# Dorian Baxter

Dorian Baxter (born 3 April 1950) is a Canadian religious minister and musician and a perennial candidate for political office in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was consecrated as a bishop in the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches in 2003.

## Ministry

In 1996, Baxter began incorporating the music and look of Elvis Presley into his services. That year, he won the Canadian Showstopper at the Collingwood Elvis Festival. In 1997 he won the Grand Champion of Showstoppers at that same festival. After that year, festival founder Billy Cann was ousted and control given to the town's business groups, a decision which Baxter objected to before Collingwood Town Council. Baxter joined Cann to establish a competing Elvis festival in Orillia and refused to return to the Collingwood festival.
In 2002, the church revoked his invitation to be the keynote preacher at a Masonic service in a Toronto Anglican church (although he did eventually attend). Baxter has said he found this particularly difficult, as he has been a Freemason for more than 25 years.
In 2003, he set up an independent church, Christ the King Graceland Independent Anglican Church of Canada, in Newmarket, Ontario, where he continues to conduct services using Presley's music, with his signature Elvis pompadour and sideburns. Baxter was consecrated on 9 March 2003 in Newmarket by the Rt. Rev'd Christopher Andrew Jukes of Calgary, Alberta, who at that time was a bishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, using the traditional ordinal of the Book of Common Prayer (1962 Canada). He also established the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches of North America with himself as self-styled archbishop; this organisation was incorporated by Federal Canadian Letters Patent on 1 October 2003.

## Political life

Baxter has run for federal Parliament four times in the riding of Newmarket-Aurora, under the Progressive Canadian Party banner. In the 2004 federal election, he received 1,079 votes, placing last out of five candidates. In the 2006 election he received 729 votes, and in the 2008 election he received 1,004 votes. He placed fifth out of six candidates in both 2006 and 2008. In the 2011 election, he received 1,001 votes, placing fifth out of six candidates, surpassing only Yvonne Mackie of the Animal Alliance Environment party. Baxter also ran in the 2010 by-election in the riding of Vaughan, finishing seventh of out eight candidates with 110 votes. He ran in the by-election for Markham—Thornhill on 3 April 2017, placing fourth out of seven candidates.
He founded NAPPA (The National Association for Public and Private Accountability) on the heels of his successful lawsuit against the Durham Region Children's Aid society. (See judgement by Justice Somers, 22 March 1994. Baxter versus Durham Region Children's Aid Society).

