Irek Kusmierczyk
MP
Member of Parliament
for Windsor—Tecumseh
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byCheryl Hardcastle
Windsor City Councillor for Ward 7
In office
December 1, 2014 – October 30, 2019
Preceded byPercy Hatfield
Succeeded byJeewen Gill
Personal details
Born (1978-01-16) January 16, 1978
Kraśnik, Polish People's Republic
Political partyLiberal
SpouseShauna Carter
Residence(s)Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Irek Kusmierczyk MP (born January 16, 1978) is a Polish-Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Prior to his election in the House of Commons, he was a city councillor for the Windsor City Council representing Ward 7.

He received his PhD in political science from Vanderbilt University,an MA in Central and Eastern European Studies from Jagiellonian University an MSc in government from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University. He worked in government at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Atlantic Council of Canada Fellow and published a book chapter on cross-border environmental cooperation between local governments around the Great Lakes basin. He worked on Species-at-Risk remediation around Ojibway Park as part of the Windsor Essex Parkway Project.[2]

He was born in Kraśnik, Poland.[3] His family arrived in Canada in 1983 as political refugees after his father was imprisoned as a member of the Solidarity movement, which opposed the communist dictatorship and established the first free and independent trade union in communist Eastern Europe. They immediately settled in Windsor where his father worked as an engineer in the automotive industry.[4]

Electoral record

Federal

2021 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrek Kusmierczyk18,13431.8-1.6$87,942.33
New DemocraticCheryl Hardcastle17,46530.7-1.6$84,009.14
ConservativeKathy Borrelli14,60525.6-2.2$19,138.69
People'sVictor Green5,92710.4+8.1none listed
GreenHenry Oulevey6821.2-2.6$0.00
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik1640.3±0.0$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,97799.1–$112,129.36
Total rejected ballots 5000.9
Turnout 57,47760.9
Eligible voters 94,424
Liberal hold Swing ±0.0
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalIrek Kusmierczyk19,04633.44+6.86$88,762.63
New DemocraticCheryl Hardcastle18,41732.33-11.18$73,796.66
ConservativeLeo Demarce15,85127.83+0.36$52,162.20
GreenGiovanni Abati2,1773.82+1.86$4,227.38
People'sDan Burr1,2792.25-$4,172.76
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik1870.33-0.14none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,957100.0  
Total rejected ballots 539
Turnout 57,496
Eligible voters 95,668
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +9.02
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJoe Comartin22,23549.92+1.22$72,370
ConservativeDenise Ghanam14,94533.55+9.63–
LiberalIrek Kusmierczyk5,76412.94-8.02–
GreenKyle Prestanski1,3543.04-3.36–
Marxist–LeninistLaura Chesnik2420.54––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,540 100.00
Total rejected ballots 232 0.52 -0.06
Turnout 44,772 53.46+ 2.81
Eligible voters 83,748 ––

Municipal

2018 Ward 7, Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote[8]  %
Irek Kusmierczyk4,74569.85
Angelo Marignani98214.46
Barbara Holland6589.69
Albert Saba4086.01
2014 Ward 7, Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote[9]  %
Irek Kusmierczyk3,76150.76
Angelo Marignani2,53934.27
Daniel William Speal90912.27
Jeffery Kocsis2002.70
2013 Ward 7, Windsor municipal by-election
Council Candidate Vote[10]  %
Irek Kusmierczyk1,14031.39
Angelo Marignani1,08829.87
Tom Wilson63917.55
Robin L. Fortier2627.19
Tosin Bello2316.34
Laurie Komon1123.08
Steve Gavrilidis671.84
Steve Farrell401.10
Ernie the Baconman330.91
Mitchell Bialkowski210.58
Clint Weir90.25

References

  1. ↑ "Canada election results: Windsor-Tecumseh". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Irek Kusmierczyk | Vote 2019". OurWindsor.ca. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Irek Kusmierczyk Biography". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results: Windsor—Tecumseh". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Results City of Windsor October 22, 2018 Municipal Election 2018" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Results City of Windsor October 27, 2014 Municipal Election 2014" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official Results City of Windsor December 9, 2013 Municipal By-Election 2013" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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