Dan Ruimy

Dan Ruimy
Mayor of Maple Ridge
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 1, 2022
Preceded byMike Morden
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
In office
February 16, 2016 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byDavid Sweet
Member of Parliament
for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRandy Kamp
Succeeded byMarc Dalton
Personal details
Born1962
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal (federal)
A Better Maple Ridge (municipal)
ResidenceMaple Ridge, British Columbia
ProfessionSmall Business Owner; Politician

Daniel Ruimy is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2015 federal election until his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1][2] He was elected Mayor of Maple Ridge in 2022.

Early life

Ruimy was born in Montreal in 1962. He has Jewish ancestry.[3] His parents Andre and Jacqueline Ruimy ran Cantor's Bakery in Côte-des-Neiges and a grocery store at Habitat 67.[4]

After 27 years working for various food and beverage companies, Ruimy settled in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, where he opened a book cafe.[4]

Politics

Ruimy was elected as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge in the 2015 Canadian federal election. After being sworn in as an MP, Ruimy said that his major priorities involved "homelessness, affordable housing, helping struggling seniors, and providing assistance to youth trying to find jobs".[4]

He served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology and sat on the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Ruimy was elected as mayor of Maple Ridge in 2022.

Electoral record

2022 Maple Ridge mayoral election
Party Mayoral candidate Votes %
  A Better Maple Ridge Dan Ruimy 6,306 43.88
  Maple Ridge First Mike Morden (X) 4,321 30.07
  Independent Corisa Bell 2,799 19.48
  Independent Darleen Bernard 600 4.17
  Independent Jacques Blackstone 346 2.41
2019 Canadian federal election: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Marc Dalton 19,650 36.23 +4.84 $89,237.08
Liberal Dan Ruimy 16,125 29.73 -4.15 none listed
New Democratic John Mogk 12,958 23.89 -5.73 $24,526.92
Green Ariane Jaschke 4,332 7.99 +3.77 $3,184.96
People's Bryton Cherrier 698 1.29 – none listed
Independent Steve Ranta 468 0.86 -0.00 $969.02
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,231 99.45
Total rejected ballots 298 0.55 +0.32
Turnout 54,529 67.74 -4.22
Eligible voters 80,494
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.50
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Dan Ruimy 17,673 33.89 +28.51 $19,154.65
Conservative Mike Murray 16,373 31.40 -23.45 $104,478.03
New Democratic Bob D'Eith 15,450 29.63 -5.26 $52,306.94
Green Peter Tam 2,202 4.22 -0.66 $5,078.59
Independent Steve Ranta 252 0.87 – $1,613.03
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,150 99.77   $204,873.50
Total rejected ballots 121 0.23 –
Turnout 52,271 71.96 –
Eligible voters 72,635
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.98
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Liberals take Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge - NEWS 1130".
  2. ^ "Coffee shop owner runs as Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Liberal candidate". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ^ "Dan Ruimy". 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Kramer, Lauren (22 December 2015). "B.C. JEWISH MP ENJOYS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates