Andrew J. Kania[1]
Member of Parliament
for Brampton West
In office
2008–2011
Preceded byColleen Beaumier
Succeeded byKyle Seeback
Personal details
Born (1967-12-07) December 7, 1967
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseSusan Kania
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, University of Leicester[1]
ProfessionSenior partner, Kania Lawyers[1]

Andrew Kania (born December 7, 1967) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Brampton West, in Ontario. Kania was elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election, winning as the Liberal Party candidate in the riding vacated by Liberal Colleen Beaumier.

Kania was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security; the Liaison Committee, which has a supervisory role over all parliamentary committees; and also the House Joint Chair of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.

Biography

Kania received his first law degree from the University of Toronto and then completed his Master of Laws at University of Leicester. He joined the Ontario Bar in 1991. Kania was elected secretary of the Ontario Bar Association, which represents more than 17,000 lawyers. He was also a past instructor of law at the Bar Admission Course at the Law Society of Upper Canada.[2]

Kania was the outreach director and Ontario co-chair for Stéphane Dion's 2006 leadership campaign, and the national outreach director for Michael Ignatieff's 2008 leadership campaign.[2]

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKyle Seeback28,32044.75+4.9
LiberalAndrew Kania22,12834.97-5.3
New DemocraticJagtar Shergill11,22517.74+4.1
GreenAvtaar Soor1,2241.93-4.3
IndependentTheodore Koum Njoh3870.61–
Total valid votes 63,284100%
Total rejected ballots 400 0.63–
Turnout 63,684 55.12 –
Eligible voters 115,545 –
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.1
2008 Canadian federal election: Brampton West
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAndrew Kania21,74640.3-8.8$101,467
ConservativeKyle Seeback21,51539.9+4.2$103,283
New DemocraticJagtar Shergill7,33413.6+2.5$21,521
GreenPatti Chemelyk3,3296.2+2.1$92
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,924 100.0 $103,318
Total rejected ballots 3470.6
Turnout 54,271
Liberal hold Swing -6.5

Note: As certified on 5 November 2008 after a recount.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andrew Kania". Liberal.ca. Ottawa, Ontario: Liberal Party of Canada. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27.


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