Raquel Dancho | |
|---|---|
 Dancho in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kildonan—St. Paul | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | MaryAnn Mihychuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1990-04-16) April 16, 1990 Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Scott Gurski (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | McGill University (BA)[1] |
Raquel Dancho MP (born April 16, 1990) is a Canadian politician who serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba. A member of the Conservative Party, Dancho was elected following the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2]
Early life
[edit]Dancho was raised in the town of Beausejour, Manitoba.[3] She attended McGill University first as a business student before switching to political science.[3] Upon finishing her education, Dancho returned to Manitoba where she unsuccessfully sought a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, after which she worked for several ministers in Brian Pallister's government.[3]
Political career
[edit]Dancho unsuccessfully contested the district of Wolseley for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2016 provincial election.
Following the defeat of the Conservatives in the 2019 Canadian federal election in which she prevailed in the riding of Kildonan-St. Paul, she was appointed to the Official Opposition's Shadow Cabinet by Andrew Scheer, serving as Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth.[4]
Dancho supported Erin O'Toole in the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election.[5]
In November 2021 she was appointed by O'Toole the Shadow Minister for Public Safety and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU).[6]
On February 25, 2022, interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen re-appointed Dancho the Shadow Minister for Public Safety.[7]
She was elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
Personal life
[edit]Dancho began a relationship with Scott Gurski in 2012. The couple became engaged in 2018 and married in October 2021. In June 2023, Dancho announced that she was expecting their first child due in November.[8]
Electoral record
[edit]Federal
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Kildonan—St. Paul | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Raquel Dancho | 26,366 | 47.49 | +5.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Naaykens | 24,818 | 44.70 | +16.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Emily Clark | 3,853 | 6.94 | –16.86 | ||||
| People's | Erik Holmes | 486 | 0.88 | –4.54 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 55,523 | 71.90 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,223 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –5.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Kildonan—St. Paul | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Raquel Dancho | 18,375 | 41.8 | -3.0 | $79,711.15 | |||
| Liberal | Mary-Jane Bennett | 12,934 | 29.4 | +1.5 | $30,391.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Emily Clark | 10,313 | 23.5 | +2.3 | $5,804.65 | |||
| People's | Sean Howe | 2,325 | 5.3 | +4.1 | $2,327.71 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,947 | 99.2 | – | $105,384.72 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 337 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,284 | 66.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,990 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.3 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Kildonan—St. Paul | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Raquel Dancho | 19,856 | 44.8 | +4.96 | $92,599.19 | |||
| Liberal | MaryAnn Mihychuk | 12,356 | 27.9 | -14.76 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Evan Krosney | 9,387 | 21.2 | +6.91 | none listed | |||
| Green | Rylan Reed | 1,777 | 4.0 | +2.22 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Martin Deck | 510 | 1.2 | – | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Spencer Katerynuk | 304 | 0.7 | -0.41 | $2,640.00 | |||
| Independent | Eduard Hiebert | 108 | 0.2 | -0.12 | $741.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,298 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||||
| Turnout | 44,520 | 67.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,719 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
Provincial
[edit]| 2016 Manitoba general election: Wolseley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Rob Altemeyer | 3,037 | 41.27 | -19.46 | $32,887.29 | |||
| Green | David Nickarz | 2,645 | 35.94 | +16.30 | $15,710.81 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Raquel Dancho | 945 | 12.84 | +0.64 | $7,262.81 | |||
| Liberal | Shandi Strong | 653 | 8.87 | +1.45 | $3,844.07 | |||
| Manitoba | Wayne Sturby | 79 | 1.07 | $1,094.12 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,359 | 98.92 | $39,244.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 80 | 1.08 | +0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,439 | 63.26 | +7.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,759 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -17.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[14][15] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Raquel Dancho is your voice in Ottawa". www.mpracqueldancho.ca. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ Birnie, Sheldon (October 21, 2019). "Dancho turns Kildonan-St. Paul blue". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- 1 2 3 Tumilty, Ryan (2020-01-16). "Rookies of Parliament Hill: New MP Raquel Dancho wants to fight for family". National Post. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ Dancho, Raquel (2020-04-08). "In my role as Shadow Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Youth for @CPC_HQ, I am reminded of the importance of working to end all forms of discrimination, especially for vulnerable youth. To them I say, we support you, we love you and we pray for your safety, health & happiness". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ Robertson, Dylan (2020-06-22). "MacKay leads O'Toole in Manitoba donations". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Erin O'Toole announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet". Conservative Party of Canada. 2021-11-09. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ↑ "SECU Public Safety and National Security - Thursday, March 24, 2022 - Occupation of Ottawa and the Federal Government's Response to Convoy Blockades". Global-Regulation. govtmonitor.com. 24 Mar 2022.
- ↑ "Very pleased to announce we're expecting our first child, November 2023". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
External links
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