Julie Dzerowicz
Julie Dzerowicz | |
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| Member of Parliament for Davenport | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Cash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Davenport, Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | McGill University University of British Columbia |
Juliana Roma "Julie" Dzerowicz MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Davenport in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.
Education
Dzerowicz graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce. She completed her final term at Institut Commercial de Nancy in France. She was heavily involved in leadership roles at McGill, and served as the Vice-President Internal of the Students' Society of McGill University. She received the Scarlet Key Award, which is awarded to "students who have demonstrated indubitable qualities of leadership, unselfishness and perseverance by their outstanding contributions to the McGill community."[1] After completing her MBA at the University of British Columbia, where she served on the UBC Senate, Dzerowicz finished her degree at the London Business School.
Career
Prior to her election, Dzerowicz worked as the Director of Strategic Planning and Communication at the Bank of Montreal,[2] as a senior political staffer to former provincial cabinet minister Gerry Phillips, and as the Vice-Chair of the Platform Committee for the Ontario Liberal Party.[3]
In 2007, Dzerowicz co-founded an environment charity called Project Neutral.[4] She was also a founding board member of JUMP Math,[3] a non-profit numeracy program.[5]
Personal life
Dzerowicz's father was Ukrainian. Her mother was born in Mexico in a family originating from the Basque region in northern Spain.[6]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Davenport | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Julie Dzerowicz | 21,947 | 44.26 | +16.36 | $81,434.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Cash | 20,506 | 41.36 | -12.36 | $113,630.62 | |||
| Conservative | Carlos Oliveira | 5,233 | 10.55 | -3.67 | $8,821.20 | |||
| Green | Dan Stein | 1,530 | 3.09 | -0.33 | $8,434.06 | |||
| Communist | Miguel Figueroa | 261 | 0.53 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Chai Kalevar | 107 | 0.22 | – | $1,430.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,584 | 100.00 | $205,012.65 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.58 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,871 | 69.19 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,082 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +14.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Constitution of The Scarlet Key Society of McGill University" (PDF). McGill Alumni. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Federal Election 2015: Davenport riding results". Global News. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ a b "Davenport Liberal Candidate Julie Dzerowicz". www.mystclair.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Staff and Volunteers – Project Neutral". www.projectneutral.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "JUMP Math :: Home". jumpmath.org. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ Official Website, Liberal.ca
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Davenport, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
External links
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Canadian people of Basque descent
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- McGill University alumni
- Politicians from Toronto
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Women in Ontario politics
- Canadian women civil servants
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians