# Mike Harris Jr.

Mike Harris Jr. MPP (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In the 2024 Provincial Cabinet Shuffle Mike Harris was appointed Minister of Red Tape Reduction.
He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris. He is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.

## Political career

In the 2018 Ontario general election, Harris unsuccessfully stood to become the PC candidate in the district of Waterloo, losing to management consultant Dan Weber. Instead, Harris was chosen as the party's nominee in the district of Kitchener—Conestoga. At the time of his election in 2018, he was said to have "only recent expressed an interest in politics". Harris was reelected in the 2022 general election.

## Personal life

Harris lives in Kitchener with his wife Kim and their five children.

## Electoral record

vte2025 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Conestoga :
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | | | |
| | New Democratic | Jodi Szimanski | | | |
| | Green | Brayden Wagenaar | | | |
| | New Blue | Jim Karahalios | | | |
| | Ontario Party | Patrick Doucette | | | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
vte2022 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Conestoga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 15,045 | 40.03 | +0.45 | $97,578 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Meissner | 10,851 | 28.87 | −9.11 | $102,506 |
| | Liberal | Melanie Van Alphen | 6,590 | 17.53 | +3.49 | $13,807 |
| | Green | Nasir Abdulle | 2,315 | 6.16 | −0.48 | $0 |
| | New Blue | Jim Karahalios | 2,223 | 5.91 | | $68,446 |
| | Ontario Party | Elisabeth Perrin Snyder | 501 | 1.33 | | $0 |
| | Populist | Jason Adair | 64 | 0.17 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,589 | 99.38 | +1.28 | $108,331 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 234 | 0.62 | -1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,823 | 48.88 | -11.05 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,692 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.78 |
| 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. |||||||
2018 Ontario general election: Kitchener—Conestoga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Harris Jr. | 17,005 | 39.57 | +3.18 |
| | New Democratic | Kelly Dick | 16,319 | 37.97 | +16.78 |
| | Liberal | Joe Gowing | 6,035 | 14.04 | -19.30 |
| | Green | Bob Jonkman | 2,853 | 6.64 | -0.33 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel Benoy | 550 | 1.28 | -0.85 |
| | Consensus Ontario | Dan Holt | 212 | 0.49 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,974 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,712 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||