Tracey Ramsey

Tracey Ramsey (born April 14, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Essex in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2015 Canadian federal election until 2019.[1] In the 42nd Canadian Parliament, Ramsey introduced private member bill C-439, titled National Freshwater Strategy Act, which sought to require the Minister of Environment to develop a national strategy for the conservation, protection, and use of freshwater.[2]

Tracey Ramsey
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Jeff Watson
Succeeded by	Chris Lewis
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1971 Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Germaine
Residence	Belle River, Ontario
Profession	Union facilitator

Prior to her election, she worked for Ford Motor Company for 19 years. She is a graduate of Practical Nursing from St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology.[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chris Lewis	28,274	41.4	+5.86	–
	New Democratic	Tracey Ramsey	23,603	34.6	-6.92	–
	Liberal	Audrey Festeryga	12,987	19.0	-1.91	–
	Green	Jennifer Alderson	2,173	3.2	+1.28	–
	People's	Bill Capes	1,251	1.8	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,288	100.0
Total rejected ballots			450
Turnout			68,738	67.3
Eligible voters			102,153
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+6.39
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Tracey Ramsey	25,072	41.42	+6.52	–
	Conservative	Jeff Watson	21,602	35.69	-12.58	–
	Liberal	Audrey Festeryga	12,639	20.88	+6.62	–
	Green	Jennifer Alderson	1,141	1.88	-0.54	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Enver Villamizar	77	0.13	-0.02	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,531	100.00		$232,408.12
Total rejected ballots			241	0.40	–
Turnout			60,772	66.19	–
Eligible voters			91,816
	New Democratic gain from Conservative		Swing		+9.55
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References

1. "Essex elects New Democrat Tracey Ramsey". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
2. Campbell, Taylor (April 17, 2019). "Ramsey continues push for national freshwater strategy". Windsor Star. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
3. "About Tracey". ndp.ca. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Essex, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

• Tracey Ramsey – Parliament of Canada biography

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