John Brassard

John Brassard MP
Brassard in 2019
Deputy Opposition Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office August 29, 2017
Leader	Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Dave MacKenzie
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Barrie—Innisfil
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs
In office October 16, 2016 – August 29, 2017
Leader	Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Alupa Clarke
Succeeded by	Steven Blaney
Barrie City Councillor
In office November 13, 2006 – November 2, 2015
Preceded by	Steve Trotter
Succeeded by	Andrew Prince
Personal details
Born	(1964-05-11) May 11, 1964 Montreal, Quebec

John Brassard MP (born c. 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Barrie—Innisfil in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is a former city councillor for the Barrie City Council and a firefighter.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Brassard	23,765	43.8	-2.61
	Liberal	Lisa-Marie Wilson	15,879	29.3	-7.81
	New Democratic	Pekka Reinio	8,880	16.4	+4.62
	Green	Bonnie North	4,716	8.7	+4.66
	People's	Stephanie Robinson	1,013	1.9	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,253	100.0
Total rejected ballots			376
Turnout			54,629	62.96
Eligible voters			86,772
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.60
Source: Elections Canada

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Brassard	22,901	46.41	−14.85	$152,037.98
	Liberal	Colin Wilson	18,308	37.11	+24.59	$45,769.43
	New Democratic	Myrna Clark	5,812	11.78	−8.49	$20,283.99
	Green	Bonnie North	1,991	4.04	−1.28	$11,907.65
	Christian Heritage	Gary Nail	199	0.40	–	$512.25
	Canadian Action	Jeff Sakula	130	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,341	100.00		$209,689.46
Total rejected ballots			187	0.38	–
Turnout			49,528	64.46	–
Eligible voters			76,831
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.72
Source: Elections Canada