Joe Comartin
| Joe Comartin | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office September 17, 2012 – December 4, 2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | David Johnston |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Denise Savoie |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Stanton |
| Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh Windsor—St. Clair (2000–2004) | |
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In office 2000–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Limoges |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Hardcastle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph John Comartin December 26, 1947 Stoney Point, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Comartin |
| Residence | Windsor |
| Profession | lawyer, managing director |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joseph John "Joe" Comartin (born December 26, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Comartin joined the New Democratic Party in 1969 and represented the party in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2015.
Life and career
Comartin was born in Stoney Point, Ontario. A civil litigation lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Comartin enjoyed strong support from local union members when he ran for a seat in the House of Commons, but narrowly lost in the 1997 general election and in a 1999 by-election.
He won the seat in the 2000 election, becoming the first federal NDP candidate to win a seat in Ontario in ten years (Mike Breaugh of Oshawa had been the last to win in a 1990 by-election ). He was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011.
Comartin stood as a candidate in the leadership of the NDP in 2003, and finished fourth.
He was the Opposition House Leader from October 18, 2011 to April 19, 2012.
On September 17, 2012, due to the resignation of Denise Savoie, Comartin was chosen to become Deputy Speaker.[1][2]
In July 2014, Comartin announced that he was not running for another term in the 2015 election.[3]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Shaughnessy Cohen | 16,496 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Joe Comartin | 14,237 | ||||||
| Reform | Harold Downs | 5,899 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 4,253 | ||||||
| Green | Timothy Dugdale | 357 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dale Woodyard | 115 | ||||||
By-election: On Cohen's death:
| By-election on 12 April 1999 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rick Limoges | 13,891 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Joe Comartin | 13,800 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 2,074 | |||
| Reform | Scott Cowan | 1,956 | |||
| Unknown | John Turmel | 106 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic Party | Joe Comartin | 17,001 | ||||||
| Liberal | Rick Limoges | 16,600 | ||||||
| Alliance | Phillip Pettinato | 5,639 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruck Easton | 1,906 | ||||||
| Green | Stephen Lockwood | 390 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dale Woodyard | 95 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 20,037 | 41.85 | |||||
| Liberal | Rick Limoges | 16,219 | 33.87 | |||||
| Conservative | Rick Fuschi | 9,827 | 20.52 | |||||
| Green | Elizabeth Powles | 1,613 | 3.36 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 182 | 0.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 47,878 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,240 | 57.58 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 22,646 | 44.62 | +2.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Bruck Easton | 13,412 | 26.43 | -8.44 | ||||
| Conservative | Rick Fuschi | 12,852 | 25.32 | +4.80 | ||||
| Green | Catherine Pluard | 1,644 | 3.23 | -0.13 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 193 | 0.38 | 0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 50,747 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 261 | 0.51 | -0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,008 | 60.21 | +2.63 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 20,045 | 48.9% | +4.3% | $67,619 | |||
| Conservative | Denise Ghanam | 9,826 | 24.0% | -1.3 % | $15,626 | |||
| Liberal | Steve Mastroianni | 8,494 | 20.7% | -6.4% | 49,645 | |||
| Green | Kyle Prestanski | 2,649 | 6.6% | +3.4% | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,014 | 100% | $88,944 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | – | % | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 22,224 | 49.90% | +1.20% | – | |||
| Conservative | Denise Ghanam | 14,954 | 33.57% | +9.65% | – | |||
| Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 5,764 | 12.94% | -8.02% | – | |||
| Green | Kyle Prestanski | 1,354 | 3.04% | -3.54% | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 244 | 0.55% | +0.55% | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,540 | 100.00% | – | |||||
References
- ↑ Cohen, Tobi. "Ocanada.com-Joe Comartin named Deputy Speaker". Ocanada.com. Ocanada.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ↑ Thompson, Chris. "The Windsor Star - Comartin acclaimed deputy Speaker in House". The Windsor Star. The Windsor Star. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Comartin calls it a career; New Democrat to retire after 14 year as Windsor-Tecumseh MP". Windsor Star, July 3, 2014.
External links
- Official site
- How'd They Vote?: Joe Comartin's voting history and quotes
- Joe Comartin – Parliament of Canada biography
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Denise Savoie |
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons 2012-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |