Kate Young
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 15, 2021
MinisterKirsty Duncan
Preceded byTerry Beech
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterMarc Garneau
Preceded byJeff Watson
Succeeded byKaren McCrimmon
Member of Parliament
for London West
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byEd Holder
Succeeded byArielle Kayabaga
Personal details
Born1954 or 1955 (age 68–69)[1]
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceLondon, Ontario[2]
Professionpublic relations manager, former television news anchor

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.

Background

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]

Federal politics

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]

Electoral record

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kate Young one of three rookies will champion London in the next Parliament". The London Free Press. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Taccone, Amanda (October 21, 2019). "London region returns incumbents from all parties to power". CTV News. London, Ontario. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kate Young named parliamentary secretary to transport minister". London. December 3, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Parliament: Shuffle turns Young into advocate for open science". The London Free Press. February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "London Liberal MP named economic development aide". The London Free Press. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Thompson, Matt (March 18, 2021). "London West MP Kate Young won't seek re-election". CTV News. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Liberal Kate Young re-elected to London West". Global News. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London West, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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