Michael Barrett (Canadian politician)
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Michael Barrett | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Barrett in 2018 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gord Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 (age 34–35) Arnprior, Ontario |
| Residence | Spencerville, Ontario |
Michael Barrett MP (born 1984) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 3, 2018.[1] He represents the electoral district of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Barrett was born in Arnprior, Ontario in 1984,[2] attended Algonquin College in Ottawa, and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces. Following his service in the Army, he worked as a human resources manager. Before his election to Parliament he served as a municipal councillor in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal for four years.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal by-election, December 3, 2018: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Death of Gord Brown | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Michael Barrett | 16,865 | 57.8 | +10.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Jean McFall | 10,443 | 35.8 | -4.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michelle Taylor | 883 | 3.0 | -5.4 | ||||
| Green | Lorraine Rekmans | 859 | 2.9 | -0.8 | ||||
| Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 111 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,169 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 35.89% | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Federal Conservatives cruise to convincing victory in eastern Ontario byelection". National Post, December 3, 2018.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Michael Barrett challenges Colin Brown in Tory nomination bid". Global News, June 20, 2018.
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