Mike Morrice

Mike Morrice MP
Morrice in 2019
Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2021
Preceded by	Raj Saini
Personal details
Born	Michael Morrice (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Green
Residence	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Wilfrid Laurier University
Occupation	Entrepreneur

Michael Morrice MP (born July 22, 1984) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament representing the riding of Kitchener Centre since 2021 Elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election, Morrice became the first Green Member of Parliament to be elected in Ontario and the second Member of Parliament of the Green Party of Canada to be elected outside of British Columbia.

Early life

Morrice grew up on Montreal's West Island until 1997 when his family relocated to Newmarket, Ontario. In 2003 he enrolled at Wilfrid Laurier University where he received a dual degree in business and computer electronics. Following his university studies, Morrice focused on green ventures and sustainable economics, founding Sustainable Waterloo Region in 2008 and later Green Economy Canada in 2013.

Politics

In 2019, Morrice was selected as the Green Party's candidate in the federal election for Kitchener Centre. Morrice lost to incumbent member of parliament Raj Saini, but increased the Green Party's vote share from 3 per cent to 26 per cent. Morrice later revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer during his 2019 campaign.

While serving an eight-month term as a social entrepreneur in residence at Wilfrid Laurier University, Morrice took leave from his position to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election, again running against Saini, who later faced multiple counts of sexual harassment from staffers. Saini ended his campaign, though he remained on the ballot because it was after the candidate nomination deadline, and prominent Liberals in the region put their support behind Morrice. On election day, Morrice was elected the Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre with 34 per cent of the vote.

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Mike Morrice	16,821	34.5	+8.5	none listed
	Conservative	Mary Henein Thorn	12,066	24.7	+0.9	none listed
	New Democratic	Beisan Zubi	8,438	17.3	+6	none listed
	Liberal	Raj Saini	7,873	16.1	-20.6	none listed
	People's	Diane Boskovic	3,413	7.0	+6.8	none listed
	Animal Protection	Ellen Papenburg	149	0.3	-0.1	none listed
Total valid votes			–	–	–
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			48,760	59.35	–
Eligible voters			82,159	–	–
	Green gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.28
Source: Elections Canada

2019 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Raj Saini	20,316	36.69	-12.09
	Green	Mike Morrice	14,394	25.99	+22.94
	Conservative	Stephen Woodworth	13,191	23.82	-6.54
	New Democratic	Andrew Moraga	6,238	11.27	-5.33
	People's	Patrick Bernier	1,033	1.87	–
	Animal Protection	Ellen Papenburg	202	0.36	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,374	99.17	-0.27
Total rejected ballots			465	0.83	+0.27
Turnout			55,839	67.13	-1.33
Eligible voters			83,177	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: Elections Canada