Karina Gould

Karina Gould
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded by Lois Brown
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Burlington
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Mike Wallace
Personal details
Born (1987-06-28) June 28, 1987
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Alberto Gerones
Residence Burlington, Ontario
Alma mater McGill University
Oxford University

Karina Gould (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Burlington during the 2015 federal election.[1]

Gould graduated from high school in 2005, and spent the following year volunteering at an orphanage in Mexico, where she met her husband, Alberto Gerones. After returning to Canada she attended McGill University, earning a degree in political science and Latin America studies. While there, she helped organize fundraising for humanitarian aid for Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. In 2010, she took a job with the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. as a consultant on migration. She subsequently completed a master's degree in international relations at Oxford University. Upon moving to Burlington, she worked as a trade and investment specialist prior to resigning to work full-time on her candidacy in the 2015 election.[2]

During the election campaign, she attracted minor attention for deleting a three-year-old tweet expressing opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines and to the development of the Alberta tar sands in general.[3]

On December 2, Gould was named the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development within the Liberal government.[4]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Burlington
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalKarina Gould 32,229 45.98 +22.74
ConservativeMike Wallace 29,780 42.48 -11.66
New DemocraticDavid Laird 6,381 9.10 -9.75
GreenVince Fiorito 1,710 2.44 -1.10
Total valid votes/Expense limit 70,100100.00 $238,946.70
Total rejected ballots 2630.37
Turnout 70,36373.58
Eligible voters 95,624
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +17.20
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

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