Steven MacKinnon

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Steven MacKinnon
MP
Chief Government Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 28, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMark Holland
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement
In office
January 30, 2017 – October 28, 2021
MinisterJudy Foote
Carla Qualtrough
Anita Anand
Preceded byLeona Alleslev
Succeeded byTBD
Member of Parliament
for Gatineau
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byFrançoise Boivin
Personal details
Born
Steven Garrett MacKinnon

(1966-09-28) September 28, 1966 (age 55)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceGatineau, Quebec
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Communications consultant
  • Businessman
  • Manager
  • Political adviser
  • Member of Parliament

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]

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, winning by a 2-to-1 margin. Boivin had amassed over sixty-percent of the popular vote in 2011.

Electoral record[]

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2021 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Steven MacKinnon 26,267 50.0 -2.1
Bloc Québécois Geneviève Nadeau 12,278 23.4 +2.0
Conservative Joel Bernard 5,752 11.0 +0.7
New Democratic Fernanda Rengel 4,508 8.6 -2.4
People's Mathieu Saint-Jean 2,264 4.3 +3.3
Green Rachid Jemmah 783 1.5 -2.6
Free Luc Lavoie 411 0.8 N/A
Rhinoceros Sébastien Grenier 178 0.3 N/A
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Soublière 56 0.1 ±0.0
Total valid votes 52,497 98.5
Total rejected ballots 818 1.5
Turnout 53,315 63.8
Registered voters 83,618
Liberal hold Swing -2.0
Source: Elections Canada[4]
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2019 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Steven MacKinnon 29,084 52.1 -1.66 $67,009.65
Bloc Québécois Geneviève Nadeau 11,926 21.4 +11.96 none listed
New Democratic Eric Chaurette 6,128 11.0 -15.56 $24,553.38
Conservative Sylvie Goneau 5,745 10.3 +2.11 $16,427.02
Green Guy Dostaler 2,264 4.1 +2.47 $0.00
People's Mario-Roberto Lam 560 1.0 $1,439.79
Marxist–Leninist Pierre Soublière 76 0.1 -0.06 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,783 100.0
Total rejected ballots 787
Turnout 56,570 67.0
Eligible voters 84,463
Liberal hold Swing -6.81
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
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[7][8][9]
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. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Gatineau". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
  8. ^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  9. ^ Canada, © 2013 - Élections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.

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