Daisy Wai
Canadian politician
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Daisy Wai is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Richmond Hill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, she was first elected in the 2018 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Reza Moridi by more than 10,000 votes.[1][2]
Daisy Wai | |
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| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility | |
| Assumed office June 26, 2019 | |
| Minister | Raymond Cho |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Richmond Hill | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Reza Moridi |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
| Spouse | Albert Wai |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Early career
Wai is an entrepreneur who launched her Canadian business through the Prosper Canada's Self-Employment Benefit program. Wai went on to serve as a member of the Prosper Canada's board of directors.[3]
2018 provincial election
Wai stated that her objective was to encourage and increase political involvement within the Chinese community.[2]
Community involvement
Wai is a former member of the York Regional Police Services Board and a former chairperson for the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce.[4]
Awards
Electoral record
| 2025 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 17,061 | 55.4 | +3.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Roozbeh Farhadi | 10,546 | 34.3 | +2.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Bhushan | 1,771 | 5.8 | –3.3 | ||||
| Green | Alison Lam | 883 | 2.9 | –0.1 | ||||
| New Blue | Allison Bruns | 519 | 1.7 | ±0.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 35.1 | –1.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 87,699 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 16,088 | 52.24 | +1.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Roozbeh Farhadi | 9,825 | 31.90 | +3.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Bhushan | 2,805 | 9.11 | −8.16 | ||||
| Green | Hasen Nicanfar | 917 | 2.98 | +0.10 | ||||
| New Blue | Les Hoffman | 535 | 1.74 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Ramtin Biouckzadeh | 519 | 1.69 | |||||
| Moderate | Olga Rykova | 107 | 0.35 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,796 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 222 | |||||||
| Turnout | 31,018 | 36.14 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,148 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −1.49 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 22,224 | 51.24 | +14.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Reza Moridi | 12,108 | 27.92 | -19.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marco Coletta | 7,490 | 17.27 | +6.30 | ||||
| Green | Walter Bauer | 1,248 | 2.88 | -0.26 | ||||
| Libertarian | Igor Bily | 301 | 0.69 | -0.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 43,371 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 444 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52.87% | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 83,967 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||