Patrick Weiler
Patrick B. Weiler MP (born April 30, 1986) is a Canadian politician and former lawyer. He is a member of the Liberal Party and has represented the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2019 Canadian federal election. He was re-elected in 2021 and 2025.
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| Patrick WeilerMP |
|---|
| Incumbent |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 |
| Pamela Goldsmith-Jones |
| (1986-04-30) April 30, 1986West Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Liberal Party of Canada |
| McGill University (B.A.) University of British Columbia (J.D) |
| Lawyer |
Patrick B. Weiler MP (born April 30, 1986) is a Canadian politician and former lawyer. He is a member of the Liberal Party and has represented the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2019 Canadian federal election. He was re-elected in 2021 and 2025.
Weiler was born in West Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in both West Vancouver and Sechelt. His father is Joe Weiler, a UBC law professor, and his mother is Beverly Tanchak, a former Sechelt municipal councillor.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of British Columbia.
Weiler's legal career focused on environmental and aboriginal law. His work included collaboration at the United Nations to improve the management of aquatic ecosystems. He also represented First Nations, municipalities, small businesses and non-profits on environmental and corporate legal matters.
Weiler entered federal politics in 2019 after incumbent Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones chose not to seek re-election. During the 2019 federal election he emphasized climate action and support for Canada’s international environmental commitments. He was elected with 34.9% of the vote.
In the 2021 federal election, Weiler was re-elected with 33.9% of the vote, defeating Conservative Party candidate John Weston, who had represented the riding from 2008 to 2015, and New Democratic Party candidate Avi Lewis, a filmmaker and political activist.
Weiler was again re-elected in the 2025 federal election, receiving with 59.7% of the vote, a 26.73% increase from his 2021 result.
As an MP, Weiler has announced significant investments from the federal government. This includes a $117 million investment for a proposed reservoir in Sechelt, led by the Shíshálh Nation in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Regional District. He has also announced a series of housing investments under the Housing Accelerator Fund in local municipalities, including Squamish, Whistler, Gibsons, Pemberton, and Bowen Island.
In November 2024, he joined several members of the Liberal caucus to call for a secret ballot to be held on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership. Following Chrystia Freeland's resignation from Cabinet in December 2024, Weiler publicly called for Trudeau to resign before the next election. Weiler subsequently endorsed Mark Carney in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
He was elected chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
Weiler has challenged his party's positions on several issues, including advocating for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war in November 2023, and supporting electoral reforms bills, such as Bill C-210 which would lower the voting age to 16.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Patrick Weiler | 38,384 | 59.74 | +26.69 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Roy | 21,181 | 32.97 | +3.83 | ||
| Green | Lauren Greenlaw | 2,205 | 3.43 | –3.37 | ||
| New Democratic | Jäger Rosenberg | 2,077 | 3.24 | –23.65 | ||
| People's | Peyman Askari | 308 | 0.48 | –3.28 | ||
| Rhinoceros | Gordon Jeffrey | 100 | 0.16 | +0.01 | ||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,247 | 99.60 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 64,506 | 71.54 | +6.67 | |||
| Eligible voters | 90,173 | |||||
| Population | 114,257 | |||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +11.48 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada |
| vte2021 Canadian federal election: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Patrick Weiler | 21,500 | 33.88 | -1.01 | $107,414.31 | |
| Conservative | John Weston | 19,062 | 30.04 | +3.33 | $123,189.13 | |
| New Democratic | Avi Lewis | 16,265 | 25.63 | +11.74 | $117,546.51 | |
| Green | Mike Simpson | 4,108 | 6.47 | -15.97 | $35,992.60 | |
| People's | Doug Bebb | 2,299 | 3.62 | +2.08 | $26,851.53 | |
| Rhinoceros | Gordon Jeffrey | 98 | 0.15 | -0.12 | $0.00 | |
| Independent | Chris MacGregor | 77 | 0.12 | $0.00 | ||
| Independent | Terry Grimwood | 50 | 0.08 | -0.16 | $0.00 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,459 | – | – | $131,270.20 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 279 | |||||
| Turnout | 64.6% | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,256 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.17 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada |
| vte2019 Canadian federal election: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Patrick Weiler | 22,673 | 34.89 | -19.73 | $117,192.92 | |
| Conservative | Gabrielle Loren | 17,359 | 26.71 | +0.52 | $110,144.62 | |
| Green | Dana Taylor | 14,579 | 22.44 | +13.55 | $61,513.07 | |
| New Democratic | Judith Wilson | 9,027 | 13.89 | +4.03 | $5,518.93 | |
| People's | Robert Douglas Bebb | 1,010 | 1.55 | $20,418.15 | ||
| Rhinoceros | Gordon Jeffrey | 173 | 0.27 | none listed | ||
| Independent | Terry Grimwood | 159 | 0.24 | $0.00 | ||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,980 | 99.49 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 335 | 0.51 | +0.25 | |||
| Turnout | 65,315 | 68.47 | -5.11 | |||
| Eligible voters | 95,395 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -10.12 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada |
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