Tom Kmiec

Tom Kmiec
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Shepard
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by district created
Personal details
Born (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981
Poland
Political party Conservative
Residence Calgary, Alberta

Tomasz "Tom" Kmiec (kuh-MY-ick; born July 31, 1981) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Shepard in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1]

Political life

Kmiec was elected in the Canadian federal election, 2015 for the riding of Calgary Shepard. Upon his election, he was named to the "Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations".

Kmiec, along with NDP MP Gord Johns and fellow Conservative MP Michael Cooper, created the "Parliamentary Friends of the Kurds", a parliamentary group aimed at establishing dialogue between Canadian and Kurdish lawmakers and fostering positive relations between Canada and the Kurdistan Region.[2] Kmiec, Johns and Cooper traveled to Washington DC in March 2016 to meet with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government.[2]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeTom Kmiec 43,706 65.90 –9.62 –
LiberalJerome James 16,379 24.66 +17.47 –
New DemocraticDany Allard 4,532 6.82 –4.31 –
GreenGraham MacKenzie 1,734 2.61 –2.95 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,351100.0   $237,526.38
Total rejected ballots 208––
Turnout 66,559––
Eligible voters 93,794
Conservative hold Swing –13.54
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/08/24/canada-election-2015-calgary-shepard-candidate--issues
  2. 1 2 "Canadian MPs visit KRG Representation in Washington to discuss parliamentary group on Kurdistan". Kurdistan Regional Government - Department of Foreign Relations. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Shepard (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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