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Karen Ludwig (born May 13, 1964) is a Canadian Liberal politician who represented the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 until her defeat in the 2019 federal election. She was the first woman to ever win in her riding.

In 2015, Ludwig beat conservative candidate John Williamson with 16,656 votes to Williamson's 14,625 votes. Ludwig won with 43.92% of the vote which was a 30.36% swing to the liberal side from the 2011 election.

In 2019, Ludwig lost to conservative candidate John Williamson with 10,110 votes compared to Williamson's 19,457.

Background
In 2009, Ludwig was nominated for the Allan P. Stuart Award for Excellence in Teaching at UNB, and in 2012 Ludwig was also presented with a Departmental Award in Teaching Excellence for her teaching of International Trade in their MBA Program.

Ludwig lives in St. Andrews, New Brunswick in her riding with her partner Andrew.[cited] She is also a mother of two children, a daughter and son.

Roles in the House of Commons

 * From 2015-2019, Ludwig was nominated as the Chair of the New Brunswick Caucus[cited].
 * From 2016-2017, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
 * From 2016-2019, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade.
 * From 2018-2019, Ludwig was elected twice as Vice-Chair of the Canada-US Inter Parliamentary Group.
 * From 2018-2019, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

To view all roles of MP Karen Ludwig, please visit OurCommons.ca.