Lloyd Longfield
Lloyd Longfield | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Guelph | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Valeriote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Barbara |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba Red River College |
Lloyd Longfield (born 1956) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Guelph in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] The riding was previously held by Liberal MP Frank Valeriote who had opted not to run for re-election.[2]
Longfield has a BA in English and Mathematics from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Red River College.[3] Prior to running for federal office, Longfield was the president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for "about" eight years.[4] A native of Winnipeg, Longfield and his wife of 37 years, Barbara, moved to Guelph in 1992. The couple has three daughters and one grandchild.[3][4] He was successful in retaining the Guelph seat in the House of Commons for the Liberals on October 19, 2015 by an overwhelming margin, with nearly 50% of the popular vote or over 15,000 votes ahead of the Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach.[5]
After being elected, Longfield promised to vote to increase funding to the CBC and to stop the phase-out of door-to-door mail delivery.[6] The latter was a part of the Liberal platform as described by Justin Trudeau in a September 25, 2015 letter: "we will also stop the Harper Conservatives' plan to end door-to-door mail delivery and ensure Canadians receive the postal service on which they rely."[7]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Guelph | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lloyd Longfield | 34,303 | 49.10 | +5.80 | ||||
| Conservative | Gloria Kovach | 18,407 | 26.35 | -6.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Seagram | 8,392 | 12.01 | -4.72 | ||||
| Green | Gord Miller | 7,909 | 11.32 | +5.19 | ||||
| Libertarian | Alex Fekri | 520 | 0.74 | |||||
| Marijuana | Kornelis Klevering | 193 | 0.28 | |||||
| Communist | Tristan Dineen | 144 | 0.21 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 69,868 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 298 | 0.42 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 70,166 | 71.3 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,453 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/in-battle-with-no-incumbent-guelph-remains-liberal-red-1.2617709
- ^ http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-frank-valeriote-won-t-run-in-next-federal-election-1.2102655
- ^ a b https://lloydlongfield.liberal.ca/biography/
- ^ a b O'Flanagan, Rob. "Longfield touts Guelph's qualities after cruising to election win". guelphmercury.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5969556-longfield-not-overwhelmed-by-overwhelming-victory/
- ^ http://www.guelphtribune.ca/news-story/5972852-guelph-s-new-mp-reinforces-liberal-promises-to-bolster-cbc-and-keep-door-to-door-mail-delivery/
- ^ http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/article_1eed7db0-79e7-11e5-9d36-a35c6c3a2ed2.html
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Guelph, 30 September 2015