Rick Byers

Rick Byers MPP
Byers in 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 2022
Preceded by	Bill Walker
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Margot

Rick Byers MPP (born c. 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

On September 10, 2024, he announced he would not seek re-election in the 44th Ontario general election.

Electoral history

2022 Ontario general election: Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Byers	20,304	48.56	−6.14
	Liberal	Selwyn J. Hicks	8,499	20.33	+8.03
	New Democratic	Karen Gventer	5,817	13.91	−10.18
	Green	Danielle Valiquette	3,702	8.85	+2.90
	Ontario Party	Suzanne Coles	1,680	4.02
	New Blue	Vince Grimaldi	1,130	2.70
	Populist	Joseph Westover	248	0.59
	None of the Above	Joel Loughead	230	0.55
	Independent	Reima Kaikkonen	201	0.48
Total valid votes			41,811	100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			369
Turnout			42,180	47.02
Eligible voters			90,457
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−7.09
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.