Pam Damoff
Quick Facts
Biography
Pam Damoff (born 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Oakville North—Burlington in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Personal history
Pam Damoff was born in 1971. She attended the University of Western Ontario, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. She spent 27 years working in financial and investment banking positions and the last 11 year as a self-employed consultant, while she focused on the community. Damoff has lived in Oakville since 1992.
Political career
Damoff was elected to the Oakville Town Council representing Ward 2 in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. During her time on council, she served on the Oakville Public Library Board, the budget committee and the Oakville Tourism Partnership. She was recognized as an advocate for active transportation and better cycling infrastructure in Oakville. Damoff is the chair of Oakville’s Terry Fox Run and was the chair of the Oakville Santa Claus Parade.
Oakville Ward 6 councilor Max Khan was the initial Liberal Party candidate for Oakville North—Burlington in the 2015 federal election, but he died suddenly in March 2015, leaving a need to nominate a new candidate. Damoff announced her candidacy for the nomination on April 29, 2015, with the support of Khan's father. She subsequently secured the nomination, and won the following general election.
Damoff was named vice-chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in December 2015.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2015: Oakville North—Burlington | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Pam Damoff | 28,415 | 46.7 | +19.73 | – | |||
Conservative | Effie Triantafilopoulos | 26,342 | 43.3 | -10.86 | – | |||
New Democratic | Janice Best | 4,405 | 7.2 | -8.31 | – | |||
Green | Adnan Shahbaz | 968 | 1.6 | -1.5 | – | |||
Libertarian | David Clement | 666 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,796 | 100.0 | $222,022.86 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 272 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 61,068 | – | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 85,462 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada |