Randy Kamp

Randy Kamp (born August 30, 1953) is a Canadian politician based in British Columbia. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.

Randy Kamp
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Dan Ruimy
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dewdney—Alouette
In office June 28, 2004 – January 23, 2006
Preceded by	Grant McNally
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-30) August 30, 1953 Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Ruth Kamp
Residence	Maple Ridge, BC
Profession	Manager, Executive Assistant
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Website	http://www.randykamp.com

Born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Kamp grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and graduated from Maple Ridge Secondary School in 1971. He went on to complete a bachelor's degree in theology at Simon Fraser University. He then studied linguistics at the graduate level. From 1985 to 1992, he and his family lived in the Philippines where he was regional director for an organization doing linguistic work among minority language groups. Kamp has also worked as a department store manager and administrative pastor and has served on the board of directors for a number of non-profit groups.

In 1997, Kamp was hired as the executive assistant to Grant McNally, the Member of Parliament for the Dewdney—Alouette riding from 1997 to 2004.

When McNally retired, Kamp decided to run for Parliament, and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dewdney—Alouette during the 2004 federal election. In his first term, Kamp was promoted to the position of Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries and Oceans on the Pacific Coast and was elected Chair of the Conservative Crystal Meth Task Force.

On January 23, 2006, Kamp was re-elected to the House of Commons as the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission as his riding was now called. Shortly thereafter, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Kamp as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Loyola Hearn. He was concurrently a member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Kamp voted in favor of motion 312, Stephen Woodworth's private member's bill that would have had Canada reexamine at what time human life begins.[1]

Kamp has been married to his wife Ruth for over thirty years, and they have three adult children and four grandchildren.

On January 31, 2015, Kamp announced that he would retire and not stand as a candidate in the next election, widely expected to occur in October 2015.[2][3]

Election history

2011 Canadian federal election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	28,803	54.34%	+2.53
	New Democratic Party	Craig Speirs	18,835	35.53%	+2.52
	Liberal	Mandeep Bhuller	2,739	5.17%	-1.46
	Green	Peter Tam	2,739	5.17%	-1.46
Total valid votes			53,006	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			158	0.3%
Turnout			56,164	60.04%

2008 Canadian federal election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	26,512	51.8%
	New Democratic Party	Mike Bocking	16,894	33.0%
	Liberal	Dan Olson	3,394	6.6%
	Green	Mike Gildersleeve	3,833	7.5%
Total valid votes			51171	99.7%
Total rejected ballots			137	0.3%
Turnout			51308	60.2%

2006 Canadian federal election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	20,946	40.18%		$76,400.47
	New Democratic Party	Mike Bocking	18,225	34.96%		$62,086.56
	Liberal	Keith Henry	10,556	20.25%		$42,446.84
	Green	Robert Hornsey	1,694	3.25%	–
	Marijuana	Dan Banov	327	0.62%
	Independent	Erin Knipstrom	277	0.53%
	Marxist–Leninist	Frank Martin	95	0.18%
Total valid votes			52,120	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			128
Turnout			52,248	64.1%

2004 Canadian federal election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	18,490	38.50%		$51,279
	New Democratic Party	Mike Bocking	15,693	32.68%		$34,357
	Liberal	Blanche Juneau	10,500	21.86%		$14,179
	Green	Tammy Lea Meyer	2,535	5.27%	–	$1,789
	No affiliation	Scott Etches	1,156	1.66%		$707
Total valid votes			48,016	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			125	0.26%
Turnout			48,141	62.29%

References

1. Melnychuk, Phil. "The Maple Ridge News - Debate on abortion closed, for now". The Maple Ridge News. The Maple Ridge News. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
2. The Canadian Press (January 31, 2015). "B.C. Conservative MP Randy Kamp won't seek re-election". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
3. Hooper, Roxanne (January 31, 2015). "Kamp calls it quits: Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission MP will not seek re-election". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

External links

• Randy Kamp – Parliament of Canada biography