Kenny Chiu

Kenny Chiu MP (趙錦榮) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.[1]

Kenny Chiu

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Steveston—Richmond East
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byJoe Peschisolido
Personal details
BornHong Kong
Political partyConservative Party of Canada
ProfessionSoftware engineer

Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1989 from Hong Kong, and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.[2] He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East[3] and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido.[4] He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido and has been the incumbent MP for the riding ever since.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKenny Chiu17,47841.66
LiberalJoe Peschisolido14,73135.11
New DemocraticJaeden Dela Torre6,32115.07
GreenNicole Iaci2,9727.08
IndependentPing Chan4491.07
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,95198.98
Total rejected ballots 4311.02
Turnout 42,38257.40
Eligible voters 73,840
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoe Peschisolido19,48645.08+26.48$76,684.16
ConservativeKenny Chiu16,63038.47-15.44$152,116.66
New DemocraticScott Stewart5,24812.14-10.68$12,292.51
GreenLaura-Leah Shaw1,5873.67-0.46$1,891.69
LibertarianMatthew Swanston2740.63––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,225100.00 $204,726.35
Total rejected ballots 2870.66–
Turnout 43,51260.83–
Eligible voters 71,526
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.96
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2019). "Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. Campbell, Alan (November 19, 2011). "School board election dominated by Richmond First". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. Wood, Graeme (June 11, 2014). "Trustee throws hat in federal ring". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. Azpiri, Jon (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Steveston—Richmond East, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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