Ken C. Hardie[1] MP (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and former broadcaster who was elected as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Fleetwood—Port Kells during the 2015 federal election.[2]
Ken Hardie | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Fleetwood—Port Kells | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nina Grewal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University |
| Profession | Broadcaster, public relations spokesperson |
Hardie is a broadcaster and former spokesperson for TransLink and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.[3] He attended the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
In October 2023, Hardie made a comment on X, still known as Twitter, comparing the Conservative Party of Canada to Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. Hardie later deleted his tweet, and was asked to apologize for his tweet by House Speaker Greg Fergus.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ken Hardie | 18,545 | 37.7 | -9.20 | $75,459.66 | |||
| Conservative | Shinder Purewal | 16,646 | 33.8 | 4.53 | $58,665.16 | |||
| New Democratic | Annie Ohana | 10,569 | 21.5 | 0.04 | none listed | |||
| Green | Tanya Baertl | 2,378 | 4.8 | 2.43 | none listed | |||
| People's | Mike Poulin | 1,104 | 2.2 | – | $7,705.33 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,242 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 329 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,571 | 61.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,593 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Fleetwood—Port Kells | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ken Hardie | 22,871 | 46.90 | 31.24 | $50,601.97 | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 14,275 | 29.27 | -18.56 | $77,785.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Garry Begg | 10,463 | 21.46 | -11.60 | $100,039.24 | |||
| Green | Richard Hosein | 1,154 | 2.37 | -0.20 | $3,625.85 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,763 | 100.00 | $206,797.64 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 269 | 0.55 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,032 | 65.25 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,150 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Search for Contributions".
- ^ "Fleetwood-Port Kells elects Liberal Ken Hardie". Ryan Lidemark. .cknw.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Liberal Ken Hardie defeats Nina Grewal in Fleetwood-Port Kells | CBC News".
- ^ Tumilty, Ryan (October 6, 2023). "Liberal MP apologizes for comparing Conservatives to Nazi leader". National Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fleetwood—Port Kells, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Fleetwood—Port Kells
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.