Kenny Chiu | |||||||||||||
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| Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth | |||||||||||||
| In office September 7, 2020 – September 20, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Leader | Erin O'Toole | ||||||||||||
| Shadowing | Bardish Chagger | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Steveston—Richmond East | |||||||||||||
| In office October 21, 2019 – August 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joe Peschisolido | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Parm Bains | ||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Richmond, British Columbia[1] | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Software engineer | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙錦榮 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵锦荣 | ||||||||||||
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Kenny Chiu MP (Chinese: 趙錦榮; born 1965) is a former 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.[2]
Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hong Kong,[3] and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.[4] He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East[5] and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido.[6] He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido.
He lost to the Liberal candidate, Parm Bains, in the 2021 federal election.[7] He was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored disinformation campaign against him contributing to his defeat.[8][9][10] A report by Global Affairs Canada stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the China News Service.[11]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Parm Bains | 16,543 | 42.47 | +7.36 | $107,393.91 | |||
| Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 13,066 | 33.55 | –8.11 | $88,909.23 | |||
| New Democratic | Jack Trovato | 7,525 | 19.32 | +4.25 | $9,430.58 | |||
| People's | Jennifer Singh | 955 | 2.45 | – | $2,482.99 | |||
| Green | Françoise Raunet | 860 | 2.21 | –4.87 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limits | 38,949 | 100.00 | – | $108,448.59 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 363 | 0.92 | –0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,312 | 52.77 | –4.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,503 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 17,478 | 41.66 | +3.19 | $98,603.15 | |||
| Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 14,731 | 35.11 | -9.97 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Jaeden Dela Torre | 6,321 | 15.07 | +2.93 | $2,143.97 | |||
| Green | Nicole Iaci | 2,972 | 7.08 | +3.41 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Ping Chan | 449 | 1.07 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,951 | 98.98 | – | 105,107.07 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 431 | 1.02 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 42,382 | 56.94 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,428 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 19,486 | 45.08 | +26.48 | $76,684.16 | |||
| Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 16,630 | 38.47 | -15.44 | $152,116.66 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Stewart | 5,248 | 12.14 | -10.68 | $12,292.51 | |||
| Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,587 | 3.67 | -0.46 | $1,891.69 | |||
| Libertarian | Matthew Swanston | 274 | 0.63 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,225 | 99.34 | $204,726.35 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.66 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,512 | 60.25 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,225 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2019). "Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "新科國會議員趙錦榮 做好準備迎接新挑戰" (in Traditional Chinese). Sing Tao Daily. October 24, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (November 19, 2011). "School board election dominated by Richmond First". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (June 11, 2014). "Trustee throws hat in federal ring". Richmond News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Azpiri, Jon (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Blackwell, Tom. "Defeated Conservative MP fears attacks by pro-Beijing forces swung votes against him". National Post. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Chase, Steven (January 7, 2022). "Disinformation campaign against former MP Kenny Chiu a disturbing precedent, researchers say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (July 15, 2023). "Canadian Politicians Who Criticize China Become Its Targets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (April 4, 2024). "Canadian Politicians Were Targeted by China in 2021, Report Says". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Graeme (April 3, 2024). "Chinese Communist Party-linked media targeted B.C. MP, inquiry hears". Richmond News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Steveston—Richmond East, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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