Julie Dzerowicz

Juliana Roma "Julie" Dzerowicz MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Davenport in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.

Julie Dzerowicz

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Davenport
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byAndrew Cash
Personal details
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceDavenport, Toronto, Ontario
Alma materMcGill University
University of British Columbia

Education

Dzerowicz graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce. She completed her final term at Institut Commercial de Nancy in France. She was heavily involved in leadership roles at McGill, and served as the Vice-President Internal of the Students' Society of McGill University. She received the Scarlet Key Award, which is awarded to "students who have demonstrated indubitable qualities of leadership, unselfishness and perseverance by their outstanding contributions to the McGill community."[1] After completing her MBA at the University of British Columbia, where she served on the UBC Senate, Dzerowicz finished her degree at the London Business School.

Career

Prior to her election, Dzerowicz worked as the Director of Strategic Planning and Communication at the Bank of Montreal,[2] as a senior political staffer to former provincial cabinet minister Gerry Phillips, and as the Vice-Chair of the Platform Committee for the Ontario Liberal Party.[3]

In 2007, Dzerowicz co-founded an environment charity called Project Neutral.[4] She was also a founding board member of JUMP Math,[3] a non-profit numeracy program.[5]

Personal life

Dzerowicz's father was Ukrainian. Her mother was born in Mexico in a family originating from the Basque region in northern Spain.[6]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Davenport
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJulie Dzerowicz21,94744.26+16.36$81,434.76
New DemocraticAndrew Cash20,50641.36-12.36$113,630.62
ConservativeCarlos Oliveira5,23310.55-3.67$8,821.20
GreenDan Stein1,5303.09-0.33$8,434.06
CommunistMiguel Figueroa2610.53––
IndependentChai Kalevar1070.22–$1,430.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,584100.00 $205,012.65
Total rejected ballots 2870.58–
Turnout 49,87169.19–
Eligible voters 72,082
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.36
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References
  1. "Constitution of The Scarlet Key Society of McGill University" (PDF). McGill Alumni. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. "Federal Election 2015: Davenport riding results". Global News. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  3. "Davenport Liberal Candidate Julie Dzerowicz". www.mystclair.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  4. "Staff and Volunteers – Project Neutral". www.projectneutral.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  5. "JUMP Math :: Home". jumpmath.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  6. Official Website, Liberal.ca
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Davenport, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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