Jenica Atwin
Jenica Atwin | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Fredericton | |
Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Matt DeCourcey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 32–33)[1] Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada |
Political party | Green |
Spouse(s) | Chris Atwin |
Children | 2 |
Jenica Atwin MP (born 1986 or 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fredericton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election,[2] defeating incumbent MP Matt DeCourcey. She is an education consultant and researcher at a First Nations Education Centre,[3] and completed a Master's in Education at the University of New Brunswick.[4]
She is the first Member of Parliament of the Green Party of Canada to be elected outside of British Columbia, the first third party candidate to win a traditionally on-off Liberal and Conservative district since its second creation and its previous incarnations, and the first woman to be elected in the riding of Fredericton.[5][6]
Early life and education[edit]
Jenica Atwin was born Jenica Powell and grew up in Oromocto, New Brunswick.[7] Her father, Bob Powell, is the mayor of Oromocto. In high school, she was class president.[8] Her stepfather is Ron Tremblay, the Wolastoq Grand Chief.[9] In 2016, Atwin co-organized a spin-off of We Day focused on introducing First Nations youth to one another and helping those who have recently moved off of reserves.[10] This took place during Atwin's four years as a cultural transition coordinator with First Nation Education Initiative Incorporated (FNEII).[11]
Personal life[edit]
Atwin is a poker player and placed sixth in a 2010 Ladies Tournament in Louisiana.[12] She is married to Oromocto First Nation band councillor Chris Atwin and has two sons.[13]
Electoral record[edit]
2019 Canadian federal election: Fredericton | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Green | Jenica Atwin | 16,640 | 33.68 | +21.26 | ||||
Conservative | Andrea Johnson | 14,589 | 30.68 | +1.96 | ||||
Liberal | Matt DeCourcey | 13,544 | 27.41 | -21.85 | ||||
New Democratic | Mackenzie Thomason | 2,946 | 5.96 | -3.93 | ||||
People's | Jason Paull | 776 | 1.57 | +1.57 | ||||
Animal Protection | Lesley Thomas | 286 | 0.58 | +0.58 | ||||
Libertarian | Brandon Kirby | 126 | 0.26 | +0.26 | ||||
Communist | Jacob Patterson | 80 | 0.16 | +0.16 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,409 | 99.36 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 301 | 0.61 | +0.20 | |||||
Turnout | 49,710 | 75.52 | -0.21 | |||||
Eligible voters | 65,825 | |||||||
Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.2 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[14][15] |
2018 New Brunswick general election: New Maryland-Sunbury | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Carr | 3,844 | 41.2 | +0.25 | ||||
People's Alliance | Morris Shannon | 2,214 | 23.7 | +23.7 | ||||
Liberal | Alex Scholten | 2,210 | 23.7 | -7.64 | ||||
Green | Jenica Atwin | 902 | 9.7 | +3.57 | ||||
New Democratic | Mackenzie Thomason | 143 | 1.5 | -20.08 | ||||
KISS | Danelle Titus | 14 | 0.2 | +0.2 | ||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | {{{3}}} | ||||||
Source: Elections NB[16] |
References[edit]
- ^ "New federal Green member looks to learn from May, not replace her". The Canadian Press. 2019-10-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Canada election results: Fredericton". Global News. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Voters elect first Green candidate ever outside B.C." CTV News. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Meet Jenica". October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Jenica Atwin wins Fredericton federal race in historic campaign". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Jenica Atwin captures historic win for the Greens in New Brunswick campaign". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Jenica Atwin profile". Gov Guide. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Mercer, Greg (October 22, 2019). "Jenica Atwin, New Brunswick's first Green MP, might soon become a household name". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ O'Donnell, Susan (2019-05-24). "Climate Strike #4 at the NB Legislature: "Change needs to happen"". NB Media Co-op. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Baker, Oscar (2016-12-05). "First Nations We Day brings 700 Indigenous youth together". CBC. Archived from the original on 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Jenica Atwin, I've been a rule-breaker my whole life". Woven Stories. 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "WSOP Circuit Event" (PDF). Ante Up. July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ Baker, Oscar (2018-09-21). "Candidate Jenica Atwin's family inspires her to seek greater understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people". Wicked Ideas. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ Elections Canada staff. "Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Preliminary results". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)