Michael Cooper (politician)
Michael Cooper | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Albert—Edmonton | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brent Rathgeber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| Profession | Politician |
Michael J. Cooper MP (born 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of St. Albert—Edmonton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] He is a lector at St. Albert Parish and a member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Albert Rotary Club and St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce.[2] Prior to entering politics, Cooper studied at the University of Alberta. He worked as a civil litigator at a law firm in Edmonton.[2]
During the 42nd Canadian Parliament Cooper served as vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights but was removed by party leader Andrew Scheer after Cooper confronted a witness in a manner that was considered offensive and quoted from a news article an excerpt contained in the article of the Christchurch mosque shooter's manifesto during a hearing.[3] Cooper would also face resurfacing allegations from comments made while in law school as a result of his comments in the standing committee. These allegations come from comments Cooper made about "goat herder cultures" when in a seminar about Canadian multiculturalism and Muslims.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Cooper | 26,769 | 45.2 | -19.3 | – | |||
| Liberal | Beatrice Ghettuba | 13,380 | 22.6 | +11.8 | – | |||
| Independent | Brent Rathgeber | 11,662 | 19.7 | n/a | – | |||
| New Democratic | Darlene Malayko | 6,622 | 11.2 | -8.9 | – | |||
| Green | Andrea Oldham | 833 | 1.4 | -3.2 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $218,855.94 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,120 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/riding-profile-st-albert-edmonton
- ^ a b "About Michael Cooper".
- ^ Henderson, Jennifer (June 22, 2019). "Cooper denies allegations". Global News. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/michael-cooper-goat-herder-cultures-1.5179039. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for St. Albert—Edmonton, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
