Cheryl Hardcastle

Cheryl Hardcastle
Canada
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Windsor—Tecumseh
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Joe Comartin
Deputy Mayor of Tecumseh
In office
December 7, 2010 – December 9, 2014
Preceded by Tom Burton
Succeeded by Joe Bachetti
Personal details
Born 1961/1962 (age 54–55)[1]
Windsor, Ontario
Political party New Democratic Party
Residence Tecumseh, Ontario
Profession Newspaper Editor

Cheryl Hardcastle is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Windsor—Tecumseh during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Before entering politics, Hardcastle worked for almost 20 years as a reporter and editor of the former Tecumseh Tribune.[3]

In 2016 Hardcastle was appointed by NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair to the Subcommittee for International Human Rights, where she sits as Vice Chair. She is also the party critic for Sports and Persons with Disabilities.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticCheryl Hardcastle 23,215 43.5 -6.42 –
ConservativeJo-Anne Gignac 14,656 27.5 -6.05 –
LiberalFrank Schiller 14,177 26.6 +13.66 –
GreenDavid Momotiuk 1,047 2.0 -1.04 –
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik 249 0.5 -0.04 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit –100.0   $225,623.23
Total rejected ballots –––
Turnout –––
Eligible voters 86,351
New Democratic hold Swing -0.37
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2014 Tecumseh mayoral election
Mayoral Candidate [6] Vote[7] %
Gary McNamara (X) 5,526 56.76
Cheryl Hardcastle 3,868 39.72
Antonello Di Millo 343 3.52
2010 Tecumseh Deputy mayoral election
Mayoral Candidate Vote[8] %
Cheryl Hardcastle 4,598 54.86
Tom Burton (X) 3,783 45.14

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "NDP's Cheryl Hardcastle wins seat in Windsor-Tecumseh". CBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Cheryl". ndp.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Windsor—Tecumseh, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "List of 2014 Candidates (Official Nominations)". Town of Tecumseh. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "2014 Municipal Election - Official Results". Town of Tecumseh. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Town of Tecumseh 2010 Official Election Results" (PDF). Town of Tecumseh. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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