# Kenny Chiu

Kenny Chiu (Chinese: 趙錦榮; born 1965) is a Canadian former politician who was elected to represent the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.
Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hong Kong, and studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee. He ran in the 2015 federal election for Steveston—Richmond East and was defeated by Joe Peschisolido. He ran again in 2019, this time defeating Peschisolido.
He lost to the Liberal candidate, Parm Bains, in the 2021 federal election. He was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored disinformation campaign against him contributing to his defeat. A report by Global Affairs Canada stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the China News Service.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Parm Bains | 16,543 | 42.47 | +7.36 | $107,393.91 |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 13,066 | 33.55 | –8.11 | $88,909.23 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Trovato | 7,525 | 19.32 | +4.25 | $9,430.58 |
| | People's | Jennifer Singh | 955 | 2.45 | – | $2,482.99 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 860 | 2.21 | –4.87 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limits | Total valid votes/expense limits | Total valid votes/expense limits | 38,949 | 100.00 | – | $108,448.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 363 | 0.92 | –0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,312 | 52.77 | –4.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,503 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 17,478 | 41.66 | +3.19 | $98,603.15 |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 14,731 | 35.11 | -9.97 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Jaeden Dela Torre | 6,321 | 15.07 | +2.93 | $2,143.97 |
| | Green | Nicole Iaci | 2,972 | 7.08 | +3.41 | none listed |
| | Independent | Ping Chan | 449 | 1.07 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,951 | 98.98 | – | 105,107.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 431 | 1.02 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,382 | 56.94 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,428 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.58 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 19,486 | 45.08 | +26.48 | $76,684.16 |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 16,630 | 38.47 | -15.44 | $152,116.66 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Stewart | 5,248 | 12.14 | -10.68 | $12,292.51 |
| | Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,587 | 3.67 | -0.46 | $1,891.69 |
| | Libertarian | Matthew Swanston | 274 | 0.63 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,225 | 99.34 | | $204,726.35 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.66 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,512 | 60.25 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,225 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +20.96 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||