Deb Schulte
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Female
The details
Biography
Introduction
Deborah "Deb" Schulte, MP (born c. 1960) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to represent the riding of King—Vaughan in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015. A graduate of Princeton University, Schulte has a degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Background
From 2010-2014, she served as a Local and Regional Councillor for the City of Vaughan, Ontario, serving on both Vaughan City Council and York Regional Council. Prior to entering politics, Schulte worked for Bombardier Aerospace in management for twenty-two years. Prior to entering politics, she was a well-known community activist. She lives in Vaughan with her husband Dave, their two sons, Daniel and Derek.
Electoral record
Federal elections
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Deb Schulte | 25,938 | 47.40 | +19.90 | – | |||
| Conservative | Konstantin Toubis | 24,170 | 44.17 | -12.95 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Natalie Rizzo | 3,571 | 6.53 | -5.78 | – | |||
| Green | Ann Raney | 1,037 | 1.90 | -0.84 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,716 | 100.00 | $221,143.16 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,550 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
Municipal elections
| 2014 Vaughan election, Local & Regional Councillor | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Di Biase (incumbent) | 29 296 | 0.00 |
| Mario Ferri | 27 647 | 0.00 |
| Gino Rosati (incumbent) | 26 283 | 0.00 |
| Deb Schulte (incumbent) | 22 206 | 0.00 |
| Richard T. Lorello | 12 577 | 0.00 |
| Carrie Liddy | 9 602 | 0.00 |
| Max Power | 6 668 | 0.00 |
| 2010 Vaughan election, Local & Regional Councillor | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gino Rosati (incumbent) | 21 284 | 12.65 |
| Michael DiBiase | 20 668 | 12.29 |
| Deb Schulte | 20 593 | 12.24 |
| Mario Ferri (incumbent) | 20 149 | 11.98 |
| Robert Craig | 18 361 | 10.92 |
| Joyce Frustaglio (incumbent) | 18 331 | 10.90 |
| Richard T. Lorello | 16 183 | 9.62 |
| Joanna Cacciola-Lionti | 8 828 | 5.25 |
| Domenic De Luca | 8 188 | 4.87 |
| John R. Harvey | 5 336 | 3.17 |
| Carrie Liddy | 4 886 | 2.90 |
| Mario Di Nardo | 4 147 | 2.47 |
| Krystof Klabouch | 1 243 | 0.74 |
| 2006 Vaughan election, Ward 2 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Carella (incumbent) | 6 359 | 43.6 |
| Frank Cipollone | 3 786 | 25.9 |
| Deb Schulte | 2 751 | 18.9 |
| Aurelio E. Acquaviva | 907 | 6.2 |
| Mario Di Nardo | 486 | 3.3 |
| Paul Donofrio | 291 | 2.0 |