Kenny Chiu

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Kenny Chiu

Kenny Chiu (cropped).jpg
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Steveston—Richmond East
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byJoe Peschisolido
Personal details
BornBritish Hong Kong
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ProfessionSoftware engineer

Kenny Chiu MP (趙錦榮) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.[1]

Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1989 from Hong Kong, and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.[2] He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East[3] and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido.[4] He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido.

Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Kenny Chiu 17,478 41.66
Liberal Joe Peschisolido 14,731 35.11
New Democratic Jaeden Dela Torre 6,321 15.07
Green Nicole Iaci 2,972 7.08
Independent Ping Chan 449 1.07
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,951 98.98
Total rejected ballots 431 1.02
Turnout 42,382 57.40
Eligible voters 73,840
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Joe Peschisolido 19,486 45.08 +26.48 $76,684.16
Conservative Kenny Chiu 16,630 38.47 -15.44 $152,116.66
New Democratic Scott Stewart 5,248 12.14 -10.68 $12,292.51
Green Laura-Leah Shaw 1,587 3.67 -0.46 $1,891.69
Libertarian Matthew Swanston 274 0.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,225 100.00   $204,726.35
Total rejected ballots 287 0.66
Turnout 43,512 60.83
Eligible voters 71,526
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.96
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2019). "Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Campbell, Alan (November 19, 2011). "School board election dominated by Richmond First". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Wood, Graeme (June 11, 2014). "Trustee throws hat in federal ring". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Azpiri, Jon (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Steveston—Richmond East, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates