# Lorne Coe

Lorne Earle Coe MPP (born October 5, 1949) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016. Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party. Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016.
In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Coe replaced Brown as the party's education critic.
Prior to entering politics, Coe had worked in both the private sector and for several ministries in the provincial government. From November 2018 until May 2022, he served as the Government Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Since June 2022, he has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario.

## Electoral record

vte2022 Ontario general election: Whitby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 21,840 | 47.37 | +1.57 |
| | New Democratic | Sara Labelle | 10,524 | 22.83 | −13.78 |
| | Liberal | Aadil Mohammed | 9,556 | 20.73 | +7.85 |
| | Green | Stephanie Leblanc | 2,397 | 5.20 | +1.81 |
| | New Blue | Trystan Lackner | 903 | 1.96 | |
| | Ontario Party | Emil Labaj | 519 | 1.13 | |
| | Freedom | Douglas Thom | 197 | 0.43 | – |
| | Independent | Christopher Rinella | 168 | 0.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,104 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 262 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,366 | 44.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,835 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.68 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election: Whitby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 26,471 | 45.80 |
| | New Democratic | Niki Lundquist | 21,158 | 36.61 |
| | Liberal | Leisa Washington | 7,441 | 12.87 |
| | Green | Stacey Leadbetter | 1,958 | 3.39 |
| | Libertarian | Ronald Halabi | 522 | 0.90 |
| | Freedom | Doug Thom | 246 | 0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,796 | 100.0 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, February 11, 2016: Whitby—Oshawa Resignation of Christine Elliott :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Coe | 17,053 | 52.92 | +12.27 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Roy | 8,865 | 27.51 | −3.99 |
| | New Democratic | Niki Lundquist | 5,172 | 16.05 | −6.99 |
| | Green | Stacey Leadbetter | 529 | 1.64 | −2.63 |
| | None of the Above | Greg Vezina | 261 | 0.81 | – |
| | Independent | Above Znoneofthe | 140 | 0.43 | – |
| | Libertarian | Adam McEwan | 109 | 0.34 | – |
| | People's Political Party | Garry Cuthbert | 52 | 0.16 | – |
| | Freedom | Douglas Thom | 34 | 0.11 | −0.44 |
| | Pauper | John Turmel | 11 | 0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,226 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 61 | 0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,287 | 28.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 111,566 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.13 |
| Source(s) Elections Ontario (February 12, 2016). "Return from the Records, 2016 By-election Whitby—Oshawa (100)" (PDF). Retrieved February 18, 2016. |||||||