title: Rob Milligan (politician)
text: # Rob Milligan (politician)
  
  Rob Milligan (born February 6, 1971) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West.
  
  ## Background
  
  Milligan grew up in Warkworth, Ontario in the municipality of Trent Hills. He taught History and English at Campbellford District High School from 1998 until his election to the legislature. He is married with two young daughters and operates a small beef farm.
  
  ## Politics
  
  In the 2011 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West. He defeated Liberal incumbent Lou Rinaldi by 707 votes. In the 2014 election he was in rematch with Rinaldi but this time lost to him by 3,887 votes.
  
  During his tenure in parliament, he served as critic for interprovincial trade and education issues.
  
  In September 2017, Milligan sought the Progressive Conservative nomination for the new riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South. Milligan lost the nomination to David Piccini on September 23, 2017.
  
  ## Electoral record
  
  2011 Ontario general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Rob Milligan | 19,279 | 39.80 | +8.59 |
  | | Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 18,572 | 38.34 | -7.03 |
  | | New Democratic | Kira Mees | 8,589 | 17.73 | +4.52 |
  | | Green | Judy Smith Torrie | 1,483 | 3.06 | -7.14 |
  | | Libertarian | Jeffrey McLarty | 357 | 0.74 | |
  | | Independent | Richard Martin Rieger | 159 | 0.33 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,439 | 100.00 |
  | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 182 | 0.37 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,621 | 51.88 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,720 |
  | | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.81 |
  | Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
  
  2014 Ontario general election :
  
  | ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | | Liberal | Lou Rinaldi | 23,415 | 43.01 | +4.67 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Rob Milligan | 19,528 | 35.87 | -3.93 |
  | | New Democratic | Kira Mees | 9,216 | 16.93 | -0.80 |
  | | Green | Gudrun Ludorf-Weaver | 2,283 | 4.19 | +1.13 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,442 | 100.00 |
  | | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.30 |
  | Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
  