Tyler Watt
Tyler Watt | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Nepean | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa MacLeod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1990 |
| Party | Ontario Liberal |
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| Website | www |
Tyler Watt MPP (born September 21, 1990) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the 2025 Ontario general election. He represents the electoral district of Nepean as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Watt, a registered nurse, is openly gay. He previously ran in the same district in the 2022 Ontario general election, losing narrowly to Lisa MacLeod, before winning the seat in 2025 after MacLeod retired from the legislature.
Personal life
Tyler grew up in Barrhaven, Nepean. Tyler attended John McCrae Secondary School before pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Trent University, and then his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Lawrence College in Kingston.
Electoral record
Watt is the current Liberal Party critic for Training, Colleges & University, Long Term Care.
| 2025 Ontario general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tyler Watt | 22,683 | 48.5 | +14.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Lewis | 17,962 | 38.4 | –0.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Max Blair | 4,116 | 8.8 | –10.5 | ||||
| Green | Sheilagh McLean | 887 | 1.9 | –2.0 | ||||
| New Blue | John Kovach | 485 | 1.0 | –1.2 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Carmen Charbonneau | 385 | 0.8 | –0.1 | ||||
| Independent | Peter Westaway | 223 | 0.5 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 45.5 | –0.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 102,744 | |||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Nepean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lisa MacLeod | 17,123 | 39.26 | –5.87 | $56,906 | |||
| Liberal | Tyler Watt | 15,029 | 34.46 | +14.85 | $68,470 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Double | 8,435 | 19.34 | –9.19 | $5,327 | |||
| Green | Kaitlyn Tremblay | 1,696 | 3.89 | –1.28 | $381 | |||
| New Blue | Kathleen Corriveau | 964 | 2.21 | – | $4,503 | |||
| Ontario Party | Bryan Emmerson | 370 | 0.85 | – | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,617 | 99.43 | – | $134,511 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 249 | 0.57 | –0.33 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,866 | 45.89 | –12.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 95,599 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –10.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Ontario Election 2025: Liberal Tyler Watt takes Nepean". Ottawa Citizen, February 27, 2025.
- ↑ Aaron D'Andrea, "Blood donation ban on men who have sex with men can end: Health Canada". Global News, April 28, 2022.
- ↑ James Bagnall, "Ontario election 2022: PC Lisa MacLeod secures win in Nepean". Ottawa Citizen, June 3, 2022.
- ↑ Tyler Watt, "Today I had the opportunity to participate in a guest panel for civics classes along with Councillor @davidhillbarrhaven and @ryanswellfoundation at John McRae Secondary School. Grateful to have had such thoughtful questions from the students and the chance to see some of my past teachers! #onpoli #onted". Tyler Watt, February 28, 2025.
- ↑ JTrent University, "Trent Alumni Shine in Ontario Election". Trent University, February 28, 2025.
- ↑ Darryn Davis, "Kingston college students protest free-tuition program cuts". Global News, February 5, 2019.
- ↑ "2022 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2022 General Election: Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
- ↑ Ontario. Chief Electoral Officer (2023). Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF) (Report). Elections Ontario.
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