Kevin Waugh
Kevin Waugh | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saskatoon—Grasswood | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Yelich |
| Saskatoon Public School Division Trustee | |
| In office November 1, 2006 – October 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lindsay Fast |
| Succeeded by | Charmaine Bellamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955/1956 (age 63–64)[1] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Broadcaster |
Kevin Waugh MP (born 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian politician and former television sports journalist, who was elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon—Grasswood in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. Prior to his election as an MP, Waugh had been a longtime sportscaster with CTV Saskatoon and a member of Saskatoon's public school board.[2]
Waugh has stated he is opposed to abortion, physician-assisted suicide, Catholic Education and the legalization of marijuana.[3]
In 2016, at a sports award ceremony, Waugh claimed that female athletes are treated as good or better than their male counterparts. That comment received heavy criticism from female and male athletes alike, and concern given that Waugh sits on the Canadian parliamentary committee examining women and girls in sport.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
Federal[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 19,166 | 41.6 | -8.62 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Bell | 13,909 | 30.2 | -9.64 | – | |||
| Liberal | Tracy Muggli | 12,165 | 26.4 | +19.09 | – | |||
| Green | Mark Bigland-Pritchard | 846 | 1.8 | -0.69 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,086 | 100.0 | $193,171.88 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 46,223 | 78.59 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 58,810 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
Provincial[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Peter Prebble | 4,287 | 49.09 | +1.23 | |
| Saskatchewan | Kevin Waugh | 2,844 | 32.57 | -0.40 | |
| Liberal | Herta Barron | 1,552 | 17.77 | -1.40 | |
| New Green | Brian Berezowski | 50 | 0.57 | * | |
| Total | 8,733 | 100.00 | |||
Municipal[edit]
| 2012 Saskatoon Public School Division, Public Trustee, Ward Nine[7] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Waugh | 3,731 | 82.87 |
| Nathan Schneider | 771 | 17.13 |
| Total | 4,502 | 100.00 |
| 2009 Saskatoon Public School Division, Public Trustee, Ward Nine[8] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Waugh | Acclaimed | |
| 2006 Saskatoon Public School Division, Public Trustee, Ward Nine[9] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Waugh | 3,940 | 74.41 |
| Morag MacPherson | 1,355 | 25.59 |
| Total | 5,295 | 100.00 |
References[edit]
- ^ https://thetyee.ca/News/2015/06/17/Sports-Broadcaster-Takes-On-Sitting-Tory/
- ^ Warren, Jeremy (2015-10-18). "Saskatoon-Grasswood: Conservative Waugh knocks off Muggli, Bell". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ Warren, Jeremy (2015-10-15). "Tight battle for first in new Saskatoon-Grasswood riding". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Warick, Jason (2016-11-07). "Kevin Waugh under fire for comments about female athletes". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saskatoon—Grasswood, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2012 Election Results
- ^ 2009 Election Results
- ^ 2006 Election Results
