# Ryan Turnbull (politician)

Ryan Turnbull MP (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian Liberal Party politician and social innovation consultant who was elected to represent the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

## Education and early career

Turnbull studied philosophy and applied ethics for 8 years earning both a Bachelor's Degree (with high honours) and a Master's Degree from Carleton University.
He has taught, developed curriculum and overseen research at a number of post-secondary institutions, including Carleton University, Sogang University, University of London (St. Georges Medical School), Ryerson University and Durham College. He has also taught business ethics and corporate social responsibility at Ted Rogers School of Business Management for several years.
Turnbull founded a management consulting company focused on social innovation and ethics. His company, Eco-Ethonomics Inc. has managed more than 350 projects focused on employing social innovation methods to addressing complex and systemic problems like systemic poverty, racism, and gender equality.

## Political career

A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Turnbull sits on the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
Turnbull previously sat on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. During this time he participated in filibusters against investigations into WE Charity scandal and the Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections
Turnbull is also the chair of the Social Innovation Caucus, which is responsible for helping to build social enterprises—businesses that are owned by a nonprofit organization, and are directly involved in the production and/or selling of goods and services for the blended purpose of generating income and achieving social, cultural, and/or environmental aims.
On September 16, 2023 Turnbull was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Whitby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ryan Turnbull | 27,375 | 44.1 | +0.4 | $89,015.09 |
| | Conservative | Maleeha Shahid | 22,271 | 35.9 | +0.4 | $105,175.68 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Dias | 8,766 | 14.1 | ±0.0 | $13,630.16 |
| | People's | Thomas Androvic | 2,682 | 4.3 | +3.1 | $5,881.18 |
| | Green | Johannes Kotilainen | 972 | 1.6 | -3.8 | $3,254.22 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,066 | – | – | $127,815.88 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 332 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,398 | 61.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 101,465 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Whitby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ryan Turnbull | 30,182 | 43.7 | -1.25 | $90,618.58 |
| | Conservative | Todd McCarthy | 24,564 | 35.5 | -6.59 | $114,623.57 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Dias | 9,760 | 14.1 | +3.75 | $6,319.41 |
| | Green | Paul Slavchenko | 3,735 | 5.4 | +3.23 | $28,189.54 |
| | People's | Mirko Pejic | 860 | 1.2 | | $3,185.65 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,101 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 415 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,516 | 70.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,190 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.67 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||