Pamela Damoff MP (born March 13)[1] is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Oakville North—Burlington in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Pam Damoff | |
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| Member of Parliament for Oakville North—Burlington | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
| Minister | Dominic LeBlanc |
| Oakville Town Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – October 26, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Duddeck |
| Succeeded by | Ray Chisholm |
| Constituency | Ward 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pamela Damoff March 13 London, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Oakville, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario (BA) |
Personal history
Born in London, Ontario, her father was vice-president of a manufacturing company and her mother was a homemaker. Damoff attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980.[2][3][4] She spent 27 years working in financial and investment banking positions and the last 11 year as a self-employed consultant, while she focused on the community.[5] Damoff has lived in Oakville since 1992.[5]
Political career
Damoff was elected to the Oakville Town Council representing Ward 2 in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. During her time on council, she served on the Oakville Public Library Board, the budget committee and the Oakville Tourism Partnership. She was recognized as an advocate for active transportation and better cycling infrastructure in Oakville. Damoff is the chair of Oakville's Terry Fox Run and was the chair of the Oakville Santa Claus Parade.[5]
Oakville Ward 6 councillor Max Khan was the initial Liberal Party candidate for Oakville North—Burlington in the 2015 federal election, but he died suddenly in March 2015, leaving a need to nominate a new candidate.[6] Damoff announced her candidacy for the nomination on April 29, 2015, with the support of Khan's father.[5] She subsequently secured the nomination, and narrowly won the following general election.[7]
Damoff was named vice-chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in December 2015.[8] In April 2019, she fainted at her desk in the House of Commons during question period.[9]
She was re-elected in the 2019 election.[10] Shortly after, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller.[11] On May 1, 2024, she announced she would not be a candidate in the next federal election.[12]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | 30,910 | 46.8 | –1.5 | $71,960.98 | |||
| Conservative | Hanan Rizkalla | 25,091 | 38.0 | ±0.0 | $81,816.65 | |||
| New Democratic | Lenaee Dupuis | 6,574 | 10.0 | +1.6 | $9,944.56 | |||
| People's | Gilbert Jubinville | 2,429 | 3.7 | +2.6 | $9,465.38 | |||
| Green | Bruno Sousa | 1,019 | 1.5 | –2.7 | $2,312.56 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 66,023 | 99.2 | – | $126,208.50 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 533 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Turnout | 66,556 | 66.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 99,493 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Oakville North—Burlington | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | 33,597 | 48.26 | +1.52 | $113,366.12 | |||
| Conservative | Sean Weir | 26,484 | 38.04 | −5.29 | $111,573.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Nicolas Dion | 5,866 | 8.43 | +1.18 | none listed | |||
| Green | Michael Houghton | 2,925 | 4.20 | +2.61 | $332.94 | |||
| People's | Gilbert Joseph Jubinville | 751 | 1.08 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,623 | 99.41 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | 0.59 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 70,035 | 71.69 | +0.45 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,696 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Oakville North—Burlington | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pam Damoff | 28,415 | 46.74 | +19.77 | $87,266.36 | |||
| Conservative | Effie Triantafilopoulos | 26,342 | 43.33 | –10.83 | $133,882.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Janice Best | 4,405 | 7.25 | –8.26 | $10,112.38 | |||
| Green | Adnan Shahbaz | 968 | 1.59 | –1.51 | $2,273.28 | |||
| Libertarian | David Clement | 666 | 1.10 | – | $3,998.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,796 | 99.55 | $223,412.78 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.45 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,068 | 71.24 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,727 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||