- Randy Kamp
Infobox CanadianMP | name=Randy Kamp
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term_start=2004
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predecessor=Grant McNally
birth_date=birth date and age|1953|08|30
birth_place=Salmon Arm , BC
death_date=
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profession= Manager, Executive Assistant
party=Conservative
party colour=Conservative
religion=Baptist
residence=Maple Ridge , BC
riding=Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
portfolio=Fisheries and Oceans
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term_start2=June 28 ,2004
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predecessor2=
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spouse=Ruth Kamp|Randy Kamp, MP (born
August 30 ,1953 ) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding ofPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission .Born in
Salmon Arm, British Columbia , Kamp grew up inMaple Ridge ,British Columbia and graduated fromMaple Ridge Secondary School in 1971. He went on to complete a Bachelor's degree intheology atSimon Fraser University . He then studiedlinguistics at the graduate level. From 1985 to 1992, he and his family lived in thePhilippines where he was regional director for an organization doing linguistic work among minority language groups. Kamp has also worked as a department store manager and administrative pastor and has served on the board of directors for a number of non-profit groups.In 1997, Kamp was hired as the executive assistant to
Grant McNally , theMember of Parliament for theDewdney—Alouette riding from 1997 to 2004.When McNally retired, Kamp decided to run for Parliament, and was elected as the
Member of Parliament forPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission during the 2004 federal election. In his first term, Kamp was promoted to the position of Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries and Oceans on the Pacific Coast and was elected Chair of the Conservative Crystal Meth Task Force.On
January 23 ,2006 , Kamp was re-elected to the House of Commons. Shortly thereafter Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Kamp as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans,Loyola Hearn . He is also currently a member on the Standing Committee for Fisheries and Oceans.Kamp has been married to his wife Ruth for over thirty years, and they have three adult children and four grandchildren.
Election history
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style="width: 130px" |ConservativeRandy Kamp
align="right"|20,946
align="right"|40.18%
align="right"
align="right"|$76,400.47New Democratic Party Mike Bocking
align="right"|18,225
align="right"|34.96%
align="right"
align="right"|$62,086.56
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Liberal
Keith Henry
align="right"|10,556
align="right"|20.25%
align="right"
align="right"|$42,446.84
Green
Robert Hornsey
align="right"|1,694
align="right"|3.25%
align="right"
align="right"
Marijuana
Dan Banov
align="right"|327
align="right"|0.62%
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Independent
Erin Knipstrom
align="right"|277
align="right"|0.53%
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Marxist-Leninist
Frank Martin
align="right"|95
align="right"|0.18%
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|52,120!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|128!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|52,248!align="right"|64.1%!align="right"
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style="width: 130px" |ConservativeRandy Kamp
align="right"|18,490
align="right"|38.50%
align="right"
align="right"|$51,279New Democratic Party Mike Bocking
align="right"|15,693
align="right"|32.68%
align="right"
align="right"|$34,357
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Liberal
Blanche Juneau
align="right"|10,500
align="right"|21.86%
align="right"
align="right"|$14,179
Green
Tammy Lea Meyer
align="right"|2,535
align="right"|5.27%
align="right"
align="right"|$1,789
No affiliation
Scott Etches
align="right"|1,156
align="right"|1.66%
align="right"
align="right"|$707
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|48,016!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|125!align="right"|0.26%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|48,141!align="right"|62.29%!align="right"
!align="right"External links
* [http://www.randykamp.com Constituency Website]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=ccfa05f8-2114-48f1-9ff4-5434e3279acb&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada website]
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