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Tyler Allsopp (born 1992 or 1993) is a Canadian politician and Progressive Conservative member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bay of Quinte. He previously served as a member of city council in Belleville as a Ward 1 councillor since 2021, and owned a bicycle shop.
Background
Allsopp was raised in Belleville, Ontario. A graduate of St. Lawrence College in Business and Marketing, he worked as a bike mechanic at Doug's Bicycle, owned by Mayor Neil Ellis, before taking the store over in 2013. Allsopp sold his interest in the business in 2024.
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a by-election on September 19, 2024, caused by the resignation of Todd Smith. At the time of his election Allsopp had been a member of Belleville city council since 2021. He was appointed to city council in January 2021 following the death of Councillor Pat Culhane, having had the highest votes of the defeated candidates in the 2018 municipal election. Allsopp retained his council seat in the 2022 municipal election.
Personal life
Allsopp has three daughters.