Ryan Williams (Canadian politician)

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Ryan Richard Williams (born January 23, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Bay of Quinte in the House of Commons in the 2021 federal election.[1] A member of the Conservative Party, he was unseated in the 2025 federal election.

Preceded byNeil Ellis
Succeeded byChris Malette
ConstituencyWard 1
2021–2022Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation
Quick facts Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, Preceded by ...
Ryan Williams
Member of Parliament
for Bay of Quinte
In office
September 20, 2021  April 28, 2025
Preceded byNeil Ellis
Succeeded byChris Malette
Belleville City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2018  March 31, 2021
ConstituencyWard 1
Shadow cabinet posts
2021–2022Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation
2022-2024Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition
2024-presentShadow Minister for International Trade and Competition
Personal details
BornRyan Richard Williams
(1979-01-23) January 23, 1979 (age 47)
PartyConservative (since 2021)
Spouse
Allyson Williams
(m. 2009)
RelationsJohn Williams (father)
Children3
OccupationPolitician
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Biography

Williams is the President of Williams Hotels, which owns and operates 2 hotels, and has operated since 1979 and has owned and operated Marriott, Best Western, Holiday Inn, and Ramada hotels. Ryan has been appointed Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Prior to being elected to the House of Commons. Ryan is currently not an MP, he was defeated in the last election [citation needed]. Ryan was President of Bay of Quinte Tourism for 10 years, and founded Bay of Quinte Living and QuinteVation. Ryan has been a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce for 6 years. Ryan topped the polls in 2018 elected to Belleville City Council, but did not complete his term as he ran in the federal election. Ryan ran and won the 2021 election and served as the Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte from 2021-2025. He is married to Allyson Williams, and has three children. Ryan is the son of the late John Williams, who served as Mayor of Quinte West from 2008–2016.[citation needed]

Shadow Cabinet post

Williams was the Shadow Critic for International Trade and Competition, as well as the Shadow Critic from Competition and Pan-Canadian Trade, and was the Associate Shadow Critic for Industry and Innovation.[citation needed]

Private Members Bill

Ryan's Private Members Bill - C-365 - An Act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, to implement Open banking in Canada passed 2nd reading on March 20, 2024.[citation needed]

Controversies

On June 18, 2024, Williams was revealed to have used ChatGPT to generate a list of G7 countries capital gains tax rates that was inaccurate.[2] Williams posted on X shortly after that Canada needs an updated tax system "so simple [that] even AI can figure it out".[3]

Election results

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2025 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChris Malette32,84650.39+13.37
ConservativeRyan Williams29,13044.69+4.10
New DemocraticKate Crothers2,3733.64−11.61
GreenErica Charlton8331.28−0.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,18299.45
Total rejected ballots 3590.55
Turnout 65,54169.89
Eligible voters 93,784
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +4.64
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
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More information Party, Candidate ...
2021 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeRyan Williams25,47941.3+4.5
LiberalNeil Ellis22,54236.5-2.6
New DemocraticStephanie Bell9,28415.0-1.0
People'sJanine LeClerc3,0454.9+2.9
GreenErica Charlton1,3502.2-3.9
Total valid votes 61,700
Total rejected ballots 405
Turnout 62,10564.95
Eligible voters 95,615
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.6
Source: Elections Canada[6]
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