Lloyd Longfield MP (born October 8, 1956)[2] is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Guelph in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[3] The riding was previously held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote who had opted not to run for re-election.[4]
Lloyd Longfield | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Guelph | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Valeriote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1956 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Guelph, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba Red River College Polytechnic |
Early life
editA native of Winnipeg, he moved to Guelph in 1992. Longfield has a BA in English and Mathematics from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Red River College.[5] Prior to running for federal office, Longfield was the president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for about eight years.[6]
Political career
editLongfield was successful in retaining the Guelph seat in the House of Commons for the Liberals in 2015 by an overwhelming margin, with nearly 50 percent of the popular vote or over 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach.[7]
After being elected, Longfield promised to vote to increase funding to the CBC and to stop the phase-out of door-to-door mail delivery.[8] The latter was a part of the Liberal platform as described by Justin Trudeau in a September 25, 2015 letter: "we will also stop the Harper Conservatives' plan to end door-to-door mail delivery and ensure Canadians receive the postal service on which they rely."[9]
He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. On 28 June 2023, Longfield announced that he would finish his term, but would not run in the 45th Canadian federal election.[10]
Personal life
editLongfield and his wife, Barbara, have three daughters and four grandchildren.[5][6]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Guelph | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 29,382 | 42.10 | +1.74 | $69,585.36 | |||
| Conservative | Ashish Sachan | 16,795 | 24.07 | +4.79 | $9,009.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Aisha Jahangir | 14,713 | 21.09 | +8.79 | $37,654.74 | |||
| Green | Michelle Bowman | 5,250 | 7.52 | -17.94 | $48,178.88 | |||
| People's | Joshua Leier | 3,182 | 4.56 | +3.12 | $6,430.47 | |||
| Animal Protection | Karen Levenson | 262 | 0.38 | New | $8,444.49 | |||
| Communist | Tristan Dineen | 187 | 0.27 | +0.05 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 69,771 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 434 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Turnout | 70,205 | 66.38 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 105,863 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Guelph | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 30,497 | 40.36 | -8.74 | $108,379.67 | |||
| Green | Steve Dyck | 19,236 | 25.46 | +14.14 | $99,922.31 | |||
| Conservative | Ashish Sachan | 14,568 | 19.28 | -7.07 | $66,688.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Aisha Jahangir | 9,297 | 12.30 | +0.29 | $24,447.54 | |||
| People's | Mark Paralovos | 1,087 | 1.44 | - | $1,793.83 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Gordon Truscott | 498 | 0.66 | - | $39,351.25 | |||
| Communist | Juanita Burnett | 166 | 0.22 | +0.01 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Michael Wassilyn | 133 | 0.18 | - | none listed | |||
| Independent | Kornelis Klevering | 86 | 0.11 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 75,568 | 100.0 | $127,407.04 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 452 | |||||||
| Turnout | 76,020 | 72.33% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 105,106 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Guelph | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 34,303 | 49.10 | +5.80 | ||||
| Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 18,407 | 26.35 | -6.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Seagram | 8,392 | 12.01 | -4.72 | ||||
| Green | Gord Miller | 7,909 | 11.32 | +5.19 | ||||
| Libertarian | Alex Fekri | 520 | 0.74 | |||||
| Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 193 | 0.28 | |||||
| Communist | Tristan Dineen | 144 | 0.21 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 69,868 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.42 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 70,166 | 71.3 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,453 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Lloyd Longfield on Twitter: "What a great gift!"". twitter.com. Twitter. October 8, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "In battle with no incumbent, Guelph remains Liberal red". 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Liberal MP Frank Valeriote won't run in next federal election". 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Biography | Lloyd Longfield | Federal Liberal Candidate for Guelph".
- ^ a b O'Flanagan, Rob. "Longfield touts Guelph's qualities after cruising to election win". guelphmercury.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Longfield not overwhelmed by overwhelming victory".
- ^ "Guelph's new MP reinforces Liberal promises to bolster CBC and keep door-to-door mail delivery".
- ^ "Liberal Party shouldn't wait to deliver mail".
- ^ Cassidy, Lianne (28 June 2023). "News release". mplongfield.ca. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Guelph". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Latest results for all electoral districts (tab-delimited format)". Elections Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Final Expense Limits for Candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Guelph, 30 September 2015