Mike Harris Jr.
Mike Harris Jr. is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Mike Harris Jr. | |
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| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | |
| Assumed office June 26, 2019 | |
| Minister | John Yakabuski |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga | |
| Assumed office June 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1985 (age 35–36) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Relations | Mike Harris (father) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris[1] but is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.[2]
Electoral record
| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 17,005 | 39.57 | +3.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kelly Dick | 16,319 | 37.97 | +16.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Gowing | 6,035 | 14.04 | -19.30 | ||||
| Green | Bob Jonkman | 2,853 | 6.64 | -0.33 | ||||
| Libertarian | Daniel Benoy | 550 | 1.28 | -0.85 | ||||
| Consensus Ontario | Dan Holt | 212 | 0.49 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 42,974 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 60.8 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 70,712 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
- Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson, "Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris". Waterloo Region Record, June 7, 2018.
- Greg Mercer, "The complicated candidate". Waterloo Region Record, June 4, 2018.
- "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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