Pat Kelly (politician)

Pat Kelly MP (born 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Rocky Ridge in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election defeating well known broadcast journalist Nirmala Naidoo.[1] A native Calgarian and graduate of Bowness High School and the University of Calgary, Kelly worked as a mortgage broker until his election in 2015.[2] Kelly currently serves as the Shadow Minister for National Revenue in the shadow cabinet of Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer.[3] He is married and has three daughters.[2]

Pat Kelly

MP
Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue
Assumed office
August 30, 2017
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Preceded byZiad Aboultaif
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Rocky Ridge
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded bydistrict created
Personal details
Born1971 (age 49–50)
Political partyConservative
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
ProfessionMortgage Broker

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Rocky Ridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePat Kelly48,25368.3+7.90
LiberalTodd Kathol13,01218.4-13.26
New DemocraticNathan LeBlanc Fortin6,0518.6+2.81
GreenCatriona Wright2,0112.8+0.65
People'sTyler Poulin1,0531.5-
IndependentShaoli Wang2700.4-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 70,650100.0
Total rejected ballots 284
Turnout 70,93472.3
Eligible voters 98,092
Conservative hold Swing +10.58
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Calgary Rocky Ridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePat Kelly38,22960.40–8.12$91,014.33
LiberalNirmala Naidoo20,03831.66+19.01$42,532.38
New DemocraticStephanie Kot3,6655.79–5.68$6,715.72
GreenCatriona Wright1,3602.15–5.10$4,178.50
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,292100.00 $226,211.83
Total rejected ballots 1670.26–
Turnout 63,45972.67–
Eligible voters 87,323
Conservative hold Swing –13.56
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. Damien Wood (August 26, 2015). "Canada Election 2015: Calgary-Rocky Ridge candidates & issues". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. http://patkellymp.ca/about/
  3. Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Rocky Ridge (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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