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Liberal

Chris Malette

LiberalBay of QuinteOntario
119Votes Cast
20Speeches
0Bills Sponsored
Background
Family
Married to Sandi Wight, two daughters
Career
Journalist, editor, and photographer for 36 years, primarily for The Belleville Intelligencer, retiring in 2013
Political Experience
Municipal councillor for Belleville, Ontario from 2018 to 2025, elected MP for Bay of Quinte in 2025
Notable
Appointed to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence in June 2025
Committee Memberships
Environment and Sustainable Development(ENVI)
Member
National Defence(NDDN)
Member
Where Chris Stands

Where Chris falls on key policy spectrums

They vote

Your Money

Taxes & Government SpendingBusiness & Worker RulesEnergy & the Economy

People & Society

HealthcareImmigrationIndigenous PeoplesIdentity & Human RightsEducation & ChildcareDrug Policy

How We're Governed

National Security & DefencePolitical & Electoral ReformCrime & Public SafetyFirearms

Land & Community

Environment, Climate & ResourcesHousing & Cost of LivingRural Communities & Culture
They vote
Riding
House Seat
2025 Election Results — Bay of Quinte

Ryan Williams won with 29,130 votes (44.7%)

Chris Malette(Liberal)32,846 (50.4%)
Ryan Williams(Conservative)29,130 (44.7%)
Kate Crothers(NDP-New Democratic Party)2,373 (3.6%)
Erica Charlton(Green Party)833 (1.3%)

Total votes cast: 65,182

How does Chris Malette's voting record line up with your values?

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Recent Activity
May 6, 2026
YeaThe House of Commons wants the government to help Canadian manufacturing businesses hurt by new U.S. tariffs.
May 6, 2026
YeaThis vote is about agreeing with a plan to create a proposed law that puts parts of the 2025 budget into action.
May 6, 2026
DebateSport

Mr. Speaker, as a proud life member of the Belleville Bulldogs rugby club, I know first-hand the value of amateur sport in building confidence, discipline and strong communities. That is why I welcome the spring economic update's generational investment in Canadian sport: $755 million over five years and $118 million going forward to strengthen sport funding across Canada. In my recent meeting

May 5, 2026
NayThis vote was about removing a section from a proposed law that changes the rules for the military.
May 5, 2026
YeaBill C-11 would change the rules for the military and other laws, with some updates.
May 5, 2026
NayThis proposed law, Bill C-11, makes changes to the rules for the military, and this vote is about changing part of it.
May 5, 2026
YeaBill C-11: This proposed law would change the rules for the military, and this vote was about removing some lines from page 8.
May 5, 2026
YeaThis is a change to Bill C-11 that would rewrite part of the proposed law about the military, from page 5 to page 7.
May 5, 2026
NayBill C-11: This change would remove the short title (nickname) of the proposed law.
May 5, 2026
NayThis vote was about removing a section from a proposed law that changes the rules for the military.
May 5, 2026
YeaThis is a change to Bill C-11 that would affect the rules for the military.
May 4, 2026
YeaBill C-11: This vote is about limiting how long the House of Commons can talk about changes to the laws for National Defence.
May 4, 2026
NayThe House asks the government to stop its plan to create a $25 billion fund using borrowed money, because it will cause inflation and benefit political insiders instead of helping regular Canadians.
Apr 29, 2026
YeaThis vote is about agreeing with a plan to create a proposed law that puts parts of the spring economic update into action.
Apr 29, 2026
CommitteeNDDN Meeting 34

Monsieur Villandré, I understand that there are 5,000 new units to be built in your community to house more military personnel. Can you tell me roughly how much the taxation would be on 5,000 new homes?

Apr 29, 2026
CommitteeNDDN Meeting 34

Thank you to the witnesses. I'm sorry, but I don't speak French very well. I will be asking my questions in English. Mayor Perreault, I understand that there will be 1,100 units of housing built on the base in the near future. Do you have any suggestions on how municipalities and the federal government could work together better in future in these cases where there is contamination? I believe

Apr 29, 2026
CommitteeNDDN Meeting 34

Of course, the $1.7 million for the UXO cleanup is in that formula as well.

Apr 29, 2026
CommitteeNDDN Meeting 34

Okay.

Apr 27, 2026
NayThis vote is about changing the rules for how committees are formed in Parliament, specifically the Public Accounts committee will have 9 members: 4 Liberals, 4 Conservatives, and 1 from the Bloc Québécois.
Apr 27, 2026
YeaStop the discussion from being put off to another day.