Lloyd Longfield

Lloyd Longfield MP (born October 8, 1956)[2] is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Guelph in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[3] The riding was previously held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote who had opted not to run for re-election.[4]

Lloyd Longfield

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Guelph
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byFrank Valeriote
Personal details
Born (1956-10-08) October 8, 1956
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceGuelph, Ontario[1]
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
Red River College

Early life

A native of Winnipeg, he moved to Guelph in 1992. Longfield has a BA in English and Mathematics from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Red River College.[5] Prior to running for federal office, Longfield was the president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for "about" eight years.[6]

Political career

Longfield was successful in retaining the Guelph seat in the House of Commons for the Liberals in 2015 by an overwhelming margin, with nearly 50 percent of the popular vote or over 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach.[7]

After being elected, Longfield promised to vote to increase funding to the CBC and to stop the phase-out of door-to-door mail delivery.[8] The latter was a part of the Liberal platform as described by Justin Trudeau in a September 25, 2015 letter: "we will also stop the Harper Conservatives' plan to end door-to-door mail delivery and ensure Canadians receive the postal service on which they rely."[9]

He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.

Personal life

Longfield and his wife, Barbara, have three daughters and four grandchildren.[5][6]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Guelph
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLloyd Longfield30,49740.36-8.74
GreenSteve Dyck19,23625.46+14.14
ConservativeAshish Sachan14,56819.28-7.07
New DemocraticAisha Jahangir9,29712.30+0.29
People'sMark Paralovos1,0871.44-
Christian HeritageGordon Truscott4980.66-
CommunistJuanita Burnett1660.22+0.01
IndependentMichael Wassilyn1330.18-
IndependentKornelis Klevering860.11-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 75,568100.0  
Total rejected ballots 452
Turnout 76,02072.33%
Eligible voters 105,106
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Guelph
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLloyd Longfield34,30349.10+5.80
ConservativeGloria Kovach18,40726.35-6.52
New DemocraticAndrew Seagram8,39212.01-4.72
GreenGord Miller7,90911.32+5.19
LibertarianAlex Fekri5200.74 
MarijuanaKornelis Klevering1930.28 
CommunistTristan Dineen1440.21 
Total valid votes 69,868100.0   
Total rejected ballots 2980.42–
Turnout 70,16671.3–
Eligible voters 98,453
Source: Elections Canada[12]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Lloyd Longfield on Twitter: "What a great gift!"". twitter.com. Twitter. October 8, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/in-battle-with-no-incumbent-guelph-remains-liberal-red-1.2617709
  4. http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-frank-valeriote-won-t-run-in-next-federal-election-1.2102655
  5. https://lloydlongfield.liberal.ca/biography/
  6. O'Flanagan, Rob. "Longfield touts Guelph's qualities after cruising to election win". guelphmercury.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5969556-longfield-not-overwhelmed-by-overwhelming-victory/
  8. http://www.guelphtribune.ca/news-story/5972852-guelph-s-new-mp-reinforces-liberal-promises-to-bolster-cbc-and-keep-door-to-door-mail-delivery/
  9. http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/article_1eed7db0-79e7-11e5-9d36-a35c6c3a2ed2.html
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "Latest results for all electoral districts (tab-delimited format)". Elections Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Guelph, 30 September 2015
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