Garnett Genuis
Garnett Genuis | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Strathcona County, Alberta | January 23, 1987
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Genuis |
Children | Gianna, Judah, Lilly |
Alma mater | Carleton University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Garnett Genuis MP (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (in Alberta) in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Genuis was born in 1987[3] and grew up in Strathcona County, before moving to attend Carleton University in Ottawa. While there, he wrote a regular column for the Sherwood Park News as a political correspondent. Genuis’ experience helped him to obtain a position as assistant to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and advisor on the staff of former minister Rona Ambrose. Genuis then obtained a master's degree in public policy from the London School of Economics.[4] Afterwards, he moved to the private sector as the vice president of a national research firm.[5]
Genuis cites his grandparents as his primary political influences. His grandmother was a Holocaust survivor.[6] His grandfather, who became politically active in the 1980s, was an engineer for an oil company in Alberta.[7]
Genuis lives in Sherwood Park with his wife Rebecca, and their three children, Gianna, Judah, and Lilly.[7][8] He has volunteered as a board member of the Saffron Sexual Assault Centre, a member of the Sherwood Park Rotary Club executive, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.[4]
Political career[edit]
Prior to running in the 2015 federal election, Genuis ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Wildrose MLA candidate for Sherwood Park. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Cathy Olesen.[9]
In March 2014, Genuis announced his intention to seek the Conservative nomination in the newly formed riding of Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan. He won the nomination in November 2014.[4]
Genuis won the federal election on October 19, 2015, capturing 64% of the votes in the riding [10] and becoming its Member of Parliament. In November 2015, Genuis was appointed deputy critic for Human Rights & Religious Freedom. He served under head critic David Anderson.[11] On August 30, 2017, he was made Deputy Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, after leaving his previous position.
In March 2016, Genuis was named one of the most outspoken MPs in the House of Commons by Maclean’s Magazine.[12] In November 2017, Genuis was named Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year, based on a vote by members of the House of Commons. Genuis was the youngest recipient of the award.[13]
In a 2017 episode of the television series Political Blind Date, Genuis and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith discussed their differing perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in Canada.[14]
Electoral record[edit]
2015 Canadian federal election: Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Garnett Genuis | 42,642 | 63.94 | +14.48 | $114,842.36 | |||
Liberal | Rod Frank | 13,615 | 20.42 | +13.95 | $23,559.35 | |||
New Democratic | Joanne Cave | 6,540 | 9.81 | -1.42 | $15,416.14 | |||
Green | Brandie Harrop | 1,648 | 2.47 | -1.59 | $3,796.57 | |||
Independent | James Ford | 1,563 | 2.34 | -26.44 | $5,420.41 | |||
Libertarian | Stephen C. Burry | 678 | 1.02 | * | $3,387.73 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 66,686 | 100.00 | $228,934.10 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.27 | – | |||||
Turnout | 66,866 | 75.24 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 88,876 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[15][16] |
2012 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Cathy Olesen | 8,747 | 45.62 | -17.52 | ||||
Wildrose | Garnett Genuis | 5,948 | 31.02 | |||||
Liberal | Dave Anderson | 1,837 | 9.58 | -16.48 | ||||
New Democratic | Sarah Michelin | 1,210 | 6.31 | +0.18 | ||||
Independent | James Ford | 1,064 | 5.55 | |||||
Alberta Party | Chris Kuchmak | 230 | 1.20 | |||||
Social Credit | Gordon Barrett | 137 | 0.71 | |||||
Total valid votes | 19,173 | |||||||
Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 184 | |||||||
Registered electors / Turnout | 30,851 | 62.74 | +15.06 | |||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -24.27 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Sherwood Park". Retrieved July 9, 2012. |
References[edit]
- ^ Garnett Genuis on Twitter: "#OTD in 2006, the @CPC_HQ defeated the incumbent Liberals winning a total of 124 seats in the House of Commons. It was also my 19th birthday - and I was definitely more excited about the election than I was about that event. #cdnpoli" Twitter.com
- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/riding-profile-sherwood-park-fort-saskatchewan
- ^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Contact Information - GENUIS, Garnett". Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ a b c "Our Candidate". Garnett Genuis. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Garnett Genuis | LinkedIn". ca.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sherwood Park News - Sherwood_Park_News-1013". Virtual Paper. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ a b "Garnett Genuis, "Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply" on Dec. 8th, 2015 | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ "Garnett Genuis (@GarnettGenuis) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ "Wildrose candidate Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Par..." Sherwood Park News. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ nurun.com. "Conservative Garnett Genuis wins local riding". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ nurun.com. "Local MP Genuis named deputy critic". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ "Figures of Speech". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ Wells, Paul (November 7, 2017). "Garnett Genuis: The 2017 Parliamentarian of the Year - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Political Blind Date series hopes opposites attract, or at least get along". Toronto Star, November 4, 2017.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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