Pat Perkins

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Pat Perkins
Member of Parliament
for Whitby—Oshawa
In office
November 17, 2014 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byJim Flaherty
Succeeded byCelina Caesar-Chavannes
Mayor of Whitby, Ontario
In office
2006–2014
Preceded byMarcel Brunelle
Succeeded byDon Mitchell
Personal details
Born (1953-09-03) September 3, 1953 (age 68)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyConservative

Patricia "Pat" Perkins (born September 3, 1953) is a Scottish-Canadian politician. Perkins served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Whitby—Oshawa from 2014 to 2015. She was elected in a by-election held on November 17, 2014 following the death of Jim Flaherty.[1][2]

Prior to being elected to the House of Commons of Canada, Perkins was a Whitby, Ontario municipal councillor from 1997 until 2006 when she challenged incumbent mayor Marcel Brunelle, defeating him by less than 200 votes in the 2006 municipal election. Perkins served as mayor of Whitby for two terms from 2006 to 2014. She did not run for reelection to the mayoralty in the 2014 municipal election, due to the pending federal byelection.[1]

Perkins was a member of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

However, her term as an MP would be short-lived, as she was defeated in the federal election the following year in the redistricted riding of Whitby by Celina Caesar-Chavannes, whom she had earlier defeated in the by-election.[3]

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

2015 Canadian federal election: Whitby
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Celina Caesar-Chavannes 29,003 44.95 +30.46 –
Conservative Pat Perkins 27,154 42.09 -16.72 –
New Democratic Ryan Kelly 6,677 10.35 -11.06 –
Green Craig Cameron 1,403 2.17 -2.81 –
Independent Jon O'Connor 279 0.43 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,516 100.0     $233,003.12
Total rejected ballots 235 – –
Turnout 64,751 – –
Eligible voters 90,964
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014: Whitby—Oshawa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Perkins 17,033 49.2 –
Liberal Celina Caesar-Chavannes 14,082 40.7 –
New Democratic Trish McAuliffe 2,800 8.1 –
Green Craig Cameron 496 1.4 –
Independent John Turmel 107 0.3 –
Independent Josh Borenstein 87 0.3 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 34,605 31.76
Eligible voters 108,969  
By-election due to the death of Jim Flaherty.
Source: "List of candidates — Whitby--Oshawa (Ontario) — By-election (Monday, November 17, 2014)". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

Mayor of Whitby, Ontario[]

2010[]

Mayoral Candidate Vote[6] %
Pat Perkins (X) 12,064 47.55
Rocky Varcoe 8,987 35.42
Marcel Brunelle 4,322 17.03

2006[]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Pat Perkins 9,784 50.5
Marcel Brunelle (X) 9,589 49.5

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pat Perkins to be next MP for Whitby-Oshawa, CBC News projects". CBC News, November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Perkins, Patricia (Pat)". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Liberal unseats Conservative in Whitby". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Whitby, 30 September 2015
  5. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Municipal Results" (PDF). Town of Whitby. October 25, 2010.

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