Tamara Kronis

Tamara Kronis
MP
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28)
Preceded byLisa Marie Barron
Personal details
Born (1974-02-26) February 26, 1974
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PartyConservative
Other political
affiliations
New Democratic (former)[1][2]
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, goldsmith

Tamara Lynne Kronis MP is a Canadian politician, lawyer and goldsmith. She was elected Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith in the 2025 federal election.[3]

Early life and career

Kronis was born in Toronto, Ontario.[4] As a lawyer, Kronis was a trial assistant at the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.[5] She has served as advocacy director of Egale Canada, the national LGBTQ+ rights organization.[6]

Kronis is a goldsmith, and founded the jewelry business Studio1098.[7] She moved to Vancouver Island from Ontario.[8] Kronis is Jewish, and is the second Jewish woman elected as a Conservative MP in Canada following Melissa Lantsman in 2021.[5]

Political career

Kronis first contested Nanaimo—Ladysmith in the 2021 federal election, receiving 27.1% of the votes, but narrowly losing to New Democratic Party candidate Lisa Marie Barron with 28.8% of the vote. The election was a close 3-way contest, with Green Party incumbent Paul Manly falling short with 25.7% of the vote.[9]

In the 2025 federal election, Kronis contested the seat, once again facing off against then-incumbent NDP candidate Lisa Marie Barron and Green Party candidate Paul Manly. Kronis was elected, receiving 35.2% of the vote.[10] The Liberal candidate received 27.9% of the vote, with both Manly and Barron receiving slightly over 18%.[11] The results of this election have been regarded by some commentators as a case in support of ranked voting.[12]

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTamara Kronis26,38135.46+8.88$145,789.79
LiberalMichelle Corfield20,65627.76+14.59$76,957.41
New DemocraticLisa Marie Barron13,58618.26–11.12$128,669.75
GreenPaul Manly13,48518.13–7.72$141,314.20
People'sStephen Welton2890.39–4.62$687.39
Total valid votes/expense limit 74,39799.65–$147,088.21
Total rejected ballots 2610.35–0.05
Turnout 74,65872.59+8.95
Eligible voters 102,856
Conservative notional gain from New Democratic Swing +10.00
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2021 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLisa Marie Barron19,82628.83+5.20$64,122.25
ConservativeTamara Kronis18,62727.09+1.16$126,769.27
GreenPaul Manly17,64025.65–8.92$112,978.84
LiberalMichelle Corfield9,31413.54+0.00$33,839.39
People'sStephen Welton3,3584.88+3.42$8,293.38
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,76599.60–$133,040.69
Total rejected ballots 2770.40+0.09
Turnout 69,04263.64–5.23
Eligible voters 108,490
New Democratic gain from Green Swing +7.06
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.davidorchard.com/online/media-2005/torontostar-20051112.html
  2. ↑ https://thetyee.ca/Views/2005/11/30/CaseMartinMajority/print.html
  3. ↑ Team, Torstar Open Data (2025-04-29). "Nanaimo—Ladysmith live federal election results". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  4. ↑ Daily, The CJN (2025-04-28). "Key Jewish ridings to watch as election results roll in tonight". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  5. 1 2 Margolis, Sam (2025-04-29). "Western Canada's newest Jewish Conservative MP is Tamara Kronis of Nanaimo, B.C." The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Preparing for election". Jewish Independent. 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Celebrity Spaces: Tamara Kronis". torontosun. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  8. ↑ Staff, NanaimoNewsNOW. "Candidate Profile: Tamara Kronis (CON)". NanaimoNewsNOW | Nanaimo news, sports, weather, real estate, classifieds and more. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  9. ↑ "Winners declared for last 2 B.C. ridings, giving Liberals and NDP another seat each". CBC.
  10. ↑ "In Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Conservative Tamara Kronis pulls out a win". Times Colonist. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  11. ↑ "Conservatives flip Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Liberals surprise as runners-up". NanaimoNewsNOW | Nanaimo news, sports, weather, real estate, classifieds and more. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  12. ↑ Maimann, Kevin. "Trudeau wanted ranked ballots. Would that have changed Monday's results?". CBC.
  13. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Nanaimo—Ladysmith". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  15. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Nanaimo—Ladysmith". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  16. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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