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]
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 |
Early career
editWai 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]
2018 provincial election
editWai stated that her objective was to encourage and increase political involvement within the Chinese community.[2]
Community involvement
editWai is a former member of the York Regional Police Services Board and a former chairperson for the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce.[4]
Awards
editWai 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]
Electoral record
edit| 2022 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 16,088 | 52.24 | +1.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Roozbeh Farhadi | 9,825 | 31.90 | +3.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Bhushan | 2,805 | 9.11 | −8.16 | ||||
| Green | Hasen Nicanfar | 917 | 2.98 | +0.10 | ||||
| New Blue | Les Hoffman | 535 | 1.74 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Ramtin Biouckzadeh | 519 | 1.69 | |||||
| Moderate | Olga Rykova | 107 | 0.35 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 30,796 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 222 | |||||||
| Turnout | 31,018 | 36.14 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 85,148 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −1.49 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill | ||||||||
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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] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ McLean, Jesse (June 7, 2018). "Richmond Hill goes blue as PC Daisy Wai takes Liberal stronghold". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Zarzour, Kim (June 8, 2018). "PC party's Daisy Wai unseats Liberal Reza Moridi in Richmond Hill". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Congratulations to Daisy Wai, MPP! - Prosper Canada". prospercanada.org. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Zarzour, Kim (May 17, 2018). "Meet your Richmond Hill riding provincial candidates". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 9. Retrieved January 20, 2019.