Chris Lewis (politician)

Chris Lewis
MP
Chris Lewis MP
Member of Parliament; for Essex
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Tracey Ramsey
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1976
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Kingsville, Ontario
Profession	businessman, firefighter

Chris Lewis MP (born June 15, 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Essex in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election,^[3] and was re-elected in 2021.

Before entering federal politics, Lewis was a municipal councillor in Kingsville, Ontario.

In 2022 under interim leader Candice Bergen, Lewis was appointed as Shadow Minister for Labour, after being appointed as Deputy Shadow Minister for Labour under leader Erin O’Toole.

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Essex
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chris Lewis	28,741	41.1	-0.3	$77,949.51
	New Democratic	Tracey Ramsey	22,278	31.8	-2.8	$128,548.67
	Liberal	Audrey Festeryga	10,813	15.5	-3.5	$43,341.69
	People's	Beth Charron-Rowberry	6,925	9.9	+8.1	$20,675.80
	Green	Nancy Pancheshan	865	1.2	-2.0	$0.00
	Christian Heritage	Jeremy Palko	182	0.3	N/A	$7,077.73
	Independent	Andrew George	172	0.2	N/A	$0.00
Total valid votes			69,976	99.4
Total rejected ballots			406	0.6
Turnout			70,382	66.9
Eligible voters			105,281
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.3
Source: Elections Canada^[4]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Essex
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chris Lewis	28,274	41.4	+5.86	$80,950.70
	New Democratic	Tracey Ramsey	23,603	34.6	-6.92	$117,072.74
	Liberal	Audrey Festeryga	12,987	19.0	-1.91	$41,233.04
	Green	Jennifer Alderson	2,173	3.2	+1.28	none listed
	People's	Bill Capes	1,251	1.8	–	$4,604.15
Total valid votes/expense limit			68,288	100.0
Total rejected ballots			450
Turnout			68,738	67.3
Eligible voters			102,153
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+6.39
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

2018 Ontario general election: Essex
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Taras Natyshak	26,134	47.95	-12.39
	Progressive Conservative	Chris Lewis	23,423	42.98	+21.16
	Liberal	Kate Festeryga	3,026	5.55	-8.67
	Green	Nancy Pancheshan	1,920	3.52	-0.10
Total valid votes			54,503	100.0
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-20.51
Source: Elections Ontario^[7]

References

^ Hill, Sharon (September 5, 2018). "Chris Lewis to be Conservative candidate in Essex in next federal election". Windsor Star. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ "Canada election results: Essex". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ "September 20, 2021 General Election: Essex". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

External links

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[1] Hill, Sharon (September 5, 2018). "Chris Lewis to be Conservative candidate in Essex in next federal election". Windsor Star. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

[2] "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[3] "Canada election results: Essex". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

[4] "September 20, 2021 General Election: Essex". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[5] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[6] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[7] "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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