Greg Fergus
Greg Fergus | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Navdeep Bains |
| Preceded by | Mike Lake |
| Succeeded by | David Lametti |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hull—Aylmer | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1969 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Cool |
| Residence | Aylmer, Quebec |
Greg Fergus MP (born May 31, 1969) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hull—Aylmer in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Greg Fegus’s grandfather immigrated to Canada from the British protectorate of Montserrat.[2] Prior to launching his career in politics, Fergus attended Selwyn House School, and later earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.[3][4][5] He was high school classmates with Michael Penner,[6] the former chairman of Hydro-Québec.
Fergus was president of the Young Liberals of Canada from 1994 to 1996, where he attracted attention for supporting the passage of a motion calling on the Liberal Party to support same-sex marriage. After attending university and earning bachelor's degrees in social science and international relations, he worked for Liberal cabinet ministers Pierre Pettigrew and Jim Peterson. In 2007, Stéphane Dion named him the national director of the Liberal Party.[7][8]
In the 2015 federal election, Fergus was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Hull—Aylmer, a traditionally Liberal riding that had fallen to the New Democratic Party in the previous election. The contest was attended by some controversy, as NDP incumbent Nycole Turmel accused Fergus' campaign of spreading rumours that she was terminally ill, which Fergus denied.[9] Fergus won the election by over 11,000 votes in a race that was expected to be close by the New Democratic Party and Liberals.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Greg Fergus | 28,478 | 51.4 | +30.91 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Nycole Turmel | 17,472 | 31.5 | -27.28 | – | |||
| Conservative | Étienne Boulrice | 4,278 | 7.7 | -2.35 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Maude Chouinard-Boucher | 3,625 | 6.5 | -2.18 | – | |||
| Green | Roger Fleury | 1,035 | 1.9 | -0.11 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Sean J. Mulligan | 291 | 0.5 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Luc Desjardins | 160 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| M-L | Gabriel Girard | 101 | 0.2 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,490 | 100.0 | $213,352.21 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 391 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,831 | 70.8% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,773 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | 28.92% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Former NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel loses seat as Liberals sweep west Quebec". CBC News. 20 October 2015.
- ^ Greg Fergus, MP: A wonk in a candy shop
- ^ Greg Fergus, MP: A wonk in a candy shop
- ^ [1]
- ^ Meet Greg Fergus, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Selwyn House School Graduation Exercises and Academic Prizegiving, 1986
- ^ Can this man unite feuding Liberals?, The Montreal Gazette, December 26, 2007.
- ^ Meet Greg Fergus, Liberal.ca.
- ^ NDP accuses Liberals of spreading rumour a candidate is dying, CBC News, October 14, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hull—Aylmer, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
