Brian Riddell

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Brian Riddell
MPP
Riddell in 2024
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Cambridge
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byBelinda Karahalios
Personal details
Born
Galt, Ontario, Canada.
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseSuzanne Riddell
Children2
Residence(s)Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
ProfessionSales Engineer-Photographer

Brian Riddell MPP is a Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Cambridge as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1][2]

He is a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Caucus and is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement. He served as the chair of the Social Policy Committee and is currently the standing chair of the Justice Policy Advisory Team.

Personal life

Born in Galt, Ontario, Brian Riddell has spent his entire life in Cambridge, where he has been an active member of the community. He has raised his two sons in the city, contributing to its growth and development both personally and professionally. He has served on various city committees and organizations in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, including the Art & Culture and Heritage committees. Brian, an avid baseball and ski race coach, has been involved with his community of Cambridge for over four decades.

Brian graduated from Southwood Secondary School before attending Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Chicago and Conestoga College. Before entering provincial politics, he was a professor at Conestoga College in the Creative Industries division. Before his tenure at Conestoga College, Brian held senior business management/engineering positions at Michelin Canada and Bridgestone Canada for over thirty years.

Political career

Brian Riddell was elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Cambridge in 2022. As part of his legislative work, he has focused on consumer protection, housing, and infrastructure. Riddell played a role in the Ontario government's decision to ban Notices of Security Interest (NOSIs)[3] in residential real estate, a financial mechanism that allowed certain businesses to place liens on homeowners’ properties, often without their clear understanding. The legislative move aimed to prevent predatory practices[4] that could lead to unexpected debt burdens for homeowners.[5]

Brian graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Chicago and Conestoga College. In his prior life, he was a professor at Conestoga College in the Creative Industries division. Before his tenure at Conestoga College, Brian held senior business management/engineering positions at Michelin Canada and Bridgestone Canada for over thirty years. He has served on various city committees and organizations in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, including the Art & Culture and Heritage committees.

Brian, an avid baseball and ski race coach, has been involved with his community of Cambridge for over four decades.

A business leader, entrepreneur visual communicator, aerial photographer, and flight reviewer for Transport Canada, he has travelled and studied over six continents, photographing the world's ever-changing, evolving environments. He specializes in the study of glaciology in Canada, Iceland, and Antarctica. His work has been exhibited worldwide, and he has received many accolades.

Electoral history

2025 Ontario general election: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBrian Riddell19,21043.66+6.63$79,790
LiberalRob Deutschmann15,13134.39+13.69$75,914
New DemocraticMarjorie Knight5,07411.53–10.66$10,959
GreenCarla Johnson2,5195.72–3.26$26,384
New BlueBelinda Karahalios2,0674.70–6.40$12,335
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,00199.44-0.08$155,491
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 2470.56+0.08
Turnout 44,24846.19+2.97
Eligible voters 95,786
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –3.5
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2022 Ontario general election: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBrian Riddell14,59037.03+0.06 †$84,737
New DemocraticMarjorie Knight8,74522.19−10.30$54,806
LiberalSurekha Shenoy8,15520.70−2.55$77,446
New BlueBelinda Karahalios4,37411.10-25.87 †$98,338
GreenCarla Johnson3,5378.98+2.71$14,902
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,40199.52+0.81$128,747
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 1900.48-0.81
Turnout 39,59143.22-11.95
Eligible voters 91,954
Progressive Conservative gain from New Blue Swing +5.18
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
  • † Belinda Karahalios ran as a member of the Progressive Conservative party in the 2018 election. The New Blue party did not exist in 2018, and the percentage loss for the New Blue party is based on the percentage personally lost as a candidate by Karahalios between elections.

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