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Vance Badawey
Member of Parliament
for Niagara Centre
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Malcolm Allen
Personal details
Born (1964-10-05) October 5, 1964 (age 60)
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Political party Liberal
Residence Port Colborne, Ontario
Profession Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Vance M. Badawey MP (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.

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.

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

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2021: 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
PPC 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
Canadian federal election, 2019: 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
PPC 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
Canadian federal election, 2015: 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

Provincial

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

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