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Ryan Williams
MP
Ryan Williams MP
Member of Parliament; for Bay of Quinte
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Neil Ellis
Belleville City Councillor
	In office; December 1, 2018 – March 31, 2021
Constituency	Ward 1
Shadow cabinet posts
2021–2022	Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation
2022-2024	Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition
2024-present	Shadow Minister for International Trade and Competition
Personal details
Born	Ryan Richard Williams; January 23, 1979 (age 45); Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative (since 2021)
Spouse	Allyson Williams (m. 2009)
Relations	John Williams (father)
Children	3
Occupation	Politician

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

v t e 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]