# Lawrence Toet

Lawrence Toet (born January 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. Born a child of Dutch parents who moved to Canada in the early fifties, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the 2011 election, representing the electoral district of Elmwood—Transcona. In the 2015 election, Toet was defeated by NDP candidate Daniel Blaikie by 61 votes. He later won again the candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada for the riding of Elmwood-Transcona in March 2018 but failed to win back his seat in 2019.
He attempted to be the Conservative candidate in the 2023 Portage—Lisgar federal by-election. He was endorsed by the constituency's former MP Charles Mayer, however he was unsuccessful in the nomination.

## Before politics

From 1984 to 2009, Toet was a partner at Premier Printing, a family owned business in Transcona.

## Electoral record

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Elmwood—Transcona :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Blaikie | 19,786 | 45.63 | +11.49 | $84,787.58 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 16,240 | 37.45 | +3.45 | $90,425.22 |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Malabar | 5,346 | 12.33 | -17.18 | $35,581.50 |
| | Green | Kelly Manweiler | 1,480 | 3.41 | +1.05 | none listed |
| | People's | Noel Gautron | 512 | 1.18 | – | $2,119.25 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,364 | 99.28 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 313 | 0.72 | +0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,677 | 62.34 | -3.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,062 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Blaikie | 14,709 | 34.14 | -10.67 | $109,753.17 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 14,648 | 34.00 | -12.92 | $127,718.93 |
| | Liberal | Andrea Richardson-Lipon | 12,713 | 29.51 | +24.32 | $23,842.58 |
| | Green | Kim Parke | 1,016 | 2.36 | -0.71 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,086 | 99.58 | | $199,824.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 182 | 0.42 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,268 | 66.35 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 65,207 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +1.12 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Toet | 15,298 | 46.40 | +5.66 | – |
| | New Democratic | Jim Maloway | 14,998 | 45.49 | -0.29 | – |
| | Liberal | Ilona Niemczyk | 1,660 | 5.03 | -1.59 | – |
| | Green | Ellen Young | 1,017 | 3.08 | -2.78 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 32,973 | 99.66 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.34 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,085 | 55.93 | +1.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 59,154 | – | – |
| | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +2.97 |