Raquel Dancho | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament forKildonan—St. Paul | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | MaryAnn Mihychuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1990-04-16)April 16, 1990 (age 35) Beausejour,Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg,Manitoba |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Raquel DanchoMP (born April 16, 1990) is aCanadian politician who serves as themember of Parliament (MP) forKildonan—St. Paul,Manitoba. A member of theConservative Party, Dancho was elected following the2019 Canadian federal election.[1]
Dancho was raised in the town ofBeausejour, Manitoba.[2] She attendedMcGill University first as a business student before switching to political science.[2] Upon finishing her education, Dancho returned to Manitoba where she unsuccessfully sought a seat in theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba, after which she worked for several ministers inBrian Pallister's government.[2]
Dancho unsuccessfully contested the district ofWolseley for theProgressive Conservatives in the2016 provincial election.
Following the defeat of theConservatives in the2019 Canadian federal election in which she prevailed in the riding ofKildonan-St. Paul, she was appointed to theOfficial Opposition's Shadow Cabinet byAndrew Scheer, serving as Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth.[3]
Dancho supportedErin O'Toole in the2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election.[4]
In November 2021 she was appointed by O'Toole the ShadowMinister for Public Safety and vice-chair of theStanding Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU).[5]
On 25 February 2022 interim Conservative leaderCandice Bergen re-appointed Dancho the Shadow Minister for Public Safety.[6]
During theFreedom Convoy 2022 protests, Raquel opposed the Prime Minister's measures, which she sees as draconian and against fundamental freedoms. She also supports an end to mandates.
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.[7]
| 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 | |||||||
| Conservativenotional hold | Swing | –5.88 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.3 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +9.99 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 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 Democratichold | Swing | -17.88 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Manitoba[13][14] | ||||||||