Irek Kusmierczyk
Irek Kusmierczyk | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Hardcastle |
| Windsor City Councillor for Ward 7 | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – October 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Percy Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | Jeewen Gill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1978 Kraśnik, Polish People's Republic |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Shauna Carter |
| Residence | Windsor, Ontario |
Irek Kusmierczyk MP (born January 16, 1978) is a Polish-Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Prior to his election in the House of Commons, he was a city councillor for the Windsor City Council representing Ward 7.
He received his PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University, an MSc in Government from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University. He worked in government at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Atlantic Council of Canada Fellow and published a book chapter on cross-border environmental cooperation between local governments around the Great Lakes basin. He worked on Species-at-Risk remediation around Ojibway Park as part of the Windsor Essex Parkway Project.[2]
He was born in Kraśnik, Poland.[3] His family arrived in Canada in the late 1970s as political refugees after his father was imprisoned as a member of the Solidarity movement, which opposed the communist dictatorship and established the first free and independent trade union in communist Eastern Europe. They immediately settled in Windsor where his father worked as an engineer in the automotive industry.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
Federal[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 19,046 | 33.44 | +6.86 | $88,762.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 18,417 | 32.33 | -11.18 | $73,796.66 | |||
| Conservative | Leo Demarce | 15,851 | 27.83 | +0.36 | $52,162.20 | |||
| Green | Giovanni Abati | 2,177 | 3.82 | +1.86 | $4,227.38 | |||
| People's | Dan Burr | 1,279 | 2.25 | - | $4,172.76 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 187 | 0.33 | -0.14 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,957 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 539 | |||||||
| Turnout | 57,496 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,668 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +9.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Comartin | 22,235 | 49.92 | +1.22 | $72,370 | |||
| Conservative | Denise Ghanam | 14,945 | 33.55 | +9.63 | – | |||
| Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 5,764 | 12.94 | -8.02 | – | |||
| Green | Kyle Prestanski | 1,354 | 3.04 | -3.36 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 242 | 0.54 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,540 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 232 | 0.52 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,772 | 53.46 | + 2.81 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,748 | – | – | |||||
Municipal[edit]
| 2018 Ward 7, Windsor municipal election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Council Candidate | Vote[7] | % |
| Irek Kusmierczyk | 4,745 | 69.85 |
| Angelo Marignani | 982 | 14.46 |
| Barbara Holland | 658 | 9.69 |
| Albert Saba | 408 | 6.01 |
| 2014 Ward 7, Windsor municipal election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Council Candidate | Vote[8] | % |
| Irek Kusmierczyk | 3,761 | 50.76 |
| Angelo Marignani | 2,539 | 34.27 |
| Daniel William Speal | 909 | 12.27 |
| Jeffery Kocsis | 200 | 2.70 |
| 2013 Ward 7, Windsor municipal by-election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Council Candidate | Vote[9] | % |
| Irek Kusmierczyk | 1,140 | 31.39 |
| Angelo Marignani | 1,088 | 29.87 |
| Tom Wilson | 639 | 17.55 |
| Robin L. Fortier | 262 | 7.19 |
| Tosin Bello | 231 | 6.34 |
| Laurie Komon | 112 | 3.08 |
| Steve Gavrilidis | 67 | 1.84 |
| Steve Farrell | 40 | 1.10 |
| Ernie the Baconman | 33 | 0.91 |
| Mitchell Bialkowski | 21 | 0.58 |
| Clint Weir | 9 | 0.25 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Canada election results: Windsor-Tecumseh". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Irek Kusmierczyk | Vote 2019". OurWindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Official Results City of Windsor October 22, 2018 Municipal Election 2018" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Official Results City of Windsor October 27, 2014 Municipal Election 2014" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Official Results City of Windsor December 9, 2013 Municipal By-Election 2013" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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