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Ryan Williams (Canadian politician)

Ryan Williams
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bay of Quinte
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byNeil Ellis
Belleville City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2018 – March 31, 2021
ConstituencyWard 1
Shadow cabinet posts
2021–2022Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation
2022-2024Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition
2024-presentShadow Minister for International Trade and Competition
Personal details
Born
Ryan Richard Williams

(1979-01-23) January 23, 1979 (age 45)
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative (since 2021)
Spouse
Allyson Williams
​
(m. 2009)​
RelationsJohn Williams (father)
Children3
OccupationPolitician

Ryan Williams (born January 23, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Bay of Quinte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1]

Biography

Williams is the President of Williams Hotels, which owns and operates 2 hotels. Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, Ryan was President of Bay of Quinte Tourism for 10 years, and founded Bay of Quinte Living and QuinteVation. Ryan has been a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce for 6 years. Ryan topped the polls in 2018 elected to Belleville City Council, but did not complete his term as he ran in the federal election. He is married to Allyson Williams, and has three children. Ryan is the son of the late John Williams, who served as Mayor of Quinte West from 2008-2016.

Shadow Cabinet Post

Williams is the Shadow Critic for International Trade and Competition.

Private Members Bill

Ryan's Private Members Bill - C-365 - An Act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, to implement Open banking in Canada passed 2nd reading on March 20, 2024.

Controversies

On June 24, 2024, Williams was revealed to have used ChatGPT to generate a list of G7 countries capital gains tax rates that was inaccurate.[2] Williams posted on X shortly after that Canada needs an updated tax system 'that even AI could understand'.

Election results

2021 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ryan Williams 25,479 41.3 +4.5
Liberal Neil Ellis 22,542 36.5 -2.6
New Democratic Stephanie Bell 9,284 15.0 -1.0
People's Janine LeClerc 3,045 4.9 +2.9
Green Erica Charlton 1,350 2.2 -3.9
Total valid votes 61,700
Total rejected ballots 405
Turnout 62,105 64.95
Eligible voters 95,615
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.6
Source: Elections Canada[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Williams elected in Bay of Quinte". CBC. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Major, Darren; Mohan, Sarina (June 24, 2024). "Conservative MP shares inaccurate, ChatGPT-generated stats on capital gains tax rate". CBC. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2021.


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