Rudy Cuzzetto is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Rudy Cuzzetto
Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board (Internal Audit)
Assumed office
June 26, 2019
PresidentPeter Bethlenfalvy
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga—Lakeshore
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byCharles Sousa
Personal details
BornPort Credit
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMarie Cuzzetto
Children2
Occupationauditor

Rudy grew up in Port Credit, where his original family home; the “Cuzzetto Residence”, is designated as a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act. His family heritage in Mississauga—Lakeshore dates back four generations.[2] Before being elected, Cuzzetto was an auditor at Ford Motor for 31 years. He has served on the local Ratepayers Association – including the Beautification, Education, and Security Committees – and Parent Councils, and as a board member and property manager at the Mississauga Canoe Club.[3]

Currently, he is a Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates, Member, Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the interim Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board (Internal Audit).

Election results edit

2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rudy Cuzzetto 19,341 45.09 +2.76
Liberal Elizabeth Mendes 15,768 36.76 +1.73
New Democratic Julia Kole 3,647 8.50 −9.80
Green David Zeni 2,160 5.04 +2.08
New Blue Renata Cynarska 1,014 2.36  
Ontario Party George Cescon 501 1.17  
None of the Above Brian Crombie 459 1.07 +0.39
Total valid votes 42,890 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 197
Turnout 43,087 46.95
Eligible voters 91,907
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.51
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
"Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rudy Cuzzetto 22,520 42.33 +8.88
Liberal Charles Sousa 18,636 35.03 -15.45
New Democratic Boris Rosolak 9,735 18.30 +7.62
Green Lloyd Jones 1,572 2.95 -0.24
None of the Above Kenny Robinson 363 0.68
Libertarian Jay Ward 223 0.42
Go Vegan Felicia Trigiani 150 0.28
Total valid votes 53,199 99.12
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 474 0.88
Turnout 53,673 59.33
Eligible voters 90,469
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.17
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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