Ted Opitz Politician

Ted Opitz, CD (born August 25, 1961) is a Canadian politician and a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-Colonel who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Etobicoke Centre as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.He won by a margin of 26 votes over Liberal incumbent Borys Wrzesnewskyj in the initial count, triggering an automatic judicial recount. The recount ultimately confirmed his victory; but was later declared null and void on May 18, 2012 by a judge due to alleged irregularities in the voting registration process. However, Opitz appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada, which reversed the lower court's ruling and upheld the original election result on October 25, 2012.