Melissa Lantsman

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2021 Canadian federal election: Thornhill
Melissa Lantsman
MP
Melissa Lantsman in the House of Commons - 2024.png
Lantsman in the House of Commons, 2024
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
September 13, 2022
Servingwith Tim Uppal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Melissa Lantsman 25,68751.3%-3.26%$105,101.06
Liberal Gary Gladstone18,16836.3%+0.88%$92,712.82
New Democratic Raz Razvi3,0416.1%-0.38%$4,940.19
People's Samuel Greenfield2,3224.6%–$9,751.81
Green Daniella Mikanovsky8441.7%-1.29%$0.00
Total valid votes / Expense limit 50,062 99.2 0.28 $114,997.02
Total rejected ballots 390 0.77 -0.31
Turnout 50,452 58.8 -4.82
Eligible voters 85,739 76.06% 0.66%
Conservative hold Swing -4.14
Source: Elections Canada [36]

Personal life

Lantsman is gay and was married in 2017. [37] She lives with severe Crohn's disease. [38]

She speaks English, French and Russian and is a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. [39] [40]

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