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 | 1984 West Perth, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Justine Nater (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Mitchell, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Carleton University (2007) Queen's University (2008) |
John Nater (born 1984) is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Perth—Wellington in the House of Commons of Canada.
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Biography[edit]
Education and early life[edit]
Nater was born in Logan Township (now part of the Township of West Perth), and raised on a family pig farm. He attended Carleton University from 2003 to 2007 and earned a bachelor's degree in public policy and administration. After graduation, he subsequently received a master's degree in public policy at Queen's University in 2008. During this time Nater volunteered and later became special assistant to MP Gary Schellenberger.
Political career[edit]
In the 2010 Ontario municipal election, Nater was elected to the Council of the Municipality of West Perth as a representative for the Mitchell Ward. He did not run for re-election in the subsequent municipal election, as he planned to seek the Conservative nomination for Perth-Wellington, vacated due to the impending retirement of long-serving MP Gary Schellenberger.
Nater won the nomination,[1] and was elected in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.[2][3] Nater currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Standing Committee on Official Languages.[4]
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]
- ^ Laura Cudworth (November 9, 2014). "Mitchell's John Nater ready to build campaign team for next federal election". Stratford Beacon-Herald.
- ^ Rice, Steve. "Pupil takes over from teacher as local MP". Stratford Beacon Herald. Stratford Beacon Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Rice, Steve. "Hard work work won riding, Nater says". www.stratfordbeaconherald.com. Stratford Beacon Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/LANG/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=8765941
External links[edit]
- "John Nater, M.P.". johnnater.ca.
- "Members of Parliament: John Nater". parl.gc.ca.
- "Phd Students: John Nater". WesternU.ca. Department of Political Science, Western University.
