Tim Louis (Ontario politician)

Tim Louis MP (born 1969) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Kitchener—Conestoga during the 2019 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent Harold Albrecht.[3]Born in New Jersey, Louis is a professional jazz musician, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Rutgers University.[1]

Tim Louis MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Harold Albrecht
Personal details
Born	1968 or 1969 (age 51–52)[1] Cliffside Park, New Jersey, United States
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Kitchener, Ontario[2]
Alma mater	Rutgers University
Profession	musician

Louis was not confirmed as the winner in his electoral district until the next morning. Clerical errors in five polls prevented them from being opened and counted for over 12 hours.[4]He previously ran for the seat in 2015, losing to Albrecht.[4] Louis told CBC News that based his victory in 2019 from a greater understanding of his riding particularity the townships in the riding compared to 2015 and cited issues such as affordability, climate change and health care.[5]

Election results

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tim Louis	20,106	39.61	-3.15
	Conservative	Harold Albrecht	19,833	39.07	-4.22
	New Democratic	Riani De Wet	5,152	10.15	+0.4
	Green	Stephanie Goertz	4,889	9.63	+6.88
	People's	Koltyn Wallar	783	1.54	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,763	100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			50,763	68.08	-1.76
Eligible voters			74,562
	Liberal gain		Swing
Source: Elections Canada[6]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Harold Albrecht	20,649	43.29	-11.12	$126,202.90
	Liberal	Tim Louis	20,398	42.76	+19.29	$65,863.92
	New Democratic	James Villeneuve	4,653	9.75	-8.50	$13,161.73
	Green	Bob Jonkman	1,314	2.75	-0.89	$1,743.36
	Libertarian	Richard Hodgson	685	1.44	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,699	100.00		$202,562.28
Total rejected ballots			227	0.47	–
Turnout			47,926	69.84	–
Eligible voters			68,623
	Conservative hold		Swing		-15.21
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

1. "Tim Louis". Waterloo Region Record. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
2. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. "Liberal Tim Louis elected in Kitchener-Conestoga, says Elections Canada". CBC. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
4. "Tim Louis wins Kitchener-Conestoga after botched paperwork delayed vote count 12 hours". Waterloo Region Record. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
5. Louis, Tim (October 22, 2019). "Liberal Tim Louis elected in Kitchener-Conestoga, says Elections Canada". CBC News.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kitchener—Conestoga, 30 September 2015
8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine