Chris Lewis MP (born June 15, 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Essex in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election,[3] and was re-elected in 2021.
Chris Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Essex | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tracey Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1976 [1] |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Residence | Kingsville, Ontario[2] |
| Profession | businessman, firefighter |
Before entering federal politics, Lewis was a municipal councillor in Kingsville, Ontario.
In 2022 under interim leader Candice Bergen, Lewis was appointed as Shadow Minister for Labour, after being appointed as Deputy Shadow Minister for Labour under leader Erin O’Toole.
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chris Lewis | 28,741 | 41.1 | -0.3 | $77,949.51 | |||
| New Democratic | Tracey Ramsey | 22,278 | 31.8 | -2.8 | $128,548.67 | |||
| Liberal | Audrey Festeryga | 10,813 | 15.5 | -3.5 | $43,341.69 | |||
| People's | Beth Charron-Rowberry | 6,925 | 9.9 | +8.1 | $20,675.80 | |||
| Green | Nancy Pancheshan | 865 | 1.2 | -2.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jeremy Palko | 182 | 0.3 | N/A | $7,077.73 | |||
| Independent | Andrew George | 172 | 0.2 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 69,976 | 99.4 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 406 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Turnout | 70,382 | 66.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 105,281 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chris Lewis | 28,274 | 41.4 | +5.86 | $80,950.70 | |||
| New Democratic | Tracey Ramsey | 23,603 | 34.6 | -6.92 | $117,072.74 | |||
| Liberal | Audrey Festeryga | 12,987 | 19.0 | -1.91 | $41,233.04 | |||
| Green | Jennifer Alderson | 2,173 | 3.2 | +1.28 | none listed | |||
| People's | Bill Capes | 1,251 | 1.8 | – | $4,604.15 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,288 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 450 | |||||||
| Turnout | 68,738 | 67.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 102,153 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +6.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2018 Ontario general election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Taras Natyshak | 26,134 | 47.95 | -12.39 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Lewis | 23,423 | 42.98 | +21.16 | ||||
| Liberal | Kate Festeryga | 3,026 | 5.55 | -8.67 | ||||
| Green | Nancy Pancheshan | 1,920 | 3.52 | -0.10 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,503 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -20.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Hill, Sharon (September 5, 2018). "Chris Lewis to be Conservative candidate in Essex in next federal election". Windsor Star. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Canada election results: Essex". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election: Essex". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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