Kenny Chiu ( zh, t=趙錦榮; born 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the

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from 2019 to 2021 as a member of the

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Background

Chiu immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hong Kong, and studied computer science at the

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. In 2011, he was elected as a Richmond school board trustee.

Political career

Chiu ran as the

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candidate in the 2015 federal election for the riding of Steveston—Richmond East and was defeated by the

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candidate,

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. He ran again in the 2019 election, this time defeating Peschisolido. In the 2021 federal election, Chiu lost to the Liberal candidate,

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. He was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored

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campaign against him contributing to his defeat. A report by

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stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the

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Electoral record

References

1965 births Living people 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Conservative Party of Canada MPs Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Richmond, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MP-stub