Khalil Ramal

Khalil Ramal (born c. 1960) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2011. Ramal ran unsuccessfully in the 2015 federal elections, but finished second to Irene Mathyssen of the rival New Democratic Party. He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of London in 2022, finishing second to Josh Morgan.

Khalil Ramal
Ontario MPP
In office
2003–2011
Preceded byFrank Mazzilli
Succeeded byTeresa Armstrong
ConstituencyLondon—Fanshawe
Personal details
Born1960 (age 62–63)
Lebanon
Political partyOntario Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
Residence(s)London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationTeacher, journalist

Background

Ramal has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and a Master of Arts degree in social politics from Lebanese University, and has received further diplomas in accounting and teaching. At the time of the 2003 election, he was pursuing a Ph.D. in social politics.

He arrived in Canada in 1989, after leaving war-ravaged Lebanon, and has worked as a teacher, journalist, and as a counsellor with physical and mentally disabled patients at the Oxford Regional Centre in Woodstock, Ontario. He also runs a small business, and has served as Vice President of the Orchard Farm Distribution Company.

Politics

Ramal was elected for London—Fanshawe in the 2003 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Irene Mathyssen and incumbent Progressive Conservative Frank Mazzilli in a close three-way race.[1]

On September 27, 2004, Ramal was named parliamentary assistant to Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

He was defeated in the 2011 provincial election.[2]

Ramal won the federal Liberal nomination for London—Fanshawe in 2015 but came in second to Irene Mathyssen of the rival New Democratic Party by a difference of around 3600 votes.[3]

In 2022, Ramal announced that he would run for mayor of London, Ontario during the 2022 London, Ontario municipal election.[4] Ramal was ultimately unsuccessful, losing to Josh Morgan who finished with 65% of the vote compared to 22% for Ramal.[5]

Electoral record

2022 London, Ontario mayoral election

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Josh Morgan46,28365.72
Khalil Ramal15,91222.59
Sandie Thomas2,2973.26
Sean O'Connell1,4322.03
Johanne Nichols1,3391.90
Daniel Jeffery8101.15
Brandon Ellis7471.06
Dan Lenart7431.05
Norman Robert Miles5360.76
Carlos Murray3290.47
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticIrene Mathyssen20,68437.78−12.06$90,397.33
LiberalKhalil Ramal17,21431.44+19.41$47,724.86
ConservativeSuzanna Dieleman14,89127.20−6.72$57,368.78
GreenMatthew Peloza1,6042.93−0.05$1,194.57
IndependentAli Hamadi3520.64–$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,74599.49 $224,287.69
Total rejected ballots 2830.51–
Turnout 55,02863.03–
Eligible voters 87,298
New Democratic hold Swing −15.74
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticTeresa Armstrong13,95340.77+14.53
LiberalKhalil Ramal9,67828.28-10.48
Progressive ConservativeCheryl Miller9,07526.52-0.95
GreenBassam Lazar8522.49-4.69
LibertarianTim Harnick3200.93
IndependentAli Hamadi1920.56
FreedomDave Durnin1550.45
Total valid votes 34,225 100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2180.63
Turnout 34,44345.82
Eligible voters 75,165
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +12.51
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalKhalil Ramal13,81438.8%+2.9%
Progressive ConservativeJim Chapman9,79027.5%-2.9%
New DemocraticStephen Maynard9,35126.2%-4.9%
GreenDaniel O'Neail2,5597.2%+5.7%
IndependentMa'in Sinan1290.4%
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalKhalil Ramal13,92035.9%0.8%
New DemocraticIrene Mathyssen12,05131.1%+6.4%
Progressive ConservativeFrank Mazzilli11,77730.4%-8.9%
GreenBryan Smith5681.5%+0.9%
FreedomMike Davidson4931.3%+0.5%

References
  1. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "London ridings: Canada Election 2015 results | CBC News".
  4. "Former Liberal MPP Khalil Ramal enters London, Ont. Mayoral race - London | Globalnews.ca".
  5. https://globalnews.ca/news/9223129/josh-morgan-elected-mayor-london-ont/
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London—Fanshawe, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapports des registres officiels - London—Fanshawe" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.