Randy Boissonnault
Randy Boissonnault MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Laurie Hawn |
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Born | Morinville, Alberta |
July 14, 1970
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.[1] 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.[2]
Early life[edit]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Election results[edit]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
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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[5][6] |
References[edit]
- ^ http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/riding-profile-edmonton-centre
- ^ "Hedy Fry wins decisively as Liberals sweep Canada for majority". Daily Xtra, October 20, 2015.
- ^ Hicks, Graham. "Looking for the right individuals to represent us in Ottawa - Edmonton-Centre Liberal nominee Randy Boissonnault". Hicks on Biz. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ http://randyboissonnault.liberal.ca/biography/ Randy Boissonault - Biography - Liberal.ca
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Centre (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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