Arielle Kayabaga
MP
Kayabaga in 2019
Kayabaga in 2019
Member of Parliament
for London West
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byKate Young
London City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2018 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byTanya Park
Succeeded byJohn Fyfe-Millar
ConstituencyWard 13
Personal details
Born1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)
Bujumbura, Burundi
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Children1[1]
ResidenceLondon, Ontario
Alma materCarleton University
Occupationsettlement worker

Arielle Kayabaga MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She represents the electoral district of London West as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2]

Biography

Born in Bujumbura, Burundi,[3] Kayabaga's family moved to Canada when she was 11 as refugees from the Burundian Civil War, living in Montreal for a year before moving to London, Ontario.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2013.[4] Before her election to the London City Council, Kayabaga worked as a settlement worker for newcomers to London and nearby Sarnia, Ontario.[1]

In 2018, she was elected to the London City Council at age 27,[1] becoming the first black woman to do so in the city's history.[5] As a city councillor, she chaired the Corporate Services Committee and sat on the Standing Committee on Municipal Finance.[6] In September 2020, London police launched an investigation after she reported her office receiving harassing phone calls.[7]

Ahead of the 2021 Canadian federal election, she announced her intention to run for the federal House of Commons, winning the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for the riding of London West three days before the start of the electoral campaign.[8] She won the seat with 36.8% of the vote, replacing outgoing Liberal MP Kate Young.[9][10] She is the first Franco-Ontarian to serve as MP for London West.[11]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: London West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalArielle Kayabaga25,30836.88-6.08$91,373.14
ConservativeRob Flack22,27332.46+4.53$114,644.53
New DemocraticShawna Lewkowitz16,85824.57+3.22$72,003.76
People'sMike McMullen3,4094.97+3.33$17,546.25
LibertarianJacques Y. Boudreau7731.13+0.4$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,62199.25
Total rejected ballots 5170.74+0.27
Turnout 69,13868.49-3.00
Eligible voters 100,947
Liberal hold Swing -5.31
Source: Elections Canada[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 De Bono, Norman (October 24, 2018). "Meet London's council newcomers". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ Graham, Andrew (September 21, 2021). "From city hall to the House of Commons: Liberal candidate Arielle Kayabaga wins London West". 980 CFPL. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Akim, Miranda (July 30, 2018). "Les burundais de la diaspora : Arielle KAYABAGA, candidate au conseil municipal au Canada". AKEZANET (in French). Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Steele, Alistair (September 25, 2021). "Grad student and rookie MP gives new meaning to 'learning on the job'". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Meet the London city councillor who made history because of ranked ballots". CBC News. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Arielle Kayabaga". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Stacey, Megan (September 22, 2021). "Harassment charges dropped in case involving councillor-turned-MP". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Lale, Brent (August 15, 2021). "'The riding is wide open'; London West candidates start short and furious campaign". CTV News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Arielle Kayabaga, étudiante universitaire et nouvelle députée fédérale" (in Canadian French). Radio-Canada. September 25, 2021. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ de Bono, Norman (September 9, 2021). "London West Liberals downplay campaign manager's sudden exit". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ Chakkouche, Soufiane (September 21, 2021). "La Franco-Ontarienne Arielle Kayabaga écrit l'histoire dans London-Ouest". onfr.tfo.org (in French). Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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