# Daisy Wai

Daisy Wai is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Richmond Hill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, she was first elected in the 2018 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Reza Moridi by more than 10,000 votes.

## Early career

Wai is an entrepreneur who launched her Canadian business through the Prosper Canada's Self-Employment Benefit program. Wai went on to serve as a member of the Prosper Canada's board of directors.

## 2018 provincial election

Wai stated that her objective was to encourage and increase political involvement within the Chinese community.

## Community involvement

Wai is a former member of the York Regional Police Services Board and a former chairperson for the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce.

## Awards

Wai is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Golden and Diamond Memorial Medal, Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award, Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs Award, Town of Richmond Hill Volunteer Achievement Award and Canada 150 Women Award.

## Electoral record

2025 Ontario general election :
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | | | |
| | Liberal | Roozbeh Farhadi | | | |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Bhushan | | | |
| | Green | Alison Lam | | | |
| 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 | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 16,088 | 52.24 | +1.00 |
| | Liberal | Roozbeh Farhadi | 9,825 | 31.90 | +3.99 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Bhushan | 2,805 | 9.11 | −8.16 |
| | Green | Hasen Nicanfar | 917 | 2.98 | +0.10 |
| | New Blue | Les Hoffman | 535 | 1.74 | |
| | Ontario Party | Ramtin Biouckzadeh | 519 | 1.69 | |
| | Moderate | Olga Rykova | 107 | 0.35 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,796 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 222 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,018 | 36.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,148 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −1.49 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election: Richmond Hill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daisy Wai | 22,224 | 51.24 | +14.70 |
| | Liberal | Reza Moridi | 12,108 | 27.92 | -19.86 |
| | New Democratic | Marco Coletta | 7,490 | 17.27 | +6.30 |
| | Green | Walter Bauer | 1,248 | 2.88 | -0.26 |
| | Libertarian | Igor Bily | 301 | 0.69 | -0.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,371 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 444 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52.87% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 83,967 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain | Progressive Conservative gain | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||