Raquel Dancho

Raquel Dancho
MP
Raquel Dancho MP
Member of Parliament; for Kildonan—St. Paul
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 21, 2019
Preceded by	MaryAnn Mihychuk
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1990 (age 34)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Scott Gurski (m. 2021)
Residence(s)	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma mater	McGill University

Raquel Dancho MP (born April 16, 1990) is a Canadian politician who serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba. A member of the Conservative Party, Dancho was elected following the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[1]

Early life

Dancho was raised in the town of Beausejour, Manitoba.^[2] She attended McGill 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 the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, after which she worked for several ministers in Brian Pallister's government.^[2]

Political career

Dancho unsuccessfully contested the district of Wolseley for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2016 provincial election.

In 43rd Canadian Parliament

Following the defeat of the Conservatives in the 2019 Canadian federal election in which she prevailed in the riding of Kildonan-St. Paul, she was appointed to the Official Opposition's Shadow Cabinet by Andrew Scheer, serving as Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth.^[3]

Dancho supported Erin O'Toole in the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election.^[4]

In November 2021 she was appointed by O'Toole the Shadow Minister for Public Safety and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU).^[5]

In 44th Canadian Parliament

On 25 February 2022 interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen re-appointed Dancho the Shadow Minister for Public Safety.^[6]

During the Freedom 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.

Personal life

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]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 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
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.3
Source: Elections Canada^[8]

v t e 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
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.99
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]

Provincial

v t e 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 Democratic hold		Swing		-17.88
Source: Elections Manitoba^[11]^[12]

References

^ Birnie, Sheldon (October 21, 2019). "Dancho turns Kildonan-St. Paul blue". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tumilty, Ryan (2020-01-16). "Rookies of Parliament Hill: New MP Raquel Dancho wants to fight for family". National Post. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
^ Dancho, Raquel (2020-04-08). "In my role as Shadow Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Youth for @CPC_HQ, I am reminded of the importance of working to end all forms of discrimination, especially for vulnerable youth. To them I say, we support you, we love you and we pray for your safety, health & happiness". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
^ Robertson, Dylan (2020-06-22). "MacKay leads O'Toole in Manitoba donations". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
^ "Erin O'Toole announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet". Conservative Party of Canada. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ "SECU Public Safety and National Security - Thursday, March 24, 2022 - Occupation of Ottawa and the Federal Government's Response to Convoy Blockades". Global-Regulation. govtmonitor.com. 24 Mar 2022.
^ "Very pleased to announce we're expecting our first child, November 2023". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 18, 2023.
^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

External links

Raquel Dancho – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] Birnie, Sheldon (October 21, 2019). "Dancho turns Kildonan-St. Paul blue". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

[:0-2] Tumilty, Ryan (2020-01-16). "Rookies of Parliament Hill: New MP Raquel Dancho wants to fight for family". National Post. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[3] Dancho, Raquel (2020-04-08). "In my role as Shadow Minister of Diversity, Inclusion & Youth for @CPC_HQ, I am reminded of the importance of working to end all forms of discrimination, especially for vulnerable youth. To them I say, we support you, we love you and we pray for your safety, health & happiness". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[4] Robertson, Dylan (2020-06-22). "MacKay leads O'Toole in Manitoba donations". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[eosc-5] "Erin O'Toole announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet". Conservative Party of Canada. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[gmgr-6] "SECU Public Safety and National Security - Thursday, March 24, 2022 - Occupation of Ottawa and the Federal Government's Response to Convoy Blockades". Global-Regulation. govtmonitor.com. 24 Mar 2022.

[7] "Very pleased to announce we're expecting our first child, November 2023". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[8] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[9] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[10] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[11] "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[12] "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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