Kyle Seeback

Kyle Seeback MP (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dufferin—Caledon in the 2019 election. He also represented the riding of Brampton West from 2011 to 2015.[1] He was defeated by Sonia Sidhu in the riding of Brampton South during the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Kyle Seeback MP
Seeback in November 2014
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	David Tilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brampton West
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Andrew Kania
Succeeded by	Kamal Khera
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1970 Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Orangeville, Ontario
Profession	Athlete Lawyer

Prior to entering federal politics, Seeback was an employee at Simmons Da Silva & Sinton LLP.

Seeback and his family moved to Amaranth, Ontario in 2009. He has resided in Orangeville, Ontario since 2017.[2][3]

Controversies

On December 3, 2013, Seeback is reported to have called his Conservative colleague Brad Butt a "bitch" during an exchange in the House of Commons.[4] Seeback apologized for his "unparliamentary language" the following day.[5]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	28,852	42.0	-4.28
	Liberal	Michele Fisher	22,645	33.0	-6.11
	New Democratic	Allison Brown	7,981	11.6	+4.32
	Green	Stefan Wiesen	7,303	10.6	+3.27
	People's	Chad Ransom	1,516	2.2	–
	Christian Heritage	Russ Emo	319	0.5	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,616	100.0
Total rejected ballots			447
Turnout			69,063	65.1
Eligible voters			106,138
	Conservative hold		Swing		+0.92
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Sonia Sidhu	23,681	52.1	–	–
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	15,929	35.0	–	–
	New Democratic	Amarjit Sangha	4,843	10.7	–	–
	Green	Shaun Hatton	1,011	2.2	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,464	100.0		$203,710.69
Total rejected ballots			270	–	–
Turnout			45,734	–	–
Eligible voters			72,111
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+13.53
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

2011 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	28,320	44.75	+4.9
	Liberal	Andrew Kania	22,128	34.97	-5.3
	New Democratic	Jagtar Shergill	11,225	17.74	+4.1
	Green	Avtaar Soor	1,224	1.93	-4.3
	Independent	Theodore Koum Njoh	387	0.61%
Total valid votes			63,284	100%
Total rejected ballots			400	0.63	–
Turnout			63,684	55.12	–
Eligible voters			115,545	–
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.10

2008 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Andrew Kania	21,746	40.3	-8.8	$101,467
	Conservative	Kyle Seeback	21,515	39.9	+4.2	$103,283
	New Democratic	Jagtar Shergill	7,334	13.6	+2.5	$21,521
	Green	Patti Chemelyk	3,329	6.2	+2.1	$92
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,924	100.0	$103,318
Total rejected ballots			347	0.6
Turnout			54,271
	Liberal hold		Swing		-6.5

References

1. Election 2011: Brampton West. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
2. Halliday, Chris (June 24, 2019). "Is Kyle Seeback parachuting into Dufferin-Caledon Conservative nomination? 'Absolutely not,' former Brampton MP responds". Orangeville.com.
3. "Four names on ballot for second D-C Conservative nomination". Citizen.on.ca. July 15, 2019.
4. "Jason Kenney's Rob Ford comment sparked profane rebuke from Jim Flaherty". CBC News, December 13, 2013.
5. "Kyle Seeback, "Points of Order" on Dec. 4th, 2013 | openparliament.ca". Openparliament.ca.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "Dufferin—Caledon". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
8. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". Elections.ca.
9. "Ontario - Brampton South 2015 General Election Official results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

External links

• Kyle Seeback – Parliament of Canada biography