate

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by 61 votes. He later won again the candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada for the riding of Elmwood-Transcona in March 2018 but failed to win back his seat in 2019. He attempted to be the Conservative candidate in the 2023 Portage—Lisgar federal by-election. He was endorsed by the constituency's former MP Charles Mayer, however he was unsuccessfully.

Before politics

From 1984 to 2009, Toet was a partner at Premier Printing, a family owned business in Transcona.

Electoral record

References

External links

Link to official website

Official parliament profile

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1962 births Canadian people of Dutch descent Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Politicians from Winnipeg 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Manitoba-politician-stub