Rob Leone Explained

Rob Leone
Term Start1:	2011
Term End1:	2014
Predecessor1:	Gerry Martiniuk
Successor1:	Kathryn McGarry
Constituency1:	Cambridge
Party:	Progressive Conservative
Residence:	Cambridge, Ontario
Occupation:	Professor

Rob Leone is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Cambridge.

Background

Leone holds a Ph.D from McMaster University. As of 2015, he teaches at University of Western Ontario as a political science professor with a focus on Canadian politics.^[1] Leone has also been a contributor for The Hub ^[2] since May 2021.

Politics

Leone ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Cambridge. He defeated Liberal candidate Kathryn McGarry by 1,954 votes.^{[3] [4]} He faced McGarry again in 2014 and this time was defeated by McGarry by 3,067 votes.^{[5] [6]}

During his time in the legislature, he was the PC party's critic for training and education issues.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rob Leone: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science . University of Western Ontario . 2015.
2. https://thehub.ca/author/robleone/ Rob Leone, Author at The Hub
3. Web site: Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate . PDF . Elections Ontario . October 6, 2011 . 2014-03-02 . 3 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf . March 30, 2013 .
4. News: Cambridge stays Tory blue . The Waterloo Record . October 7, 2011 . June 5, 2018.
5. Web site: General Election by District: Cambridge . Elections Ontario . June 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923153818/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=012 . September 23, 2014 .
6. News: Liberal Kathryn McGarry beats Tory in historic Cambridge win . CBC News . June 13, 2014.
7. News: Blizzard . Christina . Tory leader Tim Hudak shuffles shadow cabinet . Toronto Sun . 30 September 2013.