Steven MacKinnon

Steven MacKinnon MP (born September 28, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Steven MacKinnon MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2017
Minister	Judy Foote Carla Qualtrough
Preceded by	Leona Alleslev
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gatineau
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Françoise Boivin
Personal details
Born	Steven Garrett MacKinnon September 28, 1966 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Gatineau, Quebec
Alma mater	Queen's University Université de Moncton
Occupation	Communications consultant Businessman Manager Political adviser Member of Parliament

MacKinnon was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and studied business at the Université de Moncton and Queen's University. He served as an advisor to New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna and Prime Minister Paul Martin, and later served as the Liberal Party of Canada's national director, and as the returning officer for the 2013 federal leadership election.[2]

MacKinnon worked several years for Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global public relations firm, serving as Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader in the Financial Communications sector.[3]

He first ran for office in the 2011 federal election in Gatineau, finishing third and far behind Françoise Boivin, a former Liberal MP running for the New Democratic Party, and the then-incumbent Bloc Quebecois MP Richard Nadeau. MacKinnon ran again four years later, this time defeating Boivin, in what was one of the most shocking defeats in the 2015 federal election, winning by a 2-to-1 margin. Boivin had amassed over sixty-percent of the popular vote in 2011.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steven MacKinnon	29,084	52.1
	Bloc Québécois	Geneviève Nadeau	11,926	21.4
	New Democratic	Eric Chaurette	6,128	11.0
	Conservative	Sylvie Goneau	5,745	10.3
	Green	Guy Dostaler	2,264	4.1
	People's	Mario-Roberto Lam	560	1.0
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	76	0.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,783	100.0
Total rejected ballots			787
Turnout			56,570	67.0
Eligible voters			84,463
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	31,076	53.76	+39.96	–
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	15,352	26.56	-35.57	–
	Bloc Québécois	Philippe Boily	5,455	9.44	-5.49	–
	Conservative	Luc Angers	4,733	8.19	+0.18	–
	Green	Guy Dostaler	942	1.63	+0.49	–
	Independent	Guy J. Bellavance	148	0.26	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Soublière	94	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,800	100.0		$221,304.70
Total rejected ballots			522	–	–
Turnout			58,322	–	–
Eligible voters			83,651
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Françoise Boivin	35,262	61.83	+35.71
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	8,619	15.11	-14.04
	Liberal	Steve MacKinnon	7,975	13.98	-11.34
	Conservative	Jennifer Gearey	4,532	7.95	-8.86
	Green	Jonathan Meijer	639	1.12	-1.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			365	0.64
Turnout			57,392	64.36
Eligible voters			89,171

References

1. "'Orange wave' turns into red tide in Gatineau". ottawacitizen.com. 20 October 2015.
2. Meet Steve MacKinnon, Liberal.ca.
3. Steven MacKinnon's Profile, linkedin.com
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
6. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
7. "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
8. Canada, © 2013 - Élections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.

External links

• Official Website