Tom Rakocevic

Tom Rakocevic (/rɑːˈkoʊtʃɛvɪtʃ/ rah-KOH-chev-itch) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election,^[1] and again in the 2022 provincial election, and again in the 2025 Ontario general election. He represents the riding of Humber River—Black Creek as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Rakocevic is the first NDP representative in the riding's history to win three consecutive terms.

Tom Rakocevic MPP
Rakocevic in 2022
Critic, Consumer Protection
In office July 13, 2022 – Present
Leader	Marit Stiles
Critic, Auto Insurance
In office July 13, 2022 – Present
Leader	Marit Stiles
Critic, Government Services and Consumer Protection
In office August 23, 2018 – February 2, 2021
Leader	Andrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Humber River—Black Creek
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Mario Sergio
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Residence(s)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Executive assistant

He was previously the party's candidate in York West in the provincial elections of 2011 and 2014.^[2] Prior to his election to the legislature, he was employed as an executive assistant to Toronto city councillor Anthony Perruzza.^[1]

Political career

Rakocevic was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election in the riding of Humber River—Black Creek.

He was reelected in the 2022 provincial election.

Since being elected, he has been a frequent advocate for stronger consumer protection laws. In 2022, Rakocevic tabled the Ontario Consumer Watchdog Act, which would have created an independent provincial consumer protection agency.^[3] The bill was defeated on March 9, 2022, after the Progressive Conservative Party voted against it.^[4]

Rakocevic has also advocated for measures to lower the cost of car insurance in Ontario.^[5]

In January 2024, Rakocevic denounced the Ontario government's decision to outsource a number of Service Ontario locations to Staples.^[6][7][8]

As of August 11, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition's critic for Consumer Protection and for Auto Insurance.

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Ontario general election: Humber River—Black Creek
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Tom Rakocevic	8,788	35.33	+0.84
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Nguyen	8,595	34.55	+4.80
	Liberal	Liban Hassan	6,811	27.38	-3.28
	Green	Alexander Qanbery	402	1.62	-0.24
	Communist	Jeanne McGuire	280	1.1	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit			24,876	98.70	+0.14
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			328	1.30	–0.14
Turnout			25,204	35.21	+2.06
Eligible voters			71,584

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Humber River—Black Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Tom Rakocevic	7,959	34.49	−2.93	$92,545
	Liberal	Ida Li Preti	7,076	30.66	+2.72	$64,439
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Nguyen	6,865	29.75	−0.54	$63,667
	Green	Keith Berry	430	1.86	+0.30	$1,068
	Ontario Party	Lee Miguel Gonzalez	357	1.55		$4,264
	New Blue	Iulian Caunei	281	1.22		$1,023
	Independent	Knia Singh	110	0.48		$1,296
Total valid votes/expense limit			23,078	98.56	−0.17	$98,948
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			337	1.44	+0.17
Turnout			23,415	33.15	−14.11
Eligible voters			70,673
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−2.83
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

2018 Ontario general election: Humber River—Black Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Tom Rakocevic	11,573	37.41	-1.80
	Progressive Conservative	Cyma Musarat	9,367	30.29	+19.33
	Liberal	Deanna Sgro	8,642	27.94	-18.77
	Green	Kirsten J. Bennett	485	1.57	-0.07
	Libertarian	Jennifer Ochoa	344	1.11
	Consensus Ontario	Scott Aitchison	320	1.03
	Trillium	Lucy Guerrero	198	0.64
Total valid votes			30,929	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			397
Turnout			48.34
Eligible voters
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+1.26
Source: Elections Ontario[9]

2014 Ontario general election: York West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mario Sergio	11,907	46.71	-3.78
	New Democratic	Tom Rakocevic	9,997	39.21	+4.39
	Progressive Conservative	Karlene Nation	2,794	10.96	-1.09
	Green	Keith Jarrett	418	1.64	+0.38
	Freedom	Kayla Baptiste	267	1.05	+0.58
	Independent	Wally Schwauss	111	0.44
Total valid votes			25,494	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.18
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

2011 Ontario general election: York West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mario Sergio	11,455	50.49	-4.54
	New Democratic	Tom Rakocevic	7,901	34.82	+7.17
	Progressive Conservative	Karlene Nation	2,735	12.05	+1.78
	Green	Joseph Rini	287	1.26	-3.68
	Independent	Leland W. Cornell	114	0.50
	Freedom	Kayla Baptiste	107	0.47
	Independent	Scott Aitchison	89	0.39
Total valid votes			22,688	100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			170	0.74
Turnout			22,858	39.24
Eligible voters			58,255
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.86
Source: Elections Ontario[11]