Arnold Viersen
Arnold Viersen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Peace River—Westlock | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1986 Barrhead, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Bredenhof (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Barrhead, Alberta |
| Profession | Mechanic |
Arnold Viersen MP (born May 3, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Peace River—Westlock in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.[1][2]
Viersen attended Covenant Canadian Reformed School in Neerlandia from Grade 1 through Grade 12, and currently resides near his childhood home on an acreage in Westlock County. Before entering politics, Viersen worked as a journeyman auto mechanic.[3]
In the 42nd Canadian Parliament, Viersen served on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, and was named Deputy Critic of Rural Affairs. On December 8, 2016, Viersen's Private Member's Motion (M-47) received unanimous consent in the House of Commons.[4] The official text of this motion reads: "That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to examine the public health effects of the ease of access and viewing of online violent and degrading sexually explicit material on children, women and men, recognizing and respecting the provincial and territorial jurisdictions in this regard, and that the said Committee report its findings to the House no later than July 2017."[5] The Health Committee's ensuing study was the first Government of Canada study into the public health effects of pornography since 1985.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Peace River—Westlock | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Arnold Viersen | 41,659 | 80.6 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Villebrun | 3,886 | 7.5 | |||||
| Liberal | Leslie Penny | 3,148 | 6.1 | |||||
| People's | John Schrader | 1,579 | 3.1 | |||||
| Green | Peter Nygaard | 1,377 | 2.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,649 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 347 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,996 | 70.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,809 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Arnold Viersen | 34,342 | 69.35 | −8.46 | $74,852.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Cameron Alexis | 7,127 | 14.39 | +1.35 | $10,844.13 | |||
| Liberal | Chris Brown | 6,360 | 12.84 | +9.20 | $6,504.94 | |||
| Green | Sabrina Lee Levac | 1,247 | 2.52 | −1.34 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jeremy Sergeew | 443 | 0.89 | – | $108.02 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,519 | 100.00 | $259,766.62 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.34 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,689 | 65.93 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,362 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Arnold Viersen – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Arnold Viersen elected as first MP for new riding of Peace River-Westlock". Edmonton Journal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Katie Richard (October 2, 2019). "Peace River-Westlock Conservative Candidate: Arnold Viersen". Reach 96.3 FM.
- ^ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152
- ^ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-pornography-violence-sexually-explicit-1.3893626
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Peace River—Westlock (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
