Karen Vecchio
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Karen Vecchio | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Preston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Louise Martyn March 6, 1971 Lynhurst, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Georgian College University of Western Ontario |
| Profession | Executive Assistant |
Karen Louise Vecchio MP (née Martyn; born March 6, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has since 2015 served a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. She serves in the House of Commons, representing the federal electoral ward Elgin—Middlesex—London.[1]
Biography
She was raised in
Sparta, Ontario. Prior to her election, Vecchio owned and operated the Coffee Grind coffee shop in London, Ontario
, which she eventually sold. She then joined the New Sarum Diner in Central Elgin in a management role.
In 2004, Vecchio started working for then-Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Joe Preston, eventually becoming his Executive Assistant before being elected herself.[2]
Election results
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Karen Vecchio | 31,472 | 49.9 | -0.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Afeez Ajibowu | 12,326 | 19.5 | -3.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katelyn Cody | 10,086 | 16.0 | -1.8 | ||||
| People's | Chelsea Hillier | 7,429 | 11.8 | +10.3 | ||||
| Green | Amanda Stark | 1,417 | 2.2 | -3.6 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Michael Hopkins | 328 | 0.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 63,058 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 338 | 0.54 | -0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 63,396 | 65.3 | -1.4 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,098 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Elgin—Middlesex—London | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Karen Vecchio | 31,026 | 50.2 | +0.98 | $87,219.85 | |||
| Liberal | Pam Armstrong | 14,324 | 23.2 | -7.79 | $41,162.50 | |||
| New Democratic | Bob Hargreaves | 11,019 | 17.8 | +2.39 | $1,633.02 | |||
| Green | Ericha Hendel | 3,562 | 5.8 | +2.67 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Donald Helkaa | 956 | 1.5 | - | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Peter Redecop | 618 | 1.0 | +0.07 | $5,961.40 | |||
| Libertarian | Richard Styve | 249 | 0.4 | $468.95 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,754 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 475 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,229 | 66.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 93,347 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Elgin—Middlesex—London | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Karen Louise Vecchio | 28,023 | 49.22 | –8.83 | – | |||
| Liberal | Lori Baldwin-Sands | 17,642 | 30.99 | +17.57 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Fred Sinclair | 8,771 | 15.41 | –8.67 | – | |||
| Green | Bronagh Joyce Morgan | 1,783 | 3.13 | +0.11 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Michael Hopkins | 529 | 0.93 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Lou Bernardi | 185 | 0.32 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,933 | 100.00 | $218,764.77 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 230 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57,163 | 68.96 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 82,892 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –13.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Conservative Karen Vecchio cruised to victory in Elgin-Middlesex-London". Jennifer Bieman. St. Thomas Times-Journal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Karen Vecchio Official Website
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Elgin—Middlesex—London, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine