Randy Boissonnault

Randy Boissonnault MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Laurie Hawn
Personal details
Born	(1970-07-14) July 14, 1970 Morinville, Alberta
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Management Consultant

Randy Boissonnault, MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.

He is one of six LGBT MPs serving in the 42nd Canadian Parliament, alongside Scott Brison, Rob Oliphant, Seamus O'Regan, Randall Garrison and Sheri Benson.

Early life

Boissonnault was born in the Franco-Albertan town of Morinville, Alberta on July 14, 1970. From a young age, Boissonnault had a political drive, serving as class treasurer for his grade 5 class at at George P. Vanier School in Morinville, to student council president two years running at George H. Primeau High School, to president of the University of Alberta Student Union in his fourth year of university.

After graduating from the University of Alberta, Boissonault studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He subsequently worked as a lecturer at the University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean and as a journalist and political commentator for Radio-Canada and Les Affaires.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015: Edmonton Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Randy Boissonnault	19,902	37.19	+13.46	–
	Conservative	James Cumming	18,703	34.95	-11.25	–
	New Democratic	Gil McGowan	13,084	24.45	-1.37	–
	Green	David Parker	1,403	2.62	-0.94	–
	Rhinoceros	Steven Stauffer	257	0.48	–	–
	Independent	Kat Yaki	163	0.30	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,512	100.00		$210,254.07
Total rejected ballots			234	0.44	–
Turnout			53,746	68.79	–
Eligible voters			78,131
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+12.35
Source: Elections Canada