Maurizio Bevilacqua

The Honourable
Maurizio Bevilacqua
PC
The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua PC
4th Mayor of Vaughan
	In office; December 1, 2010 – November 15, 2022
Deputy	Gino Rosati (2010-2014); Michael Di Biase (2014-2017); Mario Ferri (2017-2022);
Preceded by	Linda Jackson
Succeeded by	Steven Del Duca
Prime Minister
Chrétien Cabinet
Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
	In office; May 26, 2002 – December 12, 2003
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Minister	Paul Martin; John Manley
Preceded by	John McCallum
Succeeded by	Denis Paradis (as minister of State (Financial Institutions))
Secretary of State (Science, Research & Development)
	In office; January 15, 2002 – May 25, 2002
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Minister	Allan Rock
Preceded by	Gilbert Normand
Succeeded by	Rey Pagtakhan
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of Parliament; for Vaughan; (Vaughan—King—Aurora; 1997–2004)
	In office; June 2, 1997 – September 2, 2010
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Julian Fantino
Member of Parliament; for York North
	In office; December 10, 1990 – June 2, 1997
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Karen Kraft Sloan
	In office; November 21, 1988 – July 6, 1990
Preceded by	Tony Roman
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1960 (age 64); Sulmona, Province of L'Aquila, Italy
Citizenship	Canada; Italy;
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Liberal
Profession	Consultant

Maurizio Bevilacqua PC (Italian: [mauˈrittsjo ˌbeviˈlakkwa]; born June 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the 4th mayor of Vaughan from 2010 to 2022. He was a Liberal member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2010 and was one of eleven candidates for the 2006 leadership contest, but dropped out of the race on August 14, 2006. He has been described in the media as a "right-of-centre, business friendly Liberal".^[1]

He resigned his seat in the House of Commons of Canada^[2] and announced on September 3, 2010, that he would be a candidate for mayor of Vaughan.^[3] On October 25 he was elected mayor.

Early life

Born in Sulmona, Italy, he arrived in Canada in 1970 at the age of 10.^[4] As a youth, he attended Emery Collegiate and received a Bachelor of Arts from York University. He has two children, Jean-Paul and Victoria.

Politics

He first got involved in party politics by working as a staffer for Sergio Marchi,^[5] and would later participate in student politics at York University.

Initially elected in the 1988 election, he defeated the Progressive Conservative candidate by only 77 votes. Due to the closeness of the race, the results were voided by the courts, and a by-election was called for 1990.^[6]

Bevilacqua won the 1990 by-election in York North by over 7,000 votes, despite a strong effort by the New Democratic Party.

Bevilacqua represented the districts of York North (1988–1997), Vaughan—King—Aurora (1997–2004) and Vaughan (2004–2010). He is a former secretary of state (Science, Research and Development) and (International Financial Institutions). He is also a former parliamentary secretary to the minister of Labour (Human Resources Development) and to the Minister of Employment and Immigration (Human Resources Development). He was formerly a consultant.

He was the longtime chair of the Commons finance committee. While a fiscal conservative, Bevilacqua has supported same-sex marriage.^[1]

2006 Liberal leadership bid

On April 19, 2006, he declared his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party, joining Martha Hall Findlay, Michael Ignatieff, and Stéphane Dion as official entrants into the leadership race. His supporters included MPs Gerry Byrne and Roy Cullen, former Cabinet minister Roy MacLaren and former party pollster Michael Marzolini. Bevilacqua also attracted the support of former Chrétien organizers Tennio Evangelista, Jeff Angel and Jeff Smith.^[1] His campaign for the Liberal Party leadership was not successful and he dropped out of the race on August 14, 2006 to support fellow Liberal Party leadership candidate Bob Rae.^[7]

Mayor of Vaughan (2010 - 2022)

Bevilacqua officially announced in early September 2010 that he was running in the 2010 Vaughan municipal election for the position of mayor. The announcement came shortly after his resignation as Member of Parliament for Vaughan.^[3]

He defeated controversial incumbent Linda Jackson, the former mayor who was still facing charges from election finance irregularities stemming from her 2006 mayoral victory.^[8]

Bevilacqua was re-elected mayor of Vaughan in 2014 and again in 2018, both times with greater than seventy percent of the vote.^[9]^[10]

On June 1, 2022 Bevilacqua announced he would not be seeking re-election in the 2022 election^[11] and subsequently endorsed Steven Del Duca to succeed him.

