Tom Rakocevic (/rɑːˈkoʊtʃɛvɪtʃ/ rah-KOH-chev-itch) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election,[1] and again in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Humber River—Black Creek as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Rakocevic is the first NDP representative in the riding's history to be re-elected.
Tom Rakocevic | |
|---|---|
 Rakocevic in 2022 | |
| Critic, Consumer Protection | |
| In office July 13, 2022 – Present | |
| Leader | Marit Stiles |
| Critic, Auto Insurance | |
| In office July 13, 2022 – Present | |
| Leader | Marit Stiles |
| Critic, Government Services and Consumer Protection | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – February 2, 2021 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Humber River—Black Creek | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – Present | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Preceded by | Mario Sergio |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Executive assistant |
He was previously the party's candidate in York West in the provincial elections of 2011 and 2014. Prior to his election to the legislature, he was employed as an executive assistant to Toronto city councillor Anthony Perruzza.[1]
As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition's critic for Consumer Protection and for Auto Insurance.
Electoral record
edit| 2022 Ontario general election: Humber River—Black Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,959 | 34.49 | −2.93 | $92,545 | |||
| Liberal | Ida Li Preti | 7,076 | 30.66 | +2.72 | $64,439 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Nguyen | 6,865 | 29.75 | −0.54 | $63,667 | |||
| Green | Keith Berry | 430 | 1.86 | +0.30 | $1,068 | |||
| Ontario Party | Lee Miguel Gonzalez | 357 | 1.55 | $4,264 | ||||
| New Blue | Iulian Caunei | 281 | 1.22 | $1,023 | ||||
| Independent | Knia Singh | 110 | 0.48 | $1,296 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 23,078 | 98.56 | −0.17 | $98,948 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 337 | 1.44 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,415 | 33.15 | −14.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,673 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −2.83 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 11,573 | 37.41 | -1.80 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyma Musarat | 9,367 | 30.29 | +19.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Deanna Sgro | 8,642 | 27.94 | -18.77 | ||||
| Green | Kirsten J. Bennett | 485 | 1.57 | -0.07 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jennifer Ochoa | 344 | 1.11 | |||||
| Consensus Ontario | Scott Aitchison | 320 | 1.03 | |||||
| Trillium | Lucy Guerrero | 198 | 0.64 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,929 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 397 | |||||||
| Turnout | 48.34 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,907 | 46.71 | -3.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 9,997 | 39.21 | +4.39 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,794 | 10.96 | -1.09 | ||||
| Green | Keith Jarrett | 418 | 1.64 | +0.38 | ||||
| Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 267 | 1.05 | +0.58 | ||||
| Independent | Wally Schwauss | 111 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,494 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mario Sergio | 11,455 | 50.49 | -4.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Rakocevic | 7,901 | 34.82 | +7.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karlene Nation | 2,735 | 12.05 | +1.78 | ||||
| Green | Joseph Rini | 287 | 1.26 | -3.68 | ||||
| Independent | Leland W. Cornell | 114 | 0.50 | |||||
| Freedom | Kayla Baptiste | 107 | 0.47 | |||||
| Independent | Scott Aitchison | 89 | 0.39 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,688 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 170 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,858 | 39.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 58,255 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP's Tom Rakocevic snags Humber River—Black Creek from Liberals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate (2014)" (PDF). Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - York West" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.[dead link]
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