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 | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario |
Spouse | Albert Wai |
Residence | Richmond Hill,Ontario |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
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]
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]
Wai stated that her objective was to encourage and increase political involvement within the Chinese community. [2]
Wai is a former member of the York Regional Police Services Board and a former chairperson for the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce. [4]
Wai is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Golden and Diamond Memorial Medal,Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award, [3] Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs Award,Town of Richmond Hill Volunteer Achievement Award and Canada 150 Women Award. [4]
2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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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 [5] |
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