Kate Young (politician)
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Kate Young | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| Minister | Kirsty Duncan |
| Preceded by | Terry Beech |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Marc Garneau |
| Preceded by | Jeff Watson |
| Succeeded by | Karen McCrimmon |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for London West | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Holder |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | public relations manager, former television news anchor |
Kate Young MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of London West in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Young is formerly a news anchor of London's CFPL-TV, and was the communication manager at Thames Valley District school board prior to her election.[2]
After her election in 2015, Young was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport.[3] In a 2017 cabinet reshuffle, Young was moved to the position of parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Science.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kate Young | 31,167 | 45.8 | +19.07 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ed Holder | 24,306 | 35.3 | -9.77 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Rowlinson | 10,087 | 14.8 | -10.62 | – | |||
| Green | Dimitri Lascaris | 1,918 | 2.8 | +0.12 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 732 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Michael Lewis | 87 | 0.1 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,027 | 100.0 | $234,017.17 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 286 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 68,313 | 73.9% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,326 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Lebel, Jacquelyn (19 October 2015). "Liberal Kate Young Unseats Conservative Incumbent Ed Holder in London West". am980.ca. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Kate Young one of three rookies will champion London in the next Parliament". The London Free Press. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Kate Young named parliamentary secretary to transport minister". London. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Parliament: Shuffle turns Young into advocate for open science". The London Free Press. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London West, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Politicians from London, Ontario
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Canadian television news anchors
- Canadian women television journalists
- Canadian public relations people
- Fanshawe College alumni
- Women in Ontario politics
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
