Anthony Leardi
Anthony Leardi | |
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 Leardi in 2024 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Essex | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Taras Natyshak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amherstburg, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Jackie Leardi |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Anthony Leardi MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Essex as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1] He is the first Progressive Conservative member for the area since 1959. Previously, Leardi served as the Deputy Mayor of Amherstburg, Ontario.[2]
Biography
[edit]Anthony Leardi is a lawyer with 23 years of experience, holding an undergraduate degree in history from McGill University, an undergraduate degree in education from the University of Windsor, and a law degree from Western University. He is married to Jackie Leardi and has three children.[2]
Amherstburg Town Council
[edit]Leardi was first elected to the Amherstburg Town Council as a Councillor in 2000. After three years, he stepped down as Councillor to successfully run for Deputy Mayor, which he served from 2004 to 2006.
Member of Provincial Parliament
[edit]Leardi currently serves as Deputy House Leader and as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health. He has previously served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines. He is also a member of the Standing Committee on Social Policy.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Anthony Leardi | 30,785 | 55.5 | +4.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rachael Mills | 12,047 | 21.7 | –6.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Tamara Stomp | 8,707 | 15.7 | +7.1 | ||||
| Green | Steve Higgins | 1,282 | 2.3 | +0.3 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Travis Jacques | 1,131 | 2.0 | –4.8 | ||||
| New Blue | Brigitte Belton | 882 | 1.6 | –1.1 | ||||
| None of the Above | Kevin Linfield | 469 | 0.8 | +0.2 | ||||
| Independent | William Szabo Verzoc | 204 | 0.4 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 50.9 | +3.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 109,089 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Anthony Leardi | 24,926 | 51.10 | +8.12 | $56,154 | |||
| New Democratic | Ron Leclair | 13,793 | 28.28 | −19.67 | $99,831 | |||
| Liberal | Manpreet Brar | 4,186 | 8.58 | +3.03 | $44,182 | |||
| Ontario Party | Frank Causarano | 3,322 | 6.81 | $0 | ||||
| New Blue | Danielle Sylvester | 1,293 | 2.65 | $8,086 | ||||
| Green | Nicholas Wendler | 989 | 2.03 | −1.50 | $0 | |||
| None of the Above | Kevin Linfield | 271 | 0.56 | $283 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,780 | 99.50 | +0.16 | $145,387 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 245 | 0.50 | -0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,025 | 47.21 | -8.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 101,723 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +13.90 | ||||||
Source(s)
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References
[edit]- ^ "PC's gain in Essex as Anthony Leardi elected". CTV News Windsor. June 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Meet Anthony Leardi – Essex PC Riding Association". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Anthony Leardi | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Essex Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.