Jeremy Nixon

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Jeremy Nixon
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byCraig Coolahan
Personal details
Born1981/1982 (age 39–40)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2012–15)

Jeremy Nixon (born 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Klein in the 30th Alberta Legislature.

Political Career

After obtaining a Bachelor of Communications and Culture from the University of Calgary, Nixon spent 15 years working in the not-for-profit and government sector. He held leadership roles with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary, the Mustard Seed, Canadian Mental Health Association and the City of Calgary.[2] He is passionate about community development, helping the vulnerable sector and giving them the community supports they need.

Nixon ran for political office to give the vulnerable sector a voice in the Alberta Legislature. He sat on various Standing Committees including the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills.[3]

Personal Life

Nixon was born in Calgary, Alberta. His dad, Pat Nixon, is the founder of the Mustard Seed; a non-profit organization with a mission to eliminate homelessness and reduce poverty.[4] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[5] Nixon is married to Anita and together they have 4 children.

In December 2020, Nixon traveled to Hawaii following the establishment of a "safe corridor" between Hawaii and Alberta.[6] However, there was a provincial travel advisory in place, asking Albertans to avoid non-essential travel if possible.[7] Faced with pressure from media, Nixon resigned[8] from his position as parliamentary secretary.[9][10]

On November 23, 2021, Nixon was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Community and Social Services for Civil Society.[11]

Electoral history[]

2019 general election[]

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon 10,473 47.6 +47.6
New Democratic Craig Coolahan 8,776 39.9 -7.7
Alberta Party Kara Levis 1,842 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Michael Macdonald 396 1.8 -4.2
Green Janine St. Jean 294 1.3 +1.3
  Independence CW Alexander
214
1.0
+1.0
Total valid votes 22,022 100
Rejected, spoiled and declined 71
Turnout 22,093 64.4
Registered electors 34,392
Source: Elections Alberta[12]

2015 general election[]

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2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Craig Coolahan 8,098 44.3
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett 4,878 26.7
Wildrose Jeremy Nixon 4,206 23.0
Liberal David Gamble 1,104 6.0
Total valid votes 18,286 100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 260
Turnout 18,546 53.4
Eligible voters 34,702
Source: Elections Alberta[13]

2012 general election[]

2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein
Affiliation Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett 6852 41.21%
Wildrose Jeremy Nixon 5755 34.61%
Liberal Christopher Tahn 1980 11.91%
New Democratic Marc Power 1687 10.15%
Evergreen Roger Gagné 354 2.13%
Total 16628
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Eligible electors / Turnout  %
Source: Elections Alberta[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Riding profiles; A snapshot of all of the ridings and the candidates running in the Calgary area in Monday's provincial election Calgary Herald; Calgary, Alta. [Calgary, Alta]22 Apr 2012: C.4.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Nixon biography". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ "Committees". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ https://www.alberta.ca/aoe-pat-nixon.aspx[bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ridings-to-watch-alberta-election-2019-1.5096734[bare URL]
  6. ^ "Canadians can bypass Hawaii's quarantine with new testing program". Travelweek. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 public health actions". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  8. ^ "Travel debacle leads to resignation of UCP officials". The Toronto Star. 2021-01-13. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  9. ^ "7 Alberta cabinet ministers, MLAs, staff resign after holiday travels: Kenney". Coast Mountain News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  10. ^ "Uproar over holiday travel of Alberta politicians amidst pandemic". CTV News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  11. ^ "Cabinet".
  12. ^ {{cite web|title=2019 Provincial General Election Results|url=https://officialresults.elections.ab.ca/orResultsPGE.cfm?EventId=60%7Cpublisher=Elections Alberta|access-date=2021-11-10|
  13. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  14. ^ "Unofficial Poll Results - 17 CALGARY-KLEIN - 82 Polls Reporting Out of 82". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved 2019-04-17.


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