Bill Blair (politician)

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2021 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Southwest
The Honourable
Bill Blair
PC COM MP
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Blair in 2023
Minister of National Defence
Assumed office
July 26, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 24,82357.5+0.3$59,762.16
Conservative Mohsin Bhuiyan8,98120.8+0.1$74,180.31
New Democratic Guled Arale6,92416.0+0.5$33,149.66
People's Ramona Pache1,2592.9+1.7$2,513.29
Green Amanda Cain1,0682.5-2.4$1,982.23
Independent David Edward-Ooi Poon1170.3N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit43,17299.3–$109,258.84
Total rejected ballots3250.7
Turnout43,49756.8
Eligible voters76,559
Liberal hold Swing +0.1
Source: Elections Canada [46]
2019 Canadian federal election : Scarborough Southwest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 28,96557.2+4.73$59,424.78
Conservative Kimberly Fawcett Smith10,50220.7-0.52$31,378.91
New Democratic Keith McCrady7,86515.5-8.23$32,226.21
Green Amanda Cain2,4774.9+2.32$4,140.81
People's Italo Eratostene5901.2$5,716.04
Animal Protection Simon Luisi2360.5none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit50,635100.0
Total rejected ballots449
Turnout51,08465.3
Eligible voters78,246
Liberal hold Swing +2.63
Source: Elections Canada [47] [48] [49]
2015 Canadian federal election : Scarborough Southwest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bill Blair 25,58652.47+23.13$153,155.47
New Democratic Dan Harris 11,57423.73-11.14$48,940.84
Conservative Roshan Nallaratnam10,34721.22-10.46$64,631.85
Green Tommy Taylor1,2592.58-1.48$5,572.61
Total valid votes/expense limit48,766100.0   $205,220.58
Total rejected ballots2770.56–
Turnout49,04367.96–
Eligible voters72,164
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +17.13
Source: Elections Canada [50] [51]

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29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau
Cabinet posts (4)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Anita Anand Minister of National Defence
July 26, 2023 – present		Incumbent
Dominic LeBlanc President of the King's Privy Council for Canada
October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023		 Harjit Sajjan
Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021		Marco Medicino
Position createdMinister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
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