Vance Badawey
Canadian politician
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Vance M. Badawey (born October 5, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.
Vance Badawey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Allen |
| Succeeded by | Fred Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1964 Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport |
Badawey was first elected to the city council of Port Colborne in 1994, serving until 1997, at which point he was elected mayor. He retired from mayoral office in 2003, but sought another term in 2006, serving until 2014. He was simultaneously elected as a councillor for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and served on the Police Services Board. He currently resides in Port Colborne.[3]
On August 23, 2023, Vance Badawey was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Transport.
He was unseated by Conservative Fred Davies in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4]
Electoral record
Federal
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Niagara South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Fred Davies | 36,702 | 47.81 | +14.40 | $137,997.01 | |||
| Liberal | Vance Badawey | 33,708 | 43.91 | +10.95 | $108,894.66 | |||
| New Democratic | Chantal McCollum | 4,307 | 5.61 | –17.18 | $32,877.84 | |||
| People's | Peter Taras | 1,147 | 1.49 | –7.46 | $24,879.83 | |||
| Green | Natashia Bergen | 683 | 0.89 | –1.01 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | David Vedova | 215 | 0.28 | N/A | $4,905.24 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 77,179 | 99.46 | – | $157,646.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 416 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 77,595 | 68.09 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 113,955 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | +1.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Vance Badawey | 20,576 | 35.0 | ±0.0 | $110,313.54 | |||
| Conservative | Graham Speck | 18,324 | 31.2 | +0.2 | $47,554.12 | |||
| New Democratic | Melissa McGlashan | 14,086 | 24.0 | -2.7 | $35,052.11 | |||
| People's | Michael Kimmons | 4,670 | 7.9 | +6.6 | $9,696.81 | |||
| Green | Kurtis McCartney | 1,123 | 1.9 | -3.4 | $1,496.71 | |||
| Total valid votes | 58,779 | 99.3 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 437 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,216 | 63.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 93,264 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Vance Badawey | 20,292 | 35.01 | -0.68 | $78,098.76 | |||
| Conservative | April Jeffs | 17,987 | 31.03 | +1.32 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Malcolm Allen | 15,469 | 26.69 | -4.80 | none listed | |||
| Green | Michael Tomaino | 3,054 | 5.27 | +2.86 | $2,561.88 | |||
| People's | Andrew Sainz-Nieto | 776 | 1.34 | none listed | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Nic Bylsma | 308 | 0.53 | none listed | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert Walker | 77 | 0.13 | -0.04 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,963 | 99.08 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 539 | 0.92 | +0.33 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,502 | 64.31 | -1.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,698 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Vance Badawey | 19,432 | 35.7 | +21.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Malcolm Allen | 17,103 | 31.4 | -10.8 | ||||
| Conservative | Leanna Villella | 16,157 | 29.7 | -10.5 | ||||
| Green | David Clow | 1,314 | 2.4 | -0.1 | ||||
| Animal Alliance | Jody Di Bartolomeo | 297 | 0.5 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Ron J. Walker | 97 | 0.2 | +0.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,400 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,400 | 66.1 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,305 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
Provincial
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Hudak | 20,348 | 48.49 | -2.19 | |
| Liberal | Vance Badawey | 16,290 | 38.82 | +2.68 | |
| New Democratic | Julius Antal | 3,950 | 9.41 | -0.20 | |
| Green | Tom Ferguson | 713 | 1.7 | ||
| Family Coalition | Steve Elgersma | 666 | 1.59 | -0.91 | |
Municipal
| 2014 Municipal Election | Regional Councillor, Port Colborne | |
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |
| Barrick, David | 3,725 | |
| Badawey, Vance | 3,163 | |
| Source: City of Port Colborne Election Results | ||
| 2010 Port Colborne mayoral election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral Candidate [12] | Vote | % |
| Vance Badawey (X) | 4,800 | 61.58 |
| Frank DiBartolomeo | 2,995 | 38.42 |