Dan Ruimy

Daniel Ruimy is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2015 federal election until his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[1][2] He was elected Mayor of Maple Ridge in 2022.

Dan Ruimy
Mayor of Maple Ridge
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1, 2022
Preceded by	Mike Morden
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
In office February 16, 2016 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	David Sweet
Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Randy Kamp
Succeeded by	Marc Dalton
Personal details
Born	1962 Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Liberal (federal) A Better Maple Ridge (municipal)
Residence	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Profession	Small Business Owner; Politician

Early life

Ruimy was born in Montreal in 1962. He has Jewish ancestry.^[3] His parents Andre and Jacqueline Ruimy ran Cantor's Bakery in Côte-des-Neiges and a grocery store at Habitat 67.^[4]

After 27 years working for various food and beverage companies, Ruimy settled in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, where he opened a book cafe.^[4]

Politics

Ruimy was elected as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge in the 2015 Canadian federal election. After being sworn in as an MP, Ruimy said that his major priorities involved "homelessness, affordable housing, helping struggling seniors, and providing assistance to youth trying to find jobs".^[4]

He served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology and sat on the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Ruimy was elected as mayor of Maple Ridge in 2022.

Electoral record

2022 Maple Ridge mayoral election

Party		Mayoral candidate	Votes	%
	A Better Maple Ridge	Dan Ruimy	6,306	43.88
	Maple Ridge First	Mike Morden (X)	4,321	30.07
	Independent	Corisa Bell	2,799	19.48
	Independent	Darleen Bernard	600	4.17
	Independent	Jacques Blackstone	346	2.41

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Marc Dalton	19,650	36.23	+4.84	$89,237.08
	Liberal	Dan Ruimy	16,125	29.73	-4.15	none listed
	New Democratic	John Mogk	12,958	23.89	-5.73	$24,526.92
	Green	Ariane Jaschke	4,332	7.99	+3.77	$3,184.96
	People's	Bryton Cherrier	698	1.29	–	none listed
	Independent	Steve Ranta	468	0.86	-0.00	$969.02
Total valid votes/expense limit			54,231	99.45
Total rejected ballots			298	0.55	+0.32
Turnout			54,529	67.74	-4.22
Eligible voters			80,494
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.50
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dan Ruimy	17,673	33.89	+28.51	$19,154.65
	Conservative	Mike Murray	16,373	31.40	-23.45	$104,478.03
	New Democratic	Bob D'Eith	15,450	29.63	-5.26	$52,306.94
	Green	Peter Tam	2,202	4.22	-0.66	$5,078.59
	Independent	Steve Ranta	252	0.87	–	$1,613.03
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,150	99.77		$204,873.50
Total rejected ballots			121	0.23	–
Turnout			52,271	71.96	–
Eligible voters			72,635
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+25.98
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]