Eric Melillo
Eric Melillo | |
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| File:Melillo, Eric portrait.jpg Melillo in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kenora | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Nault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1998 or 1999 (age 25–26)[1] Kenora, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
Eric Melillo MP (born 27 March, 1998) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kenora in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]
Prior to election, he studied economics at Lakehead University, worked for a non-partisan think tank in Thunder Bay (Northern Policy Institute) conducting policy analysis, served as an Associate for a Business Consulting firm, and worked as Kenora—Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford's campaign manager [3].
Melillo is the youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Canada and the youngest in the 43rd Parliament[4].
Election results
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Kenora | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Eric Melillo | 9,313 | 34.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Bob Nault | 8,188 | 30.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rudy Turtle | 7,781 | 28.5 | |||||
| Green | Kirsi Ralko | 1,475 | 5.4 | |||||
| People's | Michael Di Pasquale | 382 | 1.4 | |||||
| Independent | Kelvin Boucher-Chicago | 165 | 0.6 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,304 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: CBC News[5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Pindera, Eric (March 19, 2019). "Kenora 20-year-old seeks federal Conservative nomination". Kenora Miner & News. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Canada election results: Kenora". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ https://kenoraonline.com/local/a-voice-from-a-new-generation-melillo
- ^ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/commons/
- ^ "Kenora". Canada Votes 2019. CBC News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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