Daiene Vernile
Speaking at the Waterloo Region wide All Candidates Event at THE MUSEUM: Cultural Exchange 6.0, during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election.
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Kitchener Centre
In office
June 12, 2014 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byJohn Milloy
Succeeded byLaura Mae Lindo
Personal details
Born (1960-07-01) July 1, 1960 (age 63)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseJohn Matlock
Children3
ResidenceKitchener, Ontario
ProfessionTelevision journalist

Daiene G. Vernile[1] (born July 1, 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Kitchener Centre. She was a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Background

Prior to her election to the legislature, Vernile was a television journalist for CKCO-TV. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario with her husband John. They have three children.[2]

Politics

She ran in the 2014 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Kitchener Centre. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate and former MPP Wayne Wettlaufer by 6,913 votes.[3][4][5]

In June 2014, she was appointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation.

On January 17, 2018, Vernile was sworn into cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.[6]

She was defeated by NDP candidate Laura Mae Lindo in the 2018 provincial election.

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Kathleen Wynne Cabinet post (1) Predecessor Office Successor Eleanor McMahon Minister of Tourism, Culture and SportJanuary 17, 2018—June 29, 2018 Sylvia Jones

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Laura Mae Lindo 20,512 43.38 +20.57
Progressive Conservative Mary Henein Thorn 13,080 27.66 +0.68
Liberal Daiene Vernile 9,499 20.09 -23.05
Green Stacey Danckert 3,234 6.84 +1.07
Libertarian Jason Erb 439 0.93 -0.37
None of the Above Chris Carr 429 0.91
Communist Marty Suter 87 0.18
Total valid votes 47,280 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Daiene Vernile 18,472 43.14 +3.91
Progressive Conservative Wayne Wettlaufer 11,550 26.98 -11.42
New Democratic Margaret Johnston 9,765 22.81 +3.99
Green Ronnie Smith 2,472 5.77 +3.38
Libertarian Patrick Bernier 557 1.30 +0.69
Total valid votes 42,816 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.66
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

References

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Debrone, Carrie (July 3, 2014). "Former television host Daiene Vernile wins Kitchener Centre for the Liberals". Kitchener Citizen. p. 3.
  3. ^ "General Election by District: Kitchener Centre". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
  4. ^ "Liberals secure big wins in Waterloo Region". CBC News. June 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Mercer, Greg (June 12, 2014). "Vernile celebrates victory in rookie campaign". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27.
  6. ^ "MPP Daiene Vernile joins cabinet, McGarry shuffled to transportation". CBC News. January 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the returns, 037 Kitchener Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.[permanent dead link]

External links

Cabinet of Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
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