Daiene G. Vernile[1] (born July 1, 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Kitchener Centre. She was a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Daiene Vernile | |
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 Speaking at the Waterloo Region wide All Candidates Event at THE MUSEUM: Cultural Exchange 6.0, during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election. | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre | |
| In office June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John Milloy |
| Succeeded by | Laura Mae Lindo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1960 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | John Matlock |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Profession | Television journalist |
Background
editPrior to her election to the legislature, Vernile was a television journalist for CKCO-TV. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario with her husband John. They have three children.[2]
Politics
editShe ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Kitchener Centre. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and former MPP Wayne Wettlaufer by 6,913 votes.[3][4][5]
In June 2014, she was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation.
On January 17, 2018, Vernile was sworn into cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.[6]
She was defeated by NDP candidate Laura Mae Lindo in the 2018 provincial election.
Cabinet positions
editElectoral record
edit| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Laura Mae Lindo | 20,512 | 43.38 | +20.57 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Henein Thorn | 13,080 | 27.66 | +0.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 9,499 | 20.09 | -23.05 | ||||
| Green | Stacey Danckert | 3,234 | 6.84 | +1.07 | ||||
| Libertarian | Jason Erb | 439 | 0.93 | -0.37 | ||||
| None of the Above | Chris Carr | 429 | 0.91 | |||||
| Communist | Marty Suter | 87 | 0.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 47,280 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Daiene Vernile | 18,472 | 43.14 | +3.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wayne Wettlaufer | 11,550 | 26.98 | -11.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Johnston | 9,765 | 22.81 | +3.99 | ||||
| Green | Ronnie Smith | 2,472 | 5.77 | +3.38 | ||||
| Libertarian | Patrick Bernier | 557 | 1.30 | +0.69 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,816 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Debrone, Carrie (July 3, 2014). "Former television host Daiene Vernile wins Kitchener Centre for the Liberals". Kitchener Citizen. p. 3.
- ^ "General Election by District: Kitchener Centre". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
- ^ "Liberals secure big wins in Waterloo Region". CBC News. June 13, 2014.
- ^ Mercer, Greg (June 12, 2014). "Vernile celebrates victory in rookie campaign". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27.
- ^ "MPP Daiene Vernile joins cabinet, McGarry shuffled to transportation". CBC News. January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the returns, 037 Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link]