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Tony Van Bynen | 24,208 | 43.8 | +0.7 | $96,047.56 |
| | Conservative | Harold Kim | 21,173 | 38.3 | +0.5 | $112,882.72 |
| | New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 6,338 | 11.5 | +0.8 | $17,822.22 |
| | People's | Andre Gagnon | 2,296 | 4.2 | +3.2 | $3,308.84 |
| | Green | Tim Fleming | 1,105 | 1.8 | -4.0 | $500.00 |
| | Independent | Dorian Baxter | 260 | 0.5 | -0.9 | $1,598.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,290 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 372 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,662 | 60.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,879 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Tony Van Bynen | 26,488 | 43.1 | -2.08 | $88,608.07 |
| | Conservative | Lois Brown | 23,232 | 37.8 | -7.81 | $74,278.42 |
| | New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 6,576 | 10.7 | +2.19 | $18,620.10 |
| | Green | Walter Bauer | 3,551 | 5.8 | +3.44 | none listed |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 901 | 1.5 | +0.15 | none listed |
| | People's | Andrew McCaughtrie | 588 | 1.0 | – | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Laurie Goble | 104 | 0.2 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,460 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 424 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,884 | 67.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,920 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.87 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: York—Simcoe Resignation of Peter Van Loan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scot Davidson | 8,929 | 53.91 | 3.66 |
| | Liberal | Shaun Tanaka | 4,811 | 29.04 | 8.72 |
| | New Democratic | Jessa McLean | 1,244 | 7.51 | 1.38 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 634 | 3.83 | -- |
| | Green | Mathew Lund | 451 | 2.72 | 0.37 |
| | People's | Robert Geurts | 314 | 1.90 | -- |
| | Libertarian | Keith Dean Komar | 95 | 0.57 | -- |
| | Independent | John The Engineer Turmel | 64 | 0.39 | -- |
| | National Citizens Alliance | Adam Suhr | 22 | 0.13 | -- |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 16,564 | 99.43 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 95 | 0.57 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,659 | 20.03 | -43.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,179 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.19 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Markham—Thornhill (federal electoral district) Resignation of John McCallum :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mary Ng | 9,856 | 51.53 | −4.19 |
| | Conservative | Ragavan Paranchothy | 7,501 | 39.22 | +6.91 |
| | New Democratic | Gregory Hines | 671 | 3.51 | −7.21 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 566 | 2.96 | |
| | Green | Caryn Bergmann | 426 | 2.23 | +0.98 |
| | Libertarian | Brendan Thomas Reilly | 118 | 0.62 | |
| | Independent | Above Znoneofthe | 77 | 0.40 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,125 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27.51 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,838 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −5.55 |
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kyle Peterson | 25,508 | 45.18 | +21.47 | – |
| | Conservative | Lois Brown | 24,057 | 42.61 | −11.45 | – |
| | New Democratic | Yvonne Kelly | 4,806 | 8.51 | −7.28 | – |
| | Green | Vanessa Long | 1,331 | 2.36 | −2.03 | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 762 | 1.35 | | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,464 | 100.00 | | $219,391.75 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | 0.45 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,721 | 68.25 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,108 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.46 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013: Toronto Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Chrystia Freeland | 17,194 | 49.38 | +8.37 | $ 97,609.64 |
| | New Democratic | Linda McQuaig | 12,640 | 36.30 | +6.09 | 99,230.30 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Pollock | 3,004 | 8.63 | −14.01 | 75,557.39 |
| | Green | John Deverell | 1,034 | 2.97 | −2.05 | 21,521.10 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 453 | 1.30 | | – |
| | Libertarian | Judi Falardeau | 236 | 0.68 | +0.18 | – |
| | Independent | Kevin Clarke | 84 | 0.24 | | 560.00 |
| | Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 56 | 0.16 | | – |
| | Independent | Leslie Bory | 51 | 0.15 | | 633.30 |
| | Online | Michael Nicula | 43 | 0.12 | | 200.00 |
| | Independent | Bahman Yazdanfar | 26 | 0.07 | −0.12 | 1,134.60 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,821 | 99.49 | – | $ 101,793.06 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 177 | 0.51 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,998 | 37.72 | −25.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,780 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.14 |
| By-election due to the resignation of Bob Rae. |||||||
| Source(s) "November 25, 2013 By-elections Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 August 2020. "November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports". Retrieved 9 May 2014. |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, March 19, 2012: Toronto—Danforth Death of Jack Layton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Craig Scott | 19,210 | 59.44 | −1.36 | $ 82,847.22 |
| | Liberal | Grant Gordon | 9,215 | 28.51 | +10.89 | 86,016.54 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Keyes | 1,736 | 5.37 | −8.95 | 73,735.56 |
| | Green | Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu | 1,517 | 4.69 | −1.77 | 57,955.38 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 208 | 0.64 | – | 1,473.73 |
| | Libertarian | John C. Recker | 133 | 0.41 | – | 2,433.05 |
| | Independent | Leslie Bory | 77 | 0.24 | – | 898.69 |
| | Canadian Action | Christopher Porter | 75 | 0.23 | – | 3,163.57 |
| | Independent | John Turmel | 57 | 0.18 | – | – |
| | United | Brian Jedan | 55 | 0.17 | – | 130.18 |
| | Independent | Bahman Yazdanfar | 36 | 0.11 | – | 622.86 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 32,319 | 100.00 | | $ 86,821.95 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 150 | 0.46 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,469 | 43.58 | −21.32 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −6.1 |
| Source(s) "By-election March 19, 2012 – Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2014. "Financial Reports: Candidate's Electoral Campaign Return – March 19, 2012 By-election". Retrieved 29 October 2014. |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lois Brown | 31,600 | 54.29 | +7.56 |
| | Liberal | Kyle Peterson | 13,908 | 23.90 | −10.39 |
| | New Democratic | Kassandra Bidarian | 8,886 | 15.27 | +6.80 |
| | Green | Vanessa Long | 2,628 | 4.52 | −3.71 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 998 | 1.71 | −0.18 |
| | Animal Alliance | Yvonne Mackie | 182 | 0.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,202 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,421 | 64.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,275 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 29, 2010: Vaughan resignation of Maurizio Bevilacqua on September 2, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Julian Fantino | 19,290 | 49.10 | +14.77 | – |
| | Liberal | Tony Genco | 18,326 | 46.65 | -2.53 | – |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Bordian | 661 | 1.68 | -7.96 | – |
| | Green | Claudia Rodriguez-Larrain | 481 | 1.22 | -5.64 | – |
| | Libertarian | Paolo Fabrizio | 251 | 0.64 | – | – |
| | Independent | Leslie Bory | 111 | 0.28 | – | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 110 | 0.28 | – | – |
| | United | Brian Jedan | 55 | 0.14 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,285 | 100.00 | | $114,412 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 231 | 0.58 | -0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,516 | 32.50 | -19.42 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -8.6 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 24,873 | 46.73 | +8.68 |
| Liberal | Tim Jones | 18,250 | 34.29 | −11.93 |
| New Democratic | Mike Seaward | 4,508 | 8.47 | −1.12 |
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 4,381 | 8.23 | +3.46 |
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 1,004 | 1.89 | +0.65 |
| Christian Heritage | Ray Luff | 211 | 0.40 | |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Belinda Stronach | 27,176 | 46.22 | +5.14 |
| Conservative | Lois Brown | 22,371 | 38.05 | −4.37 |
| New Democratic | Ed Chudak | 5,639 | 9.59 | −0.34 |
| Green | Glenn Hubbers | 2,805 | 4.77 | +0.30 |
| Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 729 | 1.24 | −0.86 |
| Canadian Action | Peter Maloney | 79 | 0.13 | |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Belinda Stronach | 21,818 | 42.42 | −2.43 |
| | Liberal | Martha Hall Findlay | 21,129 | 41.08 | −9.48 |
| | New Democratic | Ed Chudak | 5,111 | 9.93 | +6.18 |
| | Green | Daryl Wyatt | 2,298 | 4.47 | |
| | Progressive Canadian | Dorian Baxter | 1,079 | 2.10 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,435 | 100.00 | – |
| Change is from redistributed 2000 results. Conservative change is from the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes. |||||||

