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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 (age 60)
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidencePort Colborne, Ontario[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Electoral record

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Federal

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2025 Canadian federal election: Niagara South
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Fred Davies 36,702 47.81 +14.40
Liberal Vance Badawey 33,708 43.91 +10.95
New Democratic Chantal McCollum 4,307 5.61 –17.18
People's Peter Taras 1,147 1.49 –7.46
Green Natashia Bergen 683 0.89 –1.01
Christian Heritage David Vedova 215 0.28 N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 76,762 67.86
Eligible voters 113,111
Conservative notional hold Swing +1.73
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2021 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 20,576 35.0 ±0.0 $110,313.54
Conservative Graham Speck 18,324 31.2 +0.2 $47,554.12
New Democratic Melissa McGlashan 14,086 24.0 -2.7 $35,052.11
People's Michael Kimmons 4,670 7.9 +6.6 $9,696.81
Green Kurtis McCartney 1,123 1.9 -3.4 $1,496.71
Total valid votes 58,779 99.3
Total rejected ballots 437 0.7
Turnout 59,216 63.5
Eligible voters 93,264
Liberal hold Swing -0.1
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 20,292 35.01 -0.68 $78,098.76
Conservative April Jeffs 17,987 31.03 +1.32 none listed
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 15,469 26.69 -4.80 none listed
Green Michael Tomaino 3,054 5.27 +2.86 $2,561.88
People's Andrew Sainz-Nieto 776 1.34 none listed
Christian Heritage Nic Bylsma 308 0.53 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Robert Walker 77 0.13 -0.04 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 57,963 99.08
Total rejected ballots 539 0.92 +0.33
Turnout 58,502 64.31 -1.33
Eligible voters 90,698
Liberal hold Swing -1.00
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Niagara Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Vance Badawey 19,432 35.7 +21.7
New Democratic Malcolm Allen 17,103 31.4 -10.8
Conservative Leanna Villella 16,157 29.7 -10.5
Green David Clow 1,314 2.4 -0.1
Animal Alliance Jody Di Bartolomeo 297 0.5 –
Marxist–Leninist Ron J. Walker 97 0.2 +0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,400 100.00
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout 54,400 66.1 –
Eligible voters 82,305
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

Provincial

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2003 Ontario general election: Erie-Lincoln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tim Hudak 20,348 48.49 -2.19
Liberal Vance Badawey 16,290 38.82 +2.68
New Democratic Julius Antal 3,950 9.41 -0.20
Green Tom Ferguson 713 1.7
Family Coalition Steve Elgersma 666 1.59 -0.91

Municipal

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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 [13] Vote %
Vance Badawey (X) 4,800 61.58
Frank DiBartolomeo 2,995 38.42

References

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  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Vance Badawey – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ Badawey wins Niagara Centre, The Fort Erie Times, October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Vance Badawey Biography, Liberal.ca.
  5. ^ Staff, Welland News. "Fred Davies named new Niagara South MP". COUNTRY 89. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  6. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Niagara Centre, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  13. ^ "Dial 'M' for Mayor".
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