Anita Vandenbeld

Anita Vandenbeld MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	John Baird
Personal details
Born	Calgary, Alberta
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University of Calgary York University

Anita Vandenbeld, MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.

She has a B.A. in history from the University of Calgary and an M.A. from York University in Toronto. She has worked extensively with United Nations organizations and was Senior Parliamentary Advisor with UNDP and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Kosovo.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Ottawa West—Nepean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	35,199	55.68	+24.19	–
	Conservative	Abdul Abdi	18,893	29.88	-14.81	–
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	6,195	9.80	-9.98	–
	Green	Mark Brooks	1,772	2.80	-1.24	–
	Christian Heritage	Rod Taylor	740	1.17	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Sam Heaton	114	0.18	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,913	100.0		$218,107.39
Total rejected ballots			307	0.49	–
Turnout			63,220	75.99	–
Eligible voters			83,195
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+19.5%
Source: Elections Canada

Canadian federal election, 2011: Ottawa West—Nepean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Baird	25,226	44.71	-0.27	–
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	17,790	31.53	-4.59	–
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	11,128	19.72	+8.20	–
	Green	Mark Mackenzie	2,279	4.04	-2.32	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,423	100.00		–
Total rejected ballots			292	0.51	–
Turnout			56,715	69.42	–
Eligible voters			81,693	–	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.43