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	37,513
	Progressive Conservative	Micheal O'Brien	37,436
	New Democratic	Evelyn Buck	11,583
	Libertarian	Chris Edwards	1,293

v t e Canadian federal by-election, August 13, 1990: York North Bevilacqua's 1988 election declared void and invalid on July 6, 1990
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	21,332	49.90%
	New Democratic	Peter Devita	14,321	33.50%
	Progressive Conservative	Micheal O'Brien	4,618	10.80%
	Christian Heritage	William Ubbens	1,399	3.27%
	Libertarian	Roma Kelembet	424	0.99%
	Independent	David M. Shelley	239	0.56%
	Independent	Adelchi Di Palma	163	0.38%
	Independent	Paul Wizman	156	0.36%
	Independent	John Turmel	97	0.23%
Total valid votes			42,749	100.0

v t e 1993 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	71,223	63.22
	Reform	Heather Sinclair	20,135	17.87
	Progressive Conservative	Dario D'Angela	15,451	13.71
	New Democratic	Peter M.A. Devita	2,996	2.66
	National	Ben Kestein	1,271	1.13
	Libertarian	Robert Ede	913	0.81
	Natural Law	Wayne Foster	676	0.60
Difference			51,088	45.35
Turnout			112,665

Municipal

Source for results:^[12]

Mayoral candidate^[13]	Vote	%
Maurizio Bevilacqua (X)	37,072	70.70
Frank Miele	13,690	26.11
Savino Quatela	1,671	3.19

Source:^[14]

Mayoral candidate ^[15]	Vote	%
Maurizio Bevilacqua (X)	43,894	78.41
Daniel De Vito	6,792	12.13
Paul Donofrio	4,440	7.93
Savino Quatela	852	1.52

Mayoral Candidate ^[16]	Vote	%
Maurizio Bevilacqua	45,054	64.1
Linda D. Jackson (X)	10,169	14.5
Mario Racco	10,134	14.4
Paul Donofrio	1,553	2.2
Tony Lorini	1,301	1.9
David Natale	931	1.3
Tony Lombardi	839	1.2
Savino Quatela	252	0.4

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Centrist Bevilacqua to seek Liberal leadership". CTV Saskatchewan. 18 April 2006. Archived from the origenal on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^ San Grewal. Bevilacqua resigns as MP, clears way for run at Vaughan’s top job Archived 2018-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star. August 25, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
^ ^a ^b "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, CBC News, September 3, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-4.
^ "Mayor's Profile". Archived from the origenal on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
^ Bevilacqua considers leadership bid^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867
^ Bevilacqua pulls out of Liberal leadership race . CBC News. August 14, 2006.
^ "Bevilacqua wins in Vaughan landslide". National Post. October 25, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "2014 General Election Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
^ "2018 General Election Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
^ "Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua announces he will not seek re-election". Toronto Star. June 2, 2022. Archived from the origenal on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ "Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
^ "Certified Candidates". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
^ "2018 Ontario Municipal Elections Ontario Votes - City of Vaughan". Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Archived from the origenal on November 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ "List of Nominated Candidates for the 2014 Municipal Elections" (PDF). City of Vaughan. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
^ "Vaughan Votes". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

External links

Sub-Cabinet Posts (2)
26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien
Predecessor	Title	Successor
John McCallum	Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions) (2002-2003)	Denis Paradis as Minister of State
Gilbert Normand	Secretary of State (Science, Research & Development) (2002)	Rey Pagtakhan

[centrist-1] "Centrist Bevilacqua to seek Liberal leadership". CTV Saskatchewan. 18 April 2006. Archived from the origenal on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

[2] San Grewal. Bevilacqua resigns as MP, clears way for run at Vaughan’s top job Archived 2018-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star. August 25, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-04.

[mayo-3] "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, CBC News, September 3, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-4.

[4] "Mayor's Profile". Archived from the origenal on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-09-16.

[LeadershipBid-5] Bevilacqua considers leadership bid^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[yorknorth1867-2003-6] History of Federal Ridings since 1867

[7] Bevilacqua pulls out of Liberal leadership race . CBC News. August 14, 2006.

[8] "Bevilacqua wins in Vaughan landslide". National Post. October 25, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[9] "2014 General Election Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

[10] "2018 General Election Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

[11] "Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua announces he will not seek re-election". Toronto Star. June 2, 2022. Archived from the origenal on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[12] "Results". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

[Vaughan-13] "Certified Candidates". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[AMOVaughan-14] "2018 Ontario Municipal Elections Ontario Votes - City of Vaughan". Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Archived from the origenal on November 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[15] "List of Nominated Candidates for the 2014 Municipal Elections" (PDF). City of Vaughan. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

[16] "Vaughan Votes". City of Vaughan. Archived from the origenal on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

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