Bryan May
Bryan May MP | |
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Chairman of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office February 18, 2020 | |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Gary Goodyear |
Personal details | |
Born | Guelph, Ontario | September 19, 1974
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Kristin |
Residence | Cambridge, Ontario |
Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
Profession | Non-profit management |
Bryan J. May MP (born September 19, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal elections to represent the electoral district of Cambridge as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He is a member of the Liberal Party.[1][2]
May first stood for the Liberal Party in the 2011 federal election, where he finished third. May was acclaimed as the Liberal Party's candidate in Cambridge for the 2015 federal election in May 2015.[3]
He currently serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA), chair of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, and is a member of Liaison Committee.[4]
42nd Parliament of Canada[]
During the 42nd Canadian Parliament May spoke in the House of Commons for the first time on December 11, 2015 to mark the death of a high-profile constituent. He has since spoken several times on various topics.[5] On January 25, 2016, May introduced his first Private Member's Bill, Bill C-240. Bill C-240 is an act to amend the Income Tax Act to introduce a non-refundable tax credit for individuals who take first aid, CPR, and AED training.[6] The bill was opposed by the Liberal government during second reading largely due to stated concerns about its fairness and effectiveness, added tax code complexity, and fiscal responsibility. After being referred to the standing committee on finance it was not proceeded with.[7]
43rd Parliament of Canada[]
During the 43rd Canadian Parliament May introduced one private member bill, Bill C-272 An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance or repair) which sought to legalize the circumvention of a digital rights management program if the circumvention is solely for the purpose of diagnosis, maintenance or repair of a product. The bill was brought to a vote and advanced to committee stage on June 2, 2021 with all party support. However, the bill died in committee when the 43rd Parliament ended in August.[8][9]
Electoral record[]
hide2019 Canadian federal election: Cambridge | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Bryan May | 22,903 | 39.53 | -3.64 | $79,674.15 | |||
Conservative | Sunny Attwal | 17,409 | 30.04 | -8.6 | none listed | |||
New Democratic | Scott Hamilton | 11,177 | 19.29 | +5.42 | $23,049.68 | |||
Green | Michele Braniff | 4,343 | 7.5 | +4.27 | $7,369.06 | |||
People's | David Haskell | 1,872 | 3.23 | – | $7,178.82 | |||
George McMorrow | 162 | 0.28 | – | $0.00 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 76 | 0.13 | -0.07 | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,942 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 385 | |||||||
Turnout | 58,327 | 64.9 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 89,914 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.48 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[10][11] |
hide2015 Canadian federal election: Cambridge | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Bryan May | 23,024 | 43.17 | +27.72 | $57,941.86 | |||
Conservative | Gary Goodyear | 20,613 | 38.65 | -14.10 | $73,286.38 | |||
New Democratic | Bobbi Stewart | 7,397 | 13.87 | -14.04 | $10,151.06 | |||
Green | Michele Braniff | 1,723 | 3.23 | -0.37 | $1,074.94 | |||
Independent | Lee Sperduti | 474 | 0.89 | – | $9,550.00 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 108 | 0.20 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,339 | 100.00 | $219,622.08 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.42 | – | |||||
Turnout | 53,566 | 64.60 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 82,916 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.91 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[12][13] |
hide2011 Canadian federal election: Cambridge | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Gary Goodyear | 29,394 | 53.40 | +4.78 | $86,966.51 | |||
New Democratic | Susan Galvao | 15,238 | 27.68 | +8.07 | $13,379.43 | |||
Liberal | Bryan May | 8,285 | 15.05 | -8.34 | $26,622.63 | |||
Green | Jacques Malette | 1,978 | 3.59 | -4.76 | $440.18 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Manuel Couto | 153 | 0.28 | – | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,048 | 100.00 | $96,491.18 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 255 | 0.46 | +0.04 | |||||
Turnout | 55,303 | 59.25 | +3.33 | |||||
Eligible voters | 93,335 | – | – |
References[]
- ^ Bryan May – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/goodyear-out-after-11-years-as-liberals-take-cambridge-1.2617949
- ^ Lisa Rutledge,May acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate, The Cambridge Times, May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge". bryanmaymp.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "Publication Search". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge". bryanmaymp.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "Debates (Hansard) No. 64 - June 2, 2016 (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Pavia, Joe (July 21, 2021). "Want to be able to fix your own smart devices? Guelph group says now's the time to speak up". CBC News.
- ^ "Bill C-272 An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance or repair)". Parliament of Canada. February 22, 2020.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cambridge, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- People from Guelph
- People from Cambridge, Ontario
- University of Waterloo alumni
- 21st-century Canadian politicians