Chad Collins (politician)

Chad Collins is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 federal election. He represents Hamilton East—Stoney Creek as a member of the Liberal Party.^[1]

Chad Collins MP
Collins in April 2024
Member of Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2021 (2021-09-20)
Preceded by	Bob Bratina
Hamilton City Councillor
In office 1995 – 25 September 2021
Preceded by	Dominic Agostino
Succeeded by	Russ Powers
Constituency	Ward 5
Personal details
Born	January 1971 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Parent	Shirley Collins
Residence(s)	Hamilton, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario, McMaster University
Occupation	Politician

Prior to being elected, Collins was a Hamilton, Ontario City Councillor. He was born and raised in Hamilton and attended Glendale Secondary School. He is married and has two children.^[2] He is the son of former Ontario provincial MPP Shirley Collins.^[3]

Chad Collins was first elected to Hamilton City Council in 1995 and served on council until 2021, when he became the Member of Parliament for Hamilton East - Stoney Creek.

Election results

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Chad Collins	18,358	36.9	-1.7	$78,670.69
	Conservative	Ned Kuruc	13,934	28.0	+2.8	$56,327.55
	New Democratic	Nick Milanovic	12,748	25.6	-3.0	$76,637.28
	People's	Mario Ricci	3,733	7.5	+5.4	$6,430.00
	Green	Larry Pattison	1,020	2.0	-3.6	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,793	99.0	+0.01	$114,317.99
Total rejected ballots			520	1.0
Turnout			50,313	59.3
Eligible voters			84,794
	Liberal hold		Swing		-2.3
Source: Elections Canada[4]

Candidates for the October 22, 2018 Hamilton, Ontario Ward 5 Councillor Election

Candidate		Popular vote			Expenditures
		Votes	%	±%
	Chad Collins(incumbent)	7,596	80.38%	+8.70	$12,016.03
	Juanita Maldonado	1,340	14.16%	-	$1,450.00
	Stewart Klazinga	526	5.56%	-	$1,724.35
Total votes		9,462
Registered voters		26,881	35.2%	+1.56%
1 These candidates did not submit official Financial Statements and are, therefore, ineligible to run in the 2022 Municipal election Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan. Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates"

Candidates for the October 27, 2014 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Five Councillor Election

Candidate		Popular vote			Expenditures
		Votes	%	±%
	Chad Collins(incumbent)	6,138	71.58%	+4.66%	$22,484.82
	David Brown	1,134	13.22%	–	$11,977.84
	George Rusich	1,133	13.21%	–	$4,305.38
	Larry Storm	170	1.98%	–	$453.27
Total votes		8,723	33.64%	−7.66%
Registered voters		25,929	100%
1 These candidates did not submit official Financial Statements and are, therefore, ineligible to run in the 2018 Municipal election Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan. Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates"Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "Liberal Chad Collins keeps Hamilton East—Stoney Creek red". Toronto Star. 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
2. Craggs, Samantha (2021-09-18). "Riding profile: Councillor, lawyer and 'regular guy' running in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek". CBC Hamilton. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
3. Craggs, Samantha (2016-02-12). "Chad Collins takes on Hamilton's affordable housing shortage". CBC Hamilton. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
4. "September 20, 2021 General Election Results: Hamilton East—Stoney Creek". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-12-30.

External links

• Chad Collins (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography