Eric Melillo
Eric Melillo | |
|---|---|
 Melillo in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kenora | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Nault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1998 Kenora, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Relatives | Natalie Sourisseau (cousin)[1] |
| Alma mater | Lakehead University (BA, 2019) |
Eric Melillo MP (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kenora in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]
Prior to election, he studied economics at Lakehead University, worked for a non-partisan think tank in Thunder Bay (Northern Policy Institute) conducting policy analysis, served as an Associate for a Business Consulting firm, and worked as the campaign manager for Kenora—Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford.[3]
Melillo is the first Generation Z MP, the youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Canada, and the youngest in the 43rd Canadian Parliament.[4]
In December 2019, Melillo was appointed the Conservative Party's Deputy Shadow Minister for Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, and Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.[5]
Election results
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Kenora | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Eric Melillo | 9,313 | 34.1 | +5.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Nault | 8,188 | 30.0 | -5.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rudy Turtle | 7,781 | 28.5 | -5.38 | ||||
| Green | Kirsi Ralko | 1,475 | 5.4 | +3.77 | ||||
| People's | Michael Di Pasquale | 382 | 1.4 | - | ||||
| Independent | Kelvin Boucher-Chicago | 165 | 0.6 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,304 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.04 | ||||||
References
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/eric_melillo/status/1190699158757359616
- ^ "Canada election results: Kenora". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ https://kenoraonline.com/local/a-voice-from-a-new-generation-melillo
- ^ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/commons/
- ^ https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/mp-eric-melillo-named-deputy-shadow-minister-1978029
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