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John Brassard 
Summary
John Brassard MP (born May 11, 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Barrie—Innisfil in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. Brassard is a former firefighter.[2]
John Brassard | |
|---|---|
 Brassard in 2019 | |
| Deputy Opposition Whip | |
| Assumed office August 29, 2017 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer Erin O’Toole Pierre Poilievre |
| Preceded by | Dave MacKenzie |
| Opposition House Leader | |
| In office February 4, 2022 – September 12, 2022 | |
| Leader | Candice Bergen |
| Preceded by | Gérard Deltell |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Scheer |
| Member of Parliament for Barrie—Innisfil | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs | |
| In office October 16, 2016 – August 29, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alupa Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Steven Blaney |
| Barrie City Councillor | |
| In office November 13, 2006 – November 2, 2015 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Steve Trotter |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Prince |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1964 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Barrie, Ontario[1] |
Political career edit
Barrie City Council (to 2015) edit
Brassard is a former city councillor for the Barrie City Council.[2]
Federal Member of Parliament (2015-present) edit
Brassard was re-elected to represent the same riding at the 43rd Canadian Parliament as well as the 44th Canadian Parliament.[3]
Brassard occupied the position Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition in the 42nd and 43rd Commons, in addition to various Committee roles.[3]
On February 5, 2022 he was appointed Opposition House Leader by new interim Leader of the Conservative Party Candice Bergen.[4]
Electoral record edit
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Brassard | 25,234 | 47.67 | +3.87 | $85,518.18 | |||
| Liberal | Lisa-Marie Wilson | 15,292 | 28.89 | -0.38 | $20,446.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Aleesha Gostkowski | 8,349 | 15.77 | -0.60 | $7,141.50 | |||
| People's | Corrado Brancato | 4,060 | 7.67 | +5.80 | $5,417.54 | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,935 | 99.19 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 433 | 0.81 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 53,368 | 59.16 | -3.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,212 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Brassard | 23,765 | 43.80 | -2.61 | $67,066.96 | |||
| Liberal | Lisa-Marie Wilson | 15,879 | 29.27 | -7.84 | $25,221.89 | |||
| New Democratic | Pekka Reinio | 8,880 | 16.37 | +4.59 | $12,185.72 | |||
| Green | Bonnie North | 4,716 | 8.69 | +4.66 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Stephanie Robinson | 1,013 | 1.87 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,253 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 376 | 0.69 | +0.31 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,629 | 62.77 | -1.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,025 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.61 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Brassard | 22,901 | 46.41 | −14.85 | $152,037.98 | |||
| Liberal | Colin Wilson | 18,308 | 37.11 | +24.59 | $45,769.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Myrna Clark | 5,812 | 11.78 | −8.49 | $20,283.99 | |||
| Green | Bonnie North | 1,991 | 4.04 | −1.28 | $11,907.65 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Gary Nail | 199 | 0.40 | – | $512.25 | |||
| Canadian Action | Jeff Sakula | 130 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,341 | 99.62 | $209,977.36 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.38 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,528 | 64.06 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,320 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.72 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Conservative John Brassard wins riding of Barrie-Innisfil". 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Members of Parliament -> John Brassard". Parliament of Canada. House of Commons. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Barrie MP John Brassard appointed new role in parliament". Barrie. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links edit
- John Brassard – Parliament of Canada biography