Philip Toone (born 1965) is a

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politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.

Early life

Philip Toone was born in Ottawa in 1965. He currently resides in

Maria, Quebec Maria is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. History Maria had been the location of a Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to European settlement. In 1774, the area began to be settled by American Loyalists, and Scottish and Irish settlers. In 184 ...

, with his partner of 13 years. His former occupation was that of a teacher and notary.

Political career

Toone ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the

2004 Canadian federal election The 2004 Canadian federal election was held on June 28, 2004, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority but was able to continue ...

. He was defeated finishing in fifth place losing to incumbent

Raynald Blais Raynald Blais (born January 5, 1954 in Port-Daniel, Quebec) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadia ...

in the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He ran for a second time in the

2011 Canadian federal election The 2011 Canadian federal election was held on May 2, 2011, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Canadian Parliament. The writs of election for the 2011 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on Marc ...

and won. He was one of five openly

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candidates elected to Parliament in the 2011 election."NDP leads the pack with most gay candidates"
. ''

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'', April 26, 2011. He was defeated in the 2015 election by

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of the

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Election results

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* 1965 births Living people New Democratic Party MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Canadian LGBT Members of Parliament Gay politicians People from Maria, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian LGBT people Canadian gay men {{Quebec-MP-stub