Hedy Fry of the Liberals wins 11th consecutive election in Vancouver riding | Daily Hive

Hedy Fry

Veteran Liberal Member of Parliament Hedy Fry has secured another term in office, winning re-election in Vancouver Centre in Canada’s 2025 federal election.

Fry, first elected in 1993, is Canada’s longest-serving female MP.

As of the time of writing, with 196 of 201 polls reporting, Fry has won 22,444 votes, and is trailed by Elaine Allan of the Conservative Party of Canada with 13,357 votes and Avi Lewis of the NDP with 5,379 votes.

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Her latest victory tonight extends a notable political career spanning over three decades, during which she has been a prominent advocate for health care, human rights, multiculturalism, and urban issues.

Her win comes as the Liberal Party of Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, is projected to form the next government, securing major victories across urban ridings nationally.

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In the 1993 election, Fry unseated Prime Minister Kim Campbell of the Progressive Conservatives in a historic upset.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Fry holds a master’s degree in English Literature from Oxford University and earned her medical degree with Honours from the Royal College of Surgeons.

She immigrated to Canada in 1970 and soon after began practicing family medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver. In addition to her medical career, Fry served as the head of several medical associations and was a host on the CBC television program Doctor, Doctor. She is also the mother of Vancouver city councillor Pete Fry.

Following the 2023 federal electoral district redistribution, based on 2021 census data, the boundaries of Vancouver Centre were redrawn. Areas in Kitsilano, Burrard Slopes, Fairview, and False Creek South were removed from the riding, while the vast majority of downtown Vancouver’s peninsula remained within its borders.

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