Irek Kusmierczyk

Irek Kusmierczyk MP (born January 16, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Prior to his election in the House of Commons, he was a city councillor for the Windsor City Council representing Ward 7.

Irek Kusmierczyk

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Windsor—Tecumseh
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byCheryl Hardcastle
Windsor City Councillor for Ward 7
In office
December 1, 2014 – October 30, 2019
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1978-01-16) January 16, 1978
Kraśnik, Polish People's Republic
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Spouse(s)Shauna Carter
ResidenceWindsor, Ontario

He received his PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University, an MSc in Government from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University. He worked in government at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Atlantic Council of Canada Fellow and published a book chapter on cross-border environmental cooperation between local governments around the Great Lakes basin. He worked on Species-at-Risk remediation around Ojibway Park as part of the Windsor Essex Parkway Project.[2]

He was born in Kraśnik, Poland.[3] His family arrived in Canada in the late 1970s as political refugees after his father was imprisoned as a member of the Solidarity movement, which opposed the communist dictatorship and established the first free and independent trade union in communist Eastern Europe. They immediately settled in Windsor where his father worked as an engineer in the automotive industry.[4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrek Kusmierczyk18,89633.4+6.82
New DemocraticCheryl Hardcastle18,25432.3-11.22
ConservativeLeo Demarce15,75827.9+0.43
GreenGiovanni Abati2,1403.8+1.84
People'sDan Burr1,2782.3-
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik1860.3-0.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,512100.0  
Total rejected ballots -
Turnout 56,512
Eligible voters 95,004
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJoe Comartin22,23549.92+1.22$72,370
ConservativeDenise Ghanam14,94533.55+9.63–
LiberalIrek Kusmierczyk5,76412.94-8.02–
GreenKyle Prestanski1,3543.04-3.36–
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik2420.54––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,540 100.00
Total rejected ballots 232 0.52 -0.06
Turnout 44,772 53.46+ 2.81
Eligible voters 83,748 ––
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References
  1. "Canada election results: Windsor-Tecumseh". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. "Irek Kusmierczyk | Vote 2019". OurWindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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