Michael Levitt (politician)

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2019 Canadian federal election: York Centre
Michael Levitt
Member of Parliament
for York Centre
In office
October 19, 2015 September 1, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Michael Levitt 21,68050.20+3.32$93,151.84
Conservative Rachel Willson15,85236.71−7.29$89,344.00
New Democratic Andrea Vásquez Jiménez4,2519.84+2.51none listed
Green Rebecca Wood1,4033.25+1.45$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit43,18698.48
Total rejected ballots6651.52+0.78
Turnout43,85161.76-3.96
Eligible voters71,000
Liberal hold Swing +5.31
Source: Elections Canada [11] [12]
2015 Canadian federal election : York Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Michael Levitt 20,10946.9+13.7
Conservative Mark Adler 18,89344.0-4.5
New Democratic Hal Berman3,1487.3-8.6
Green Constantine Kritsonis7941.8-0.5
Total valid votes/expense limit42,944100.0   $198,299.74
Total rejected ballots319
Turnout43,263
Eligible voters64,297
Source: Elections Canada [13] [14]

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