Tim Louis MP (born 1969) is a Canadian Liberal politician and musician first elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Kitchener—Conestoga during the 2019 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent Harold Albrecht.
[1] After graduation Louis pursued further study in elementary education and, at the same time, a music career, playing with an Italian wedding band and a touring rock and roll band, Soul Engines, that opened for bands including Hootie and the Blowfish but whose debut album produced by Teo Macero was scuttled when its independent label folded.
He toured with Canadian country music artists including Lace and Jamie Warren, with whom he won a 2002 SOCAN Songwriter of the Year award for the single Sunny Day in the Park,[5] and later recorded a series of jazz albums including Til it be Tomorrow (2006), Untrue (2009), Snowflakes in Bloom (2010), Snapshots (2012), and Bittersweet (2019).
[9] In 2015, Louis ran unsuccessfully against Conservative incumbent Harold Albrecht, who had held the seat since 2006.
During the following election, in 2019, Louis unseated Albrecht, but was not confirmed as the winner in his electoral district until the next morning.