Kevin Yarde | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton North | |
In office June 7, 2018 –May 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Graham McGregor |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto,Ontario |
Political party | Independent [1] |
Other political affiliations | New Democratic (2018–2022) |
Education | York University Ryerson University |
Occupation | Weather presenter |
Website | kevinyarde |
Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North. [2] Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, [3] he eventually left the party to sit as an independent. [1]
He is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus,alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo,Faisal Hassan,Jill Andrew and Rima Berns-McGown. [4]
While serving as a Member of Provincial Parliament,Yarde was employed by private security firms Sentinel Security and Nationwide Security Ltd. [5]
Yarde did not receive his party's nomination as a candidate in the 2022 election,losing to Sandeep Singh,who unsuccessfully ran in Caledon Ward 2 in the 2018 municipal elections. Yarde was the only NDP incumbent MPP to not receive his party nomination. [6] Subsequently,Yarde resigned from the NDP to sit as an independent MPP for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. [1]
Prior to his election to the legislature,Yarde worked for The Weather Network. [7]
Yarde was born in Toronto and has never lived in Brampton,but has "longtime family roots in Brampton". [7] [8] He studied journalism at York University and Ryerson University,before beginning his television career on the Rogers TV community television network. [7] He joined The Weather Network in 2001,first as a field correspondent and later as a studio host. [7] Yarde is a member of the US-based National Association of Black Journalists and also a volunteer with the Toronto location of Covenant House,a shelter and support centre for homeless and at-risk youth. [3]
He is a first cousin of drummer Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies. [7]
2018 Ontario general election : Brampton North | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Kevin Yarde | 14,877 | 37.55 | +6.24 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ripudaman Dhillon | 14,380 | 36.29 | +11.85 | ||||
Liberal | Harinder Malhi | 8,410 | 21.22 | -18.70 | ||||
Green | Pauline Thornham | 1,366 | 3.45 | +0.04 | ||||
Libertarian | Gregory Argue | 591 | 1.49 | |||||
Total valid votes | 39,624 | 98.98 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 407 | 1.02 | ||||||
Turnout | 40,031 | 51.58 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 77,609 | |||||||
New Democratic notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.47 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario [9] |
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