Lisa Hepfner MP (born 1971)[2] is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Hamilton Mountain in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3][4] Prior to her election to the House of Commons, she was a television news journalist for CHCH News.[5]
In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, she endorsed Karina Gould.[6]
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Hamilton Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lisa Hepfner | 16,547 | 34.1 | +3.8 | $53,627.84 | |||
| New Democratic | Malcolm Allen | 15,712 | 32.4 | -3.7 | $93,599.93 | |||
| Conservative | Al Miles | 11,838 | 24.4 | -1.1 | $50,535.87 | |||
| People's | Chelsey Taylor | 3,097 | 6.4 | +5.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Dave Urquhart | 974 | 2.0 | -3.9 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jim Enos | 336 | 0.7 | +0.1 | $500.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,460 | 99.1 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 419 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,879 | 60.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,647 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +3.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Liberal lead inches upwards in close Hamilton Mountain race, but mail-in ballot count continues". The Hamilton Spectator. September 21, 2021. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Hamilton Mountain's Liberal party candidate Lisa Hepfner". The Hamilton Spectator. August 27, 2021. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Craggs, Samantha (September 22, 2021). "NDPer Malcolm Allen concedes, Liberal Lisa Hepfner becomes new Hamilton Mountain MP". CBC News. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Hepfner - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Werner, Kevin (August 3, 2021). "CHCH journalist Lisa Hepfner says she will seek Hamilton Mountain federal Liberal nomination". Toronto.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Hepfner, Lisa (January 16, 2025). "I'll be a panelist on @CTV_PowerPlay today at 5pm, talking about why I believe @karinagould is the best choice to lead the @liberal_party". X.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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