Kenny Chiu
Kenny Chiu MP (traditional Chinese: 趙錦榮; simplified Chinese: 赵锦荣; born 1965) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.[2]
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| Official Opposition Critic for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth | |||||||||
| Assumed office September 7, 2020 | |||||||||
| Leader | Erin O'Toole | ||||||||
| Shadowing | Bardish Chagger | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Steveston—Richmond East | |||||||||
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Joe Peschisolido | ||||||||
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| Born | 1965 (age 55–56) British Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||
| Residence | Richmond, British Columbia[1] | ||||||||
| Profession | Software engineer | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙錦榮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵锦荣 | ||||||||
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Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1989 from Hong Kong, and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.[3] He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East[4] and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido.[5] He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido.
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 17,478 | 41.66 | +3.19 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 14,731 | 35.11 | -9.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jaeden Dela Torre | 6,321 | 15.07 | +2.93 | ||||
| Green | Nicole Iaci | 2,972 | 7.08 | +3.41 | ||||
| Independent | Ping Chan | 449 | 1.07 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,951 | 98.98 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 431 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,382 | 57.40 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,840 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 19,486 | 45.08 | +26.48 | $76,684.16 | |||
| Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 16,630 | 38.47 | -15.44 | $152,116.66 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Stewart | 5,248 | 12.14 | -10.68 | $12,292.51 | |||
| Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,587 | 3.67 | -0.46 | $1,891.69 | |||
| Libertarian | Matthew Swanston | 274 | 0.63 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,225 | 100.00 | $204,726.35 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.66 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,512 | 60.83 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,526 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2019). "Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- Campbell, Alan (November 19, 2011). "School board election dominated by Richmond First". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- Wood, Graeme (June 11, 2014). "Trustee throws hat in federal ring". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- Azpiri, Jon (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Steveston—Richmond East, 30 September 2015
- Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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