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.
Kate Young | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – August 15, 2021 | |
| Minister | Kirsty Duncan |
| Preceded by | Terry Beech |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Marc Garneau |
| Preceded by | Jeff Watson |
| Succeeded by | Karen McCrimmon |
| Member of Parliament for London West | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Holder |
| Succeeded by | Arielle Kayabaga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 or 1955 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | London, Ontario[2] |
| Profession | public relations manager, former television news anchor |
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] | ||||||||