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{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=59009&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=BC&PROVID=59&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Courtenay—Alberni, 30 September 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]</ref>}} |
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=59009&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=BC&PROVID=59&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Courtenay—Alberni, 30 September 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e |date=2015-08-15 }}</ref>}} |
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Revision as of 06:46, 23 March 2017
Gord Johns | |
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| Member of Parliament for Courtenay—Alberni | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Tofino Town Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – December 5, 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1] Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | British Columbia |
Gord Johns (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian businessman and politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Courtenay—Alberni during the 2015 Canadian federal election. He previously served as a town councillor for Tofino.[2][3]
Political life
Johns co-chairs the parliamentary group "Parliamentary Friends of the Kurds" with Conservative MP Tom Kmiec. The group is aimed at establishing dialogue between Canadian and Kurdish lawmakers and fostering positive relations between Canada and the Kurdistan Region.[4] Kmiec, Johns and Conservative MP Michael Cooper traveled to Washington DC in March 2016 to meet with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government.[4]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gord Johns | 26,595 | 38.15 | -2.57 | – | |||
| Conservative | John Duncan | 19,631 | 28.16 | -16.73 | – | |||
| Liberal | Carrie Powell-Davidson | 15,166 | 21.75 | +15.03 | – | |||
| Green | Glenn Sollitt | 8,190 | 11.75 | +5.03 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Barbara Biley | 137 | 0.27 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $229,341.97 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,673 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional gain from Conservative | Swing | -9.65 | ||||||
| This riding was created from Nanaimo—Alberni and Vancouver Island North, both of which elected a Conservative candidate in the last election. John Duncan was the incumbent from Vancouver Island North. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.yyjnews.ca/vancouver-island-votes/courtenay-alberni/gord-johns-profile-and-information/
- ^ "NDP chooses Gord Johns as candidate in Courtenay-Alberni". COMOX VALLEY ECHO. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Azpiri, Jon. "NDP's Gord Johns win in Courtenay-Alberni". Global News. Shaw Media. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Canadian MPs visit KRG Representation in Washington to discuss parliamentary group on Kurdistan". Kurdistan Regional Government - Department of Foreign Relations. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Courtenay—Alberni, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine