Michael Levitt (politician)
Michael Levitt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Adler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1974 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Michael Levitt MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of York Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2]
Born and raised in Scotland, Levitt came with his family to Canada when he was 14.[3]
Levitt serves as Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group.[4]
Before running for office, Levitt was a founding member of the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee, co-chaired Liberal Friends of Israel, and served as a Partner and Vice-President of Business Development for the Benjamin Group in Toronto, a company providing lifecycle services to Toronto's Jewish community.[5] He has also served on the boards of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Koffler Centre for the Arts, both located in Toronto.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Michael Levitt | 20,109 | 46.9 | +13.7 | – | |||
| Conservative | Mark Adler | 18,893 | 44.0 | -4.5 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Hal Berman | 3,148 | 7.3 | -8.6 | – | |||
| Green | Constantine Kritsonis | 794 | 1.8 | -0.5 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,944 | 100.0 | $198,299.74 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 319 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,263 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,297 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ InsideToronto.com. "YORK CENTRE: Liberal Michael Levitt unseats Conservative Mark Adler". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ Morales, Steve. "Michael Levitt recaptures Liberal stronghold York Centre". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "Update: Getting to know 12 new Toronto Liberals you might not have heard of | Metro News". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ "MICHAEL LEVITT - ROLES - HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "SIX JEWISH MPS HEAD TO OTTAWA". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "Michael Levitt Biography". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for York Centre, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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