Ted Opitz

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2019 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke Centre
Ted Opitz
CD
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Member of Parliament
for Etobicoke Centre
In office
May 2, 2011 August 4, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Yvan Baker 32,80051.9-0.87$98,039.05
Conservative Ted Opitz 21,80434.5-2.83$100,790.81
New Democratic Heather Vickers-Wong4,8817.7-0.21$8,510.54
Green Cameron Semple2,7754.4+3.01none listed
People's Nicholas Serdiuk6641.1-none listed
Libertarian Mark Wrzesniewski2950.5-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit63,219100.0
Total rejected ballots624
Turnout63,84369.5
Eligible voters91,889
Liberal hold Swing +0.98
Source: Elections Canada [19] [20]
2015 Canadian federal election : Etobicoke Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 32,61252.77+12.21$183,159.14
Conservative Ted Opitz 23,07037.33-4.53$123,382.55
New Democratic Tanya De Mello4,8867.91-6.72$86,715.88
Green Shawn Rizvi8561.39-1.30
Progressive Canadian Rob Wolvin3780.61
Total valid votes/expense limit61,802100.00 $226,574.91
Total rejected ballots3030.49
Turnout62,10571.03
Eligible voters87,440
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.37
Source: Elections Canada [21] [22]
2011 Canadian federal election : Etobicoke Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Ted Opitz 21,64441.2%+3.7%
Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj 21,61841.2%-7.7%
New Democratic Ana Maria Rivero7,73514.7%+6.4%
Green Katarina Zoricic1,3772.6%-2.8%
Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson1490.3%
Total valid votes/expense limit52,523100.0 
Total rejected ballots2710.51+0.02
Turnout52,79465.49+3.8
Eligible voters80,603

Honours and decorations

Opitz received the following honours and decorations during and after his military career.

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UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png
POL Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi BAR.svg POL Medal Pro Memoria BAR.png POL Order Zaslugi RP kl5 BAR.svg

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