John Nater
| John Nater MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Perth-Wellington |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Schellenberger |
| West Perth Municipal Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2014 |
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| Constituency | Mitchell Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983/1984 (age 31–32) West Perth, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Mitchell, Ontario |
John Nater (born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Perth-Wellington in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1]
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Biography[edit]
Born in Logan Township (now part of the Township of West Perth),[2] Nater later became a West Perth councillor in 2010–2014.[3] While attending Carleton University, he worked as a volunteer intern for MP Gary Schellenberger, and later became his special assistant.[3] He later became an executive assistant to MPP Randy Pettapiece.[2] He has also worked as a grievance analyst with the Correctional Service of Canada and policy analyst at the Treasury Board of Canada.[4]
Nater earned degrees as a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton in 2007,[5] as well as a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University in 2008.[4][6] Since 2012, he has worked as a Lecturer at King’s University College. When nominated to run for MP in November 2014, he was a PhD candidate at Western University in political science.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | John Nater | 22,255 | 43.0 | -11.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen McCotter | 19,420 | 37.5 | +19.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ethan Rabidoux | 7,756 | 15.0 | -6.3 | ||||
| Green | Nicole Ramsdale | 1,347 | 2.6 | -2.0 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 794 | 1.5 | -0.2 | ||||
| No affiliation | Roger Fuhr | 217 | 0.4 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,789 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,789 | 68.1% | +4.6% | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,097 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.5% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
Further reading[edit]
Academic[edit]
- Brock, Kathy L.; Burbidge, Matthew P.J.; Nater, John L. (2010). "13: A Resilient State: The Federal Public Service, Challenges, Paradoxes, and a New Vision for the Twenty-First Century". In Dunn, Christopher. The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration (2nd ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19542983-1.
- Spicer, Zachary; Nater, John L. (2013). "Legislative Dissent without Reprisal? An Alternative View of Speaker Selection". The Journal of Legislative Studies 19 (4): 505–525. doi:10.1080/13572334.2013.812356.
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberals, Conservatives divide London-area ridings". CTV London. October 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c Laura Cudworth (November 9, 2014). "Mitchell's John Nater ready to build campaign team for next federal election". Stratford Beacon-Herald.
- ^ a b Steve Rice (October 20, 2015). "Pupil takes over from teacher as local MP". Stratford Beacon-Herald.
- ^ a b "First off the mark". Stratford Beacon-Herald. September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Remembering Arthur Kroeger, 1932-2008". Carleton University.
- ^ "Keeping in Touch" (PDF). Queen's Alumni Review (Kingston: Queen's University) 89 (1): 37. 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Phd Students: John Nater". WesternU.ca. Department of Political Science, Western University.
