Mike Morrice

Not to be confused with the British Columbia politician Mike Morris.

Michael Morrice (born July 22, 1984) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kitchener Centre from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Green Party, Morrice was elected to the House of Commons in the 2021 federal election, becoming the party's first MP elected in Ontario and the second elected outside of British Columbia.

Mike Morrice
Michael Morrice
Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre
In office September 20, 2021 – March 23, 2025
Preceded by	Raj Saini
Succeeded by	Kelly DeRidder
Personal details
Born	Michael Morrice (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 41)
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Green
Residence(s)	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Wilfrid Laurier University
Occupation	Entrepreneur

Early life and career

Morrice grew up on Montreal's West Island until 1997 when his family relocated to Newmarket, Ontario. In 2003 he enrolled at Wilfrid Laurier University where he received a dual degree in business and computer electronics.^[1][2] Following his university studies, Morrice focused on green ventures and sustainable economics; he founded Sustainable Waterloo Region in 2008 and later Green Economy Canada in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

Morrice was selected as the Green Party's candidate in the 2019 federal election for Kitchener Centre.^[1] Morrice lost to incumbent Liberal MP Raj Saini, but increased the Green Party's vote share from 3 per cent to 26 per cent. Morrice later revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer during his 2019 campaign.^[3][4][5]

2021 election

While serving an eight-month term as a social entrepreneur in residence at Wilfrid Laurier University, Morrice took leave from his position to run in the 2021 federal election, again running against Saini.^[6] Saini ended his campaign after multiple accusations of sexual harassment from staffers became public (though he remained on the ballot because his withdrawal occurred after the candidate nomination deadline) and prominent Liberals in the region endorsed Morrice's candidacy.^[6] Morrice was elected to Parliament with 34 per cent of the vote, making him the first Green MP to be elected in Ontario; the party's only other MP elected in 2021 was its former and future leader Elizabeth May.^[7][8]

2025

On April 28, 2025, Morrice, who was one of two Green Party MPs in the House of Commons of Canada, was narrowly ousted from the Kitchener Centre, Ontario riding in the 2025 federal election after losing to Conservative challenger Kelly DeRidder.^[9]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kelly DeRidder	20,217	34.22	+9.38
	Green	Mike Morrice	19,859	33.62	+0.25
	Liberal	Brian Adeba	17,298	29.28	+11.92
	New Democratic	Heather Zaleski	1,157	1.96	–15.54
	People's	Wasai Rahimi	334	0.57	–6.08
	Animal Protection	Ellen Papenburg	111	0.19	–0.09
	United	Margaretha Dyck	98	0.17	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			59,074	68.78
Eligible voters			85,885
	Conservative notional gain from Green		Swing		+4.57
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Mike Morrice	17,872	34.9	+8.9	$110,414.01
	Conservative	Mary Henein Thorn	12,537	24.5	+0.5	$71,022.32
	New Democratic	Beisan Zubi	8,938	17.5	+6.2	$43,723.62
	Liberal	Raj Saini[a]	8,297	16.2	-20.5	$70,160.14
	People's	Diane Boskovic	3,381	6.6	+4.7	$2,346.29
	Animal Protection	Ellen Papenburg	154	0.3	+0	$8,074.38
Total valid votes/expense limit			51,179	98.81	-0.36	$112,017.63
Total rejected ballots			525	1.02	+0.19
Turnout			51,275	62.41	–
Eligible voters			82,159	–	–
	Green gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.28
Source: Elections Canada[13]

1. Saini withdrew his candidacy, but after closure of nominations, so remained listed as the Liberal candidate on the ballot.

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Kitchener Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Raj Saini	20,316	36.69	-12.09	$71,251.01
	Green	Mike Morrice	14,394	25.99	+22.94	$72,289.70
	Conservative	Stephen Woodworth	13,191	23.82	-6.54	$86,969.26
	New Democratic	Andrew Moraga	6,238	11.27	-5.34	$15,354.69
	People's	Patrick Bernier	1,033	1.87	–	none listed
	Animal Protection	Ellen Papenburg	202	0.36	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,374	99.17	-0.28
Total rejected ballots			465	0.83	+0.28
Turnout			55,839	66.57	-0.93
Eligible voters			83,884	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-17.52
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]

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