Vance Badawey

Vance Badawey
Member of Parliament
for Niagara Centre
In office
October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025
Preceded byMalcolm Allen
Succeeded byFred Davies
Personal details
Born (1964-10-05) October 5, 1964
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
ProfessionParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Vance M. Badawey (born October 5, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.

Badawey was first elected to the city council of Port Colborne in 1994, serving until 1997, at which point he was elected mayor. He retired from mayoral office in 2003, but sought another term in 2006, serving until 2014. He was simultaneously elected as a councillor for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and served on the Police Services Board. He currently resides in Port Colborne.[3]

On August 23, 2023, Vance Badawey was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Transport.

He was unseated by Conservative Fred Davies in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4]

Electoral record

Federal

2025 Canadian federal election: Niagara South
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeFred Davies36,70247.81+14.40$137,997.01
LiberalVance Badawey33,70843.91+10.95$108,894.66
New DemocraticChantal McCollum4,3075.61–17.18$32,877.84
People'sPeter Taras1,1471.49–7.46$24,879.83
GreenNatashia Bergen6830.89–1.01$0.00
Christian HeritageDavid Vedova2150.28N/A$4,905.24
Total valid votes/expense limit 77,17999.46–$157,646.79
Total rejected ballots 4160.54
Turnout 77,59568.09
Eligible voters 113,955
Conservative notional hold Swing +1.73
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalVance Badawey20,57635.0±0.0$110,313.54
ConservativeGraham Speck18,32431.2+0.2$47,554.12
New DemocraticMelissa McGlashan14,08624.0-2.7$35,052.11
People'sMichael Kimmons4,6707.9+6.6$9,696.81
GreenKurtis McCartney1,1231.9-3.4$1,496.71
Total valid votes 58,77999.3
Total rejected ballots 4370.7
Turnout 59,21663.5
Eligible voters 93,264
Liberal hold Swing -0.1
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalVance Badawey20,29235.01-0.68$78,098.76
ConservativeApril Jeffs17,98731.03+1.32none listed
New DemocraticMalcolm Allen15,46926.69-4.80none listed
GreenMichael Tomaino3,0545.27+2.86$2,561.88
People'sAndrew Sainz-Nieto7761.34none listed
Christian HeritageNic Bylsma3080.53none listed
Marxist–LeninistRobert Walker770.13-0.04none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,96399.08
Total rejected ballots 5390.92+0.33
Turnout 58,50264.31-1.33
Eligible voters 90,698
Liberal hold Swing -1.00
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalVance Badawey19,43235.7+21.7
New DemocraticMalcolm Allen17,10331.4-10.8
ConservativeLeanna Villella16,15729.7-10.5
GreenDavid Clow1,3142.4-0.1
Animal AllianceJody Di Bartolomeo2970.5–
Marxist–LeninistRon J. Walker970.2+0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,400100.00
Total rejected ballots –––
Turnout 54,40066.1–
Eligible voters 82,305
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

Provincial

2003 Ontario general election: Erie-Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeTim Hudak20,34848.49-2.19
LiberalVance Badawey16,29038.82+2.68
New DemocraticJulius Antal3,9509.41-0.20
GreenTom Ferguson7131.7
Family CoalitionSteve Elgersma6661.59-0.91

Municipal

2014 Municipal Election Regional Councillor, Port Colborne
Candidate Votes
Barrick, David 3,725
Badawey, Vance 3,163
Source: City of Port Colborne Election Results
2010 Port Colborne mayoral election
Mayoral Candidate [12] Vote %
Vance Badawey (X)4,80061.58
Frank DiBartolomeo2,99538.42

References

  1. ↑ Vance Badawey – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ Badawey wins Niagara Centre, The Fort Erie Times, October 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Vance Badawey Biography, Liberal.ca.
  4. ↑ Staff, Welland News. "Fred Davies named new Niagara South MP". COUNTRY 89. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  5. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara Centre, 30 September 2015
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  12. ↑ "Dial 'M' for Mayor".
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