### Provincial

vte2018 Ontario general election: Newmarket—Aurora :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Christine Elliott | 24,813 | 47.71 | +10.98 |
| | New Democratic | Melissa Williams | 12,405 | 23.85 | +11.91 |
| | Liberal | Chris Ballard | 11,840 | 22.76 | -21.36 |
| | Green | Michelle Bourdeau | 1,859 | 3.57 | -0.47 |
| | Independent | Dorian Baxter | 447 | 0.86 | |
| | Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 212 | 0.41 | |
| | Libertarian | Lori Robbins | 192 | 0.37 | |
| | None of the Above | Denis Van Decker | 185 | 0.36 | |
| | Moderate | Denis Gorlynskiy | 60 | 0.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,013 | 99.01 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 518 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,531 | 58.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,076 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.17 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Ballard | 22,942 | 43.80 | +8.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane Twinney | 19,510 | 37.25 | -9.99 |
| | New Democratic | Angus Duff | 6,092 | 11.63 | -2.73 |
| | Green | Andrew Roblin | 2,167 | 4.14 | +1.37 |
| | Canadians' Choice | Dorian Baxter | 925 | 1.77 | |
| | Libertarian | Jason Jenkins | 579 | 1.11 | |
| | Trillium | Bob Yaciuk | 164 | 0.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,379 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.09 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### Municipal

| 2014 Newmarket Mayoral Election | Vote | % |
| Tony Van Bynen (X) | 10,816 | 54.01 |
| Chris Campbell | 7,804 | 38.97 |
| Dorian Baxter | 1,407 | 7.03 |