Lloyd Longfield
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Lloyd Longfield | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Guelph | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Valeriote |
| Succeeded by | Dominique O'Rourke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1956 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba Red River College Polytechnic |
Lloyd Longfield (born October 8, 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Guelph in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025.
A native of Winnipeg, Longfield moved to Guelph in 1992. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English and mathematics from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in mechanical engineering from Red River College.[2] Prior to running for federal office, Longfield was the president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce for about eight years.[3]
Political career
Longfield ran as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Guelph in the 2015 federal election.[4] The riding was previously held by Liberal member of Parliament (MP) Frank Valeriote who had opted not to run for re-election.[5] Longfield was successful in retaining the Guelph seat for the Liberals by a wide margin, earning nearly 50 per cent of the popular vote and finishing more than 15,000 votes ahead of Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach.[6]
After being elected, Longfield promised to vote to increase funding to the CBC and to stop the phase-out of door-to-door mail delivery.[7] The latter was a part of the Liberal platform as described by Justin Trudeau in a September 25, 2015 letter: "we will also stop the Harper Conservatives' plan to end door-to-door mail delivery and ensure Canadians receive the postal service on which they rely."[8]
Longfield was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.[9] On June 28, 2023, he announced that he would finish his term, but would not run in the 45th Canadian federal election.[10]