Jonathan Wilkinson (politician)
| Jonathan Wilkinson MP |
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|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Catherine McKenna |
| Preceded by | Colin Carrie |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for North Vancouver |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (B.A.) University of Oxford, McGill University (Masters) |
| Profession | Businessman |
Jonathan Wilkinson (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of North Vancouver in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Before entering politics, Wilkinson was a constitutional negotiator and businessman who spent twenty years in the private sector, mainly with green technology companies.
Early life and career[edit]
Wilkinson was born in Sault Ste. Marie and grew up in Saskatoon.[1] He was the former leader of the New Democratic Party's youth wing in Saskatchewan.[1][2]
Wilkinson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Saskatchewan and became a Rhodes Scholar. He earned master's degrees in international relations, politics, and economics from Oxford and McGill.[1]
Wilkinson was an advisor to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and served in the provincial civil service from 1991 to 1995, when he joined Bain & Company's Toronto branch.[1] In 1999, he relocated to Vancouver to work for QuestAir Technologies, a gas purification company and he became its CEO in 2002.[1] In 2009, he became the senior vice-president for business development in Nexterra Systems, a biomass company.[1] In 2011, Wilkinson became the CEO of BioteQ Environmental Technologies, a water treatment company based in Vancouver.[1]
Federal politics[edit]
Wilkinson was nominated as the Liberal candidate for North Vancouver in the 2015 federal election in June 2014.[2] In the election, he won over 55% of the vote and defeated Conservative incumbent Andrew Saxton.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Wilkinson | 36,458 | 56.65 | +26.94 | – | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 17,301 | 26.88 | -20.68 | – | |||
| Green | Claire Martin | 5,350 | 8.31 | +3.08 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Carleen Thomas | 5,015 | 7.79 | -9.07 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Ismet Yetisen | 136 | 0.21 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Payam Azad | 94 | 0.15 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,354 | 100.0 | $218,801.55 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 218 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,572 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,093 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.81% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Blackwell, Richard (6 September 2012). "BioteQ's Jonathan Wilkinson a business oddity, but no fish out of water". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Liberals select North Shore candidates for 2015 federal election". Vancouver Sun. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Judd, Amy (20 October 2015). "Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson elected in North Vancouver". Global News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Vancouver, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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