Mike Harris Jr.

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Mike Harris Jr.
MPP
MPP Mike Harris.jpg
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
Assumed office
June 26, 2019
MinisterJohn Yakabuski
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Kitchener—Conestoga
Assumed office
June 29, 2018
Preceded byMichael Harris
Personal details
BornFebruary 1985 (age 36)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
RelationsMike Harris (father)
OccupationEntrepreneur

Mike Harris Jr. is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris[1] but is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.[2]

Electoral record[]

2018 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Conestoga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mike Harris Jr. 17,005 39.57 +3.18
New Democratic Kelly Dick 16,319 37.97 +16.78
Liberal Joe Gowing 6,035 14.04 -19.30
Green Bob Jonkman 2,853 6.64 -0.33
Libertarian Daniel Benoy 550 1.28 -0.85
Consensus Ontario Dan Holt 212 0.49
Total valid votes 42,974 100.0  
Turnout 60.8
Eligible voters 70,712
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson, "Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris". Waterloo Region Record, June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Greg Mercer, "The complicated candidate". Waterloo Region Record, June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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