Kate_Young_(politician)
Kate Young (politician)
Canadian politician and journalist
Kate Young (born 1955) is a former Canadian politician and journalist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of London West from 2015 to 2021.
Kate Young | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Minister | Kirsty Duncan |
| Preceded by | Terry Beech |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Marc Garneau |
| Preceded by | Jeff Watson |
| Succeeded by | Karen McCrimmon |
| Member of Parliament for London West | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Holder |
| Succeeded by | Arielle Kayabaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 or 1955 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | London, Ontario[2] |
| Profession | public relations manager, former television news anchor |
Before entering politics, Young worked as a news anchor of London's CFPL-TV. She is also the former manager of public affairs and community relations for the Thames Valley District School Board.[3]
Young was first elected in the 2015 federal election, defeating Conservative incumbent Ed Holder.[4] She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[5]
After her election in 2015, Young was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau.[6] In a 2017 cabinet reshuffle, Young was moved to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Sport as well as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility in 2018.[7] Following the 2019 federal election, Young was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages.[8]
In March 2021, Young announced that she would not be running in the 2021 federal election. She was succeeded by Arielle Kayabaga.[9][10]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kate Young | 30,622 | 42.96 | -2.85 | $115,818.09 | |||
| Conservative | Liz Snelgrove | 19,910 | 27.93 | -7.40 | $66,281.02 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawna Lewkowitz | 15,220 | 21.35 | +6.53 | $65,779.29 | |||
| Green | Mary Ann Hodge | 3,827 | 5.37 | +2.55 | $10,163.23 | |||
| People's | Mike Mcmullen | 1,171 | 1.64 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Boudreau | 523 | 0.73 | -0.34 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 71,273 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 496 | 0.69 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 71,769 | 71.49 | -1.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,387 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kate Young | 31,167 | 45.8 | +19.07 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ed Holder | 24,306 | 35.3 | -9.77 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Rowlinson | 10,087 | 14.8 | -10.62 | – | |||
| Green | Dimitri Lascaris | 1,918 | 2.8 | +0.12 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 732 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Michael Lewis | 87 | 0.1 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,027 | 100.0 | $234,017.17 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 286 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 68,313 | 73.9% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,326 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
- Daniszewski, Hank (October 20, 2015). "Kate Young one of three rookies will champion London in the next Parliament". The London Free Press. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "Kate Young one of three rookies will champion London in the next Parliament". The London Free Press. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- Lebel, Jacquelyn (October 19, 2015). "Liberal Kate Young Unseats Conservative Incumbent Ed Holder in London West". am980.ca. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- Taccone, Amanda (October 21, 2019). "London region returns incumbents from all parties to power". CTV News. London, Ontario. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- "Kate Young named parliamentary secretary to transport minister". London. December 3, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Parliament: Shuffle turns Young into advocate for open science". The London Free Press. February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "London Liberal MP named economic development aide". The London Free Press. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- Thompson, Matt (March 18, 2021). "London West MP Kate Young won't seek re-election". CTV News. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- "Liberal Kate Young re-elected to London West". Global News. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.