Ken Hardie

Canadian politician and broadcaster

Ken Hardie
MP
Member of Parliament
for Fleetwood—Port Kells
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byNina Grewal
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Simon Fraser University
ProfessionBroadcaster, public relations spokesperson

Ken Hardie MP (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and former broadcaster who was elected as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Fleetwood—Port Kells during the 2015 federal election.[1]

Hardie is a broadcaster and former spokesperson for TransLink and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.[2] He attended the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

In October 2023, Hardie made a comment on X, still known as Twitter, comparing the Conservative Party of Canada to Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. Hardie later deleted his tweet, and was asked to apologize for his tweet by House Speaker Greg Fergus.[3]

Electoral record

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2019 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ken Hardie 18,545 37.7 -9.20 $75,459.66
Conservative Shinder Purewal 16,646 33.8 +4.53 $58,665.16
New Democratic Annie Ohana 10,569 21.5 +0.04 none listed
Green Tanya Baertl 2,378 4.8 +2.43 none listed
People's Mike Poulin 1,104 2.2 $7,705.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,242 100.0
Total rejected ballots 329
Turnout 49,571 61.5
Eligible voters 80,593
Liberal hold Swing -6.87
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6]
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2015 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ken Hardie 22,871 46.90 +31.24 $50,601.97
Conservative Nina Grewal 14,275 29.27 -18.56 $77,785.90
New Democratic Garry Begg 10,463 21.46 -11.60 $100,039.24
Green Richard Hosein 1,154 2.37 -0.20 $3,625.85
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,763 100.00   $206,797.64
Total rejected ballots 269 0.55
Turnout 49,032 65.25
Eligible voters 75,150
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +24.90
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Fleetwood-Port Kells elects Liberal Ken Hardie". Ryan Lidemark. .cknw.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Liberal Ken Hardie defeats Nina Grewal in Fleetwood-Port Kells | CBC News".
  3. ^ Tumilty, Ryan (October 6, 2023). "Liberal MP apologizes for comparing Conservatives to Nazi leader". National Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fleetwood—Port Kells, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Official Voting Results - Fleetwood—Port Kells
  9. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

External links

  • Official Website
  • Ken Hardie – Parliament of Canada biography
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