| John Rafferty MP |
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| Assumed office 2008 federal election |
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| Preceded by | Ken Boshcoff |
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| Born | July 3, 1953 Wingham, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Cain |
| Profession | instructor, teacher, small business owner |
John Rafferty born (July 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Rainy River in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Rafferty was previously the party's candidate in Thunder Bay—Superior North for the 2000 federal election, in Thunder Bay—Rainy River for the 2004 and 2006 federal elections, and in Thunder Bay—Atikokan in the 2003 and 2007 provincial elections. Provincially, he lost to incumbent MPP Bill Mauro by a margin of just 50 votes in 2007.
Rafferty worked as a radio broadcaster for CKPR in Thunder Bay before leaving to pursue his first election campaign. He subsequently launched his own business producing voiceovers for educational and training videos.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 14,473 | 40.3 | |||
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 11,589 | 32.3 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Neumann | 8,466 | 23.6 | |||
| Green | Russ Aegard | 1,377 | 3.8 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,905 | |||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bill Mauro | 10,913 | 37.7 | -20.55 | |
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 10,877 | 37.5 | +15.88 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rebecca Johnson | 5,914 | 20.4 | +2.78 | |
| Green | Russ Aegard | 1,271 | 4.4 | +1.89 | |
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 13,525 | 35.1% | |||
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 12,862 | 33.4% | |||
| Conservative | David Leskowski | 10,485 | 27.2% | |||
| Green | Russ Aegard | 1,189 | 3.1% | |||
| Marijuana | Doug MacKay | 424 | 1.1% | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,485 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 14,290 | |||
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 10,781 | |||
| Conservative | David Leskowski | 9,559 | |||
| Green | Russ Aegard | 856 | |||
| Marijuana | Doug Thompson | 547 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Johannes Scheibler | 267 | |||
| Ontario general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bill Mauro | 17735 | 58.25 | -5.78 | |
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 6582 | 21.62 | 4.86 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brian McKinnon | 5365 | 17.62 | -1.59 | |
| Green | Kristin Boyer | 762 | 2.5 | ||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joe Comuzzi | 15,241 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Doug Pantry | 6,278 | |||
| New Democrat | John Rafferty | 6,169 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Neumann | 2,753 | |||
| Green | Carl Rose | 648 | |||
| Marijuana | Denis A. Carrière | 581 | |||
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