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Vince Gasparro
MP
Member of Parliament
for Eglinton—Lawrence
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
Preceded byMarco Mendicino
Personal details
Political partyLiberal (federal)
Ontario Liberal (provincial)
Alma materYork University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) Villanova University (MBA)
OccupationPolitician, entrepreneur, non-profit leader
Websitevincegasparro.liberal.ca

Vince Gasparro MP is a Canadian politician, non-profit leader and former finance executive. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been serving as the Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence since the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1]

Background

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Early career

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Gasparro served as a special assistant in theOffice of the Prime Minister of Canada for Paul Martin and as principal secretary in the Office of the Mayor of Toronto for John Tory.[2]

Gasparro worked in investment banking, working in acquisitions for Lynx Equity Limited from 2006 to 2018.[3]

Gasparro has also served on the board of directors for several organizations, including Postmedia Network where he was the liberal voice at the table to ensure balance.[4] He also served on the boards of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, WWF Canada and Toronto Community Housing. In addition, he held roles in Roynat Capital, Vancity, AgriRoots Private Credit Fund.[2] and the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation relating to sustainable and clean energy finance.

In 2015, Gasparro founded the non-profit Project Engagement: a not-for-profit seeking to alleviate short-term poverty while looking for solutions for those stuck in a cycle of longer-term poverty. Providing meals and toys for children were some of the initiatives and one year the organization collected 40,000 kilograms of food for distribution.[5]

Gasparro was a member of Canada's official delegation during COP26, COP27 and COP28.[3]

Career in elected politics

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After a frightening experience involving the healthcare system and his daughter, Gasparro was encouraged to run for political office having witnessed what he described as the 'total chaos' of the healthcare system under Doug Ford.[6]

Gasparro was the Ontario Liberal candidate for Eglinton—Lawrence in the 2025 Ontario general election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Michelle Cooper by 167 votes.[7]

He ran again in Eglinton—Lawrence, this time federally, succeeding Marco Mendocino who had resigned to become Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister. Gasparro defeated former Toronto city councillor and TTC chair Karen Stintz, despite increased Conservative support in the riding. Several media outlets described the race as one to watch.[8] Following the federal election, Gasparro's name was among those mentioned in the National Post for possible cabinet suggestions given his strong connections in the riding.[9]

Personal life

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He is Italian-Canadian and has two daughters.[10]

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from York University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Villanova School of Business and a Master of Science (MSc) in Political Economy from the London School of Economics.[2]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Vince Gasparro 29,936 49.21 +0.73
Conservative Karen Stintz 29,061 47.77 +11.32
New Democratic Allison Tanzola 1,077 1.77 –7.39
Green Wayne Chechuevskiy 429 0.71 –2.29
People's Timothy Gleeson 326 0.54 –2.37
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 60,829 70.61
Eligible voters 86,150
Liberal hold Swing –5.30
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2025 Ontario general election: Eglinton—Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Michelle Cooper 19,556 48.48 +6.18
Liberal Vince Gasparro 19,389 48.07 +7.11
Green Leah Tysoe 1,390 3.45 –0.40
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,335 99.23 –0.20
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 311 0.77 +0.20
Turnout 40,646 46.89 –0.17
Eligible voters 86,676
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –0.47
Source: Elections Ontario[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Eglinton—Lawrence live federal election results". Toronto Star. 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Postmedia board member to step down to pursue political career". Financial Post. Sep 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Vince Gasparro".
  4. ^ "Postmedia board member to step down to pursue political career". financialpost. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  5. ^ "Vincent Gasparro: Bringing food and smiles to the working poor through Project Engagement". 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ Ryan, Joseph (2025-02-15). "After seven years of PC representation, can Liberals turn Eglinton-Lawrence red?". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  7. ^ Team, Torstar Open Data (2025-02-28). "Eglinton-Lawrence live Ontario election results". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  8. ^ Crawley, Mark (April 25, 2025). "These are the top 10 ridings to watch in Toronto and the GTA".
  9. ^ Staff, National Post (May 5, 2025). "Liberals' downtown Toronto sweep offers Mark Carney potential new blood for cabinet". National Post.
  10. ^ "Two big GTA swing ridings: Toronto-St. Paul's and Eglinton-Lawrence". torontosun.
  11. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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