Ron McKinnon
Ron McKinnon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | James Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1951 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Computer Systems Analyst |
Ronald McKinnon MP (born August 8, 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] He is a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Standing Committee on Health.
A supporter of electoral reform, McKinnon has proposed Canada adopting a ranked pairs voting system.[2]
In the 42nd Canadian Parliament McKinnon introduced Bill C-224, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in the House of Commons on February 22, 2016. The bill amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to grant immunity for possession of controlled substances when someone calls for emergency medical assistance when someone is experiencing a drug overdose, so fear of arrest will not prevent people from seeking the necessary medical care.[3] The bill was adopted on May 4, 2017 with all parties supporting the bill.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ron McKinnon | 19,938 | 35.28 | +27.02 | $22,747.95 | |||
| Conservative | Douglas Horne | 18,083 | 32.00 | -23.53 | $193,315.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Sara Norman | 15,400 | 27.25 | -3.72 | $25,811.51 | |||
| Green | Brad Nickason | 2,076 | 3.67 | -0.66 | $5,259.89 | |||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 1,014 | 1.79 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,511 | 99.49 | $221,031.20 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.51 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,798 | 66.73 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,122 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Moore | 25,535 | 54.61% | +13.49% | $76,521.14 | |||
| New Democratic | Zoë Royer | 10,418 | 22.28% | -0.78% | $14,957.53 | |||
| Liberal | Ron McKinnon | 6,918 | 14.79% | -12.26% | $32,213.85 | |||
| Green | Rod Brindamour | 3,568 | 7.63% | +4.29% | $2,240.25 | |||
| Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 321 | 0.69% | +0.06% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,760 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,928 | 59.72% | -3.47% | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.14 | ||||||
References
- ^ Judd, Amy. "Liberal Ron McKinnon elected in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam". globalnews.ca.
- ^ "McKinnon: This is the fairest method of voting". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "'Good Samaritan' drug overdose immunity bill to be tabled today". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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