# Tony Baldinelli

Tony Baldinelli MP (born November 24, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election as a Conservative. He held the seat for the Tories after its long-serving member of Parliament, former cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, retired. Prior to being elected, he had worked at Niagara Parks for 18 years. In September 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole named Baldinelli his special adviser on Tourism Recovery.

## Politics
### Federal Politics

In the 44th Parliament, Baldinelli tabled Private Member's Bill C-342, titled '"An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)". The bill did not progress past the first reading. Baldinelli also jointly-seconded C-313, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody) and C-266, An Act to amend the Excise Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (adjusted duties - beer, malt liquor, spirits and wine).
Baldinelli is the current Conservative Shadow Minister for Tourism.
vte2021 Canadian federal election: Niagara Falls :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Tony Baldinelli | 26,810 | 37.9 | +2.4 | $111,535.19 |
| | Liberal | Andrea Kaiser | 23,650 | 33.5 | +1.0 | $114,330.02 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Barker | 12,871 | 18.2 | +0.2 | $22,072.98 |
| | People's | Peter Taras | 5,948 | 8.4 | +7.0 | $43,091.46 |
| | Green | Melanie Holm | 1,370 | 1.9 | -3.0 | $1,799.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 70,649 | 99.1 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 646 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,295 | 62.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 114,698 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.7 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Niagara Falls :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Tony Baldinelli | 24,751 | 35.49 | -6.59 | $99,463.10 |
| | Liberal | Andrea Kaiser | 22,690 | 32.54 | -1.95 | $88,011.69 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Barker | 12,566 | 18.02 | -2.88 | $17,190.50 |
| | Independent | Mike Strange | 4,997 | 7.17 | - | none listed |
| | Green | Sandra O'Connor | 3,404 | 4.88 | +2.36 | $7,271.20 |
| | People's | Alexander Taylor | 968 | 1.39 | - | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Tricia O'Connor | 358 | 0.51 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,734 | 99.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 636 | 0.90 | +0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,370 | 62.15 | -0.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 113,232 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.32 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gary Pillitteri | 17,907 | 45.9% | +7.6% |
| | Alliance | Mel Grunstein | 11,999 | 30.8% | +4.2% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Baldinelli | 6,077 | 15.6% | -8.4% |
| | New Democratic | Ed Booker | 2,356 | 6.0% | -3.8% |
| | Green | Clara Tarnoy | 501 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| | Natural Law | Bill Amos | 155 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,995 | 100.0% |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.