(1950-02-09) February 9, 1950 (age 74) Toronto, Ontario
Political party
Liberal
Residence(s)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Lawyer
Thomas William Wappel (born February 9, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough West and its successor riding of Scarborough Southwest. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 general election.
Wappel is a staunch social conservative. He is a prominent opponent of abortion and gay rights, and has made controversial comments on immigration and the role of religion in government. He opposes the death penalty and describes himself as holding liberal views on economic issues.[1] In 1998, he was awarded the Joseph P. Borowski Award.[2] He is separated, with five children.
^Tom Wappel, "Being a Christian in politics" Archived 2006-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Theological Digest & Outlook, March 2000.
^"MP Tom Wappel to announce his retirement today" [press release], Canada NewsWire, 23 March 2007, 12:35.
Thomas William Wappel (born February 9, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing...
was supported by the Campaign Life Coalition. Endorsements of TomWappel MPs: (1) TomWappel (Sources used: "30 MPs endorse Chrétien", Toronto Star, 24 January...
336 votes (0.94%) for a fifth-place finish against Liberal incumbent TomWappel. In 2004, he received 192 votes for a sixth-place finish against Liberal...
00%) in the 2004 election, finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent TomWappel. He has been nominated again as the Green Party candidate for Scarborough...
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narrowly defeated in the 1988 election, losing to Liberal challenger TomWappel by 440 votes. During this campaign, members of the group Campaign Life...
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received 9,028 votes (23.78%), finishing second against Liberal incumbent TomWappel. Josh Cooper was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Member...
national hockey team Aaron Voros – former professional ice hockey player TomWappel, Canadian liberal politician (1988-2008), staunch Social conservative...
driver (d. 1982) February 8 - Keith Milligan, politician February 9 - TomWappel, politician February 12 - Michael Ironside, actor, voice actor, producer...
received 7,918 votes (20.45%), finishing second against Liberal incumbent TomWappel. Jim Rollo studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at Laurentian University...
Southwest TomWappel 18,776 49.46% Heather Jewell 9,028 23.78% Dan Harris 8,471 22.31% Peter Van Dalen 1,520 4.00% Elizabeth Rowley (Comm.) 168 0.44% Tom Wappel...
Wayback Machine, Northern Life, November 16, 2006 "Outspoken Liberal MP Wappel retiring". CBC News. March 23, 2007. It's my last term as MP, Nancy Karetak-Lindell...
when it endorsed TomWappel in his bid for the party leadership, and gained control of several riding associations.[citation needed] Wappel, the Member of...
Israel, 1995–99, Member of Parliament for Saint-Henri—Westmount, 1988–94 TomWappel (B.A. 1971) – Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest, 1997–2008...
Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Hungarian Canadian MP): TomWappel, Liberal MP, Scarborough West 1988–2000; renamed Scarborough Southwest...
received 1,827 votes (4.38%), finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent TomWappel. Flanagan is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, with a degree in...
against both Volpe and the Liberals for Life group affiliated with MP TomWappel. Volpe remained one of Martin's most prominent Toronto-area supporters...
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