Matthew Green (Canadian politician)

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Matthew Green
MP
Councillor Matthew Green.jpg
Green in 2014
Member of Parliament
for Hamilton Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byDavid Christopherson
Hamilton, Ontario City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byBob Morrow
Succeeded byNrinder Nann
ConstituencyWard 3 (Hamilton Centre)
Personal details
Born (1980-09-10) September 10, 1980 (age 41)
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceHamilton, Ontario[1]

Matthew Green MP (born September 10, 1980)[2][3] is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Hamilton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, and re-elected in 2021.

Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he was the first Black Canadian to serve on the Hamilton, Ontario City Council, where he represented Ward 3 from 2014 to 2018.[4][5] He is the first Black Canadian to represent Hamilton in parliament since Lincoln Alexander.[6] Ideologically, Green identifies as a "Stanley Knowles New Democrat".[7]

Biography[]

Green grew up in Hamilton, and received a degree in political science from Acadia University. He later attended McMaster University in Hamilton. First elected to the Hamilton City Council in 2014, he led the way for the city to become the first in Ontario to license and regulate payday lending.[8] In 2018, he became the executive director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI), a non-profit organization that promotes racial equality.[9]

Green has stated that the example set by Lincoln Alexander, the first Black Canadian MP, helped inspire him to get into politics. Green joined the NDP in 2017 after being inspired by Jagmeet Singh's stance against racial profiling.[10] As a member of parliament, Green has been an outspoken opponent of police brutality, and has endorsed a nationwide ban on the use of tear gas.[11] In an interview with American socialist magazine Jacobin, Green endorsed a national wealth tax.[12]

Electoral record[]

  • v
2021 Canadian federal election: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Matthew Green 20,105 48.7 +2.54
Liberal Margaret Bennett 10,941 26.5 -2.17
Conservative Fabian Grenning 6,209 15.0 +0.63
People's Kevin Barber 2,637 6.4 +4.51
Green Avra Caroline Weinstein 1,105 2.7 -4.94
Communist Nigel Cheriyan 184 0.4 –
Independent Nathalie Xian Yi Yan 99 0.2 +0.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,122 99.09
Total rejected ballots 351 0.84 -0.07
Turnout 41,631 56.39 -2.69
Eligible voters 73,832
New Democratic hold Swing +2.66
Source: Elections Canada[13]
  • v
2019 Canadian federal election: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Matthew Green 20,368 46.16 +0.60 $71,015.33
Liberal Jasper Kujavsky 12,651 28.67 -4.72 $79,469.65
Conservative Monica Ciriello 6,341 14.37 -0.28 $13,186.90
Green Jason Lopez 3,370 7.64 +3.31 none listed
People's Melina Mamone 833 1.89 – none listed
Christian Heritage Gary Duyzer 182 0.41 – none listed
Independent Tony Lemma 158 0.36 – $2,716.24
Independent Edward Graydon 134 0.30 – none listed
Independent Nathalie Xian Yi Yan 85 0.19 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,122 99.09
Total rejected ballots 405 0.91 +0.26
Turnout 44,527 59.08 -0.34
Eligible voters 75,371
New Democratic hold Swing +2.66
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
Candidates for the October 27, 2014 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Three Councillor Election
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Matthew Green 2,852 40.72% – $31,380.20
Ralph Agostino 1,229 17.55% – $22,900.91
Drina Omazic 825 11.78% – $27,000.76
Mark DiMillo 525 7.50% −2.63% n/a1
Sean Gibson 361 5.15% −8.53% n/a1
Tim Simmons 334 4.77% – $15,087.14
Bob Assadourian 330 4.71% – $26,412.29
Brian Kelly 172 2.46% – $5,670.73
Maria Anastasiou 93 1.33% – n/a1
Byron Wayne Millette 73 1.04% – n/a1
Eva John 55 0.79% – n/a1
Carlos Pinho 51 0.73% – n/a1
Victor Mejia 42 0.60% – n/a1
Bernie Szajkowski 41 0.59% – $0
Jol Hess 21 0.30% – n/a1
Total votes 7,113 29.59% −1.41
Registered voters 24,035 100%
1 These candidates did not submit official Financial Statements and are, therefore, ineligible to run in the
2018 Municipal election
Note: All Hamilton Municipal Elections are officially non-partisan.
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Hamilton, "Nominated Candidates"

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Craggs, Samantha (July 17, 2018). "Matthew Green to run for NDP in Hamilton Centre, aims to replace MP David Christopherson". CBC News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ^ @MatthewGreenNDP (8 September 2020). "Thanks for all the (early) 40th Birthday love. It was *almost* a year to the day that I hosted @theJagmeetSingh for my @HamCentreNDP campaign office launch on Sept. 10th 2019 (my birthday) So his shout out tonight on my live steam was in advance of my Birthday on Thursday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Green keeps Hamilton's urban heartland NDP orange". Hamilton Spectator. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hamilton's first Black City Councillor Matthew Green is now a Member of Parliament". Ron Fanfair. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  6. ^ "Hamilton's first Black City Councillor Matthew Green is now a Member of Parliament". Ron Fanfair. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. ^ "Two MPs Reflect on Sixty Years of Canada's New Democratic Party". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  8. ^ "What School Did You Go To?" (PDF). Policy Alternatives. 2018.
  9. ^ Craggs, Samantha (September 26, 2018). "Matthew Green becomes new executive director for civic inclusion centre". Canadian Broadcasting Company.
  10. ^ "Hamilton's first Black City Councillor Matthew Green is now a Member of Parliament". Ron Fanfair. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  11. ^ Jun 11, Jolson Lim Published on; 2020 3:53pm (2020-06-11). "NDP MP Green sponsors petition calling for nationwide ban on use of tear gas". iPolitics. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  12. ^ "Two MPs Reflect on Sixty Years of Canada's New Democratic Party". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  13. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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