Kyle Seeback
MP
Seeback in November 2014
Member of Parliament
for Dufferin—Caledon
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byDavid Tilson
Member of Parliament
for Brampton West
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byAndrew Kania
Succeeded byKamal Khera
Personal details
Born (1970-08-19) August 19, 1970 (age 53)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ResidenceOrangeville, Ontario
ProfessionPolitician
Lawyer

Kyle Seeback MP (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dufferin—Caledon in the 2019 election. He also represented the riding of Brampton West from 2011 to 2015.[1] He was defeated by Sonia Sidhu in the riding of Brampton South during the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2023, during the 44th Canadian Parliament, Seeback's private member bill: Bill C-242 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents), was adopted to increase the length of time, from 2 years to 5 years, that a foreign person can be authorized to be a temporary resident for the purposes of visiting a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is their child or grandchild, as well as enabling an insurance company outside Canada to qualify as providing that person's necessary health insurance coverage.[2]

Prior to entering federal politics, Seeback was an employee at Simmons Da Silva & Sinton LLP.

Seeback and his family moved to Amaranth, Ontario in 2009. He has resided in Orangeville, Ontario since 2017.[3][4]


Controversies

On December 3, 2013, Seeback is reported to have called his Conservative colleague Brad Butt a "bitch" during an exchange in the House of Commons.[5] Seeback apologized for his "unparliamentary language" the following day.[6]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kyle Seeback 31,490 48.0 +6.0
Liberal Lisa Post 19,867 30.3 -2.7
New Democratic Samantha Sanchez 6,866 10.5 -1.1
People's Anthony Zambito 4,389 6.7 +4.5
Green Jenni Michelle Le Forestier 2,754 4.2 -6.4
Independent Stephen McKendrick 207 0.3
Total valid votes 65,573
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 65,971 60.83
Eligible voters 108,445
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Dufferin—Caledon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Kyle Seeback 28,852 42.0 -4.28 $120,879.34
Liberal Michele Fisher 22,645 33.0 -6.11 $47,017.22
New Democratic Allison Brown 7,981 11.6 +4.32 $2,935.40
Green Stefan Wiesen 7,303 10.6 +3.27 $35,743.85
People's Chad Ransom 1,516 2.2 – $14,281.99
Christian Heritage Russ Emo 319 0.5 – $1,435.59
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,616 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 447
Turnout 69,063 65.1
Eligible voters 106,138
Conservative hold Swing +0.92
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Sonia Sidhu 23,681 52.09 +16.70 $101,341.55
Conservative Kyle Seeback 15,929 35.04 -10.37 $105,913.36
New Democratic Amarjit Sangha 4,843 10.65 -5.77 $37,089.45
Green Shaun Hatton 1,011 2.22 -0.04 $144.64
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,464 100.00   $205,155.00
Total rejected ballots 270 0.59 –
Turnout 45,734 63.42 –
Eligible voters 72,111
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.53
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Kyle Seeback 28,320 44.75 +4.9
Liberal Andrew Kania 22,128 34.97 -5.3
New Democratic Jagtar Shergill 11,225 17.74 +4.1
Green Avtaar Soor 1,224 1.93 -4.3
Independent Theodore Koum Njoh 387 0.61 –
Total valid votes 63,284 100%
Total rejected ballots 400 0.63 –
Turnout 63,684 55.12 –
Eligible voters 115,545 –
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.1
2008 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Andrew Kania 21,746 40.3 -8.8 $101,467
Conservative Kyle Seeback 21,515 39.9 +4.2 $103,283
New Democratic Jagtar Shergill 7,334 13.6 +2.5 $21,521
Green Patti Chemelyk 3,329 6.2 +2.1 $92
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,924 100.0 $103,318
Total rejected ballots 347 0.6
Turnout 54,271
Liberal hold Swing -6.5

Note: As certified on 5 November 2008 after a recount.

References

  1. ^ Election 2011: Brampton West. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Odrowski, Sam (July 6, 2023). "Dufferin–Caledon MP gets approval for bill aimed at improving Super Visa program". Orangeville, Ontario: Orangeville Citizen.
  3. ^ Halliday, Chris (June 24, 2019). "Is Kyle Seeback parachuting into Dufferin-Caledon Conservative nomination? 'Absolutely not,' former Brampton MP responds". Orangeville.com.
  4. ^ "Four names on ballot for second D-C Conservative nomination". Citizen.on.ca. July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jason Kenney's Rob Ford comment sparked profane rebuke from Jim Flaherty". CBC News, December 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Kyle Seeback, "Points of Order" on Dec. 4th, 2013 | openparliament.ca". Openparliament.ca.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dufferin—Caledon". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton South, 30 September 2015
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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