Arielle Kayabaga
Arielle Kayabaga | |
|---|---|
Kayabaga in 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Mark Gerretsen |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Steven MacKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Steven MacKinnon |
| Minister of Democratic Institutions | |
| In office March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Ruby Sahota |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for London West | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Young |
| London City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tanya Park |
| Succeeded by | John Fyfe-Millar |
| Constituency | Ward 13 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990/1991 (age 34–35) Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Party | Liberal |
| Children | 1[2] |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Occupation | Politician, settlement worker |
Arielle Kayabaga (born 1990 or 1991) is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of London West as a member of Parliament since 2021. She is currently serving as the Deputy House Leader of the Government in the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Biography
Born in Bujumbura, Burundi,[3] Kayabaga's family moved to Canada when she was 11 as refugees from the Burundian Civil War, living in Montreal for a year before moving to London, Ontario.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2013.[4] Before her election to the London City Council, Kayabaga worked as a settlement worker for newcomers to London and nearby Sarnia, Ontario.[2]
Political career
Municipal politics (2018-2021)
In 2018, she was elected to the London City Council at age 27,[2] becoming the first black woman to do so in the city's history.[5] As a city councillor, she chaired the Corporate Services Committee and sat on the Standing Committee on Municipal Finance,[6] In September 2020, London police launched an investigation after she reported her office receiving harassing phone calls.[7]
Federal politics (2021–present)
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Ahead of the 2021 Canadian federal election, she announced her intention to run for the federal House of Commons, winning the Libit is important to note that this was only reported on right wing conservative blogs and no other major media outlets reported on this non-story that was the same accounts for the offices of every minister in the transition government. which Kayabaga acknowledged.[8] It is also important to note that no major news outlet reported this, only conservative wing blogs reported on this. Public accounts also shows similar reports for other transition ministers had similar expenses. Minister MacKinnon was the minister when this expense was made, Kayabaga in the transition of it, and MacKinnon returned in the office post Kayabaga. The London-West federal association confirmed that no staff from the government house leader worked on Kayabaga’s campaign. London west federal association statement
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arielle Kayabaga | 34,884 | 56.30 | +19.43 | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Benni | 22,920 | 36.99 | +2.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shinade Allder | 3,370 | 5.44 | –17.44 | ||||
| Green | Jeff Vanderzwet | 418 | 0.67 | N/A | ||||
| Canadian Future | Russell Benner | 183 | 0.30 | N/A | ||||
| United | Christine Oliver | 192 | 0.29 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 61,957 | 71.82 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,269 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +8.30 | ||||||
| Source: CBC[9], Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Arielle Kayabaga | 25,308 | 36.88 | -6.08 | $91,373.14 | |||
| Conservative | Rob Flack | 22,273 | 32.46 | +4.53 | $114,644.53 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawna Lewkowitz | 16,858 | 24.57 | +3.22 | $72,003.76 | |||
| People's | Mike McMullen | 3,409 | 4.97 | +3.33 | $17,546.25 | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 773 | 1.13 | +0.4 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 68,621 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 517 | 0.74 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 69,138 | 68.49 | -3.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 100,947 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "MacKinnon back as government House leader".
- ^ a b c d De Bono, Norman (October 24, 2018). "Meet London's council newcomers". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ Akim, Miranda (July 30, 2018). "Les burundais de la diaspora : Arielle KAYABAGA, candidate au conseil municipal au Canada". AKEZANET (in French). Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Steele, Alistair (September 25, 2021). "Grad student and rookie MP gives new meaning to 'learning on the job'". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the London city councillor who made history because of ranked ballots". CBC News. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Arielle Kayabaga". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Stacey, Megan (September 22, 2021). "Harassment charges dropped in case involving councillor-turned-MP". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ https://x.com/KayabagaArielle/status/1989095818020999373/
- ^ "Canada Votes 2025". CBC. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2021.