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Revision as of 19:39, 5 June 2017
Matt DeCourcey | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| Minister | Chrystia Freeland |
| Preceded by | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Fredericton | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Ashfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1983 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Alma mater | St. Thomas University Mount Saint Vincent University |
| Profession | community outreach specialist |
Matthew "Matt" DeCourcey MP (born April 4, 1983) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Fredericton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
DeCourcey first became involved in politics during his studies at St. Thomas University, volunteering for Paul Martin's successful federal Liberal leadership bid in 2003.[2] He worked for Fredericton MP Andy Scott from 2005 to 2006, and subsequently worked for Labrador MP Todd Russell.[3]
He spent five months in The Gambia on an international development initiative, and on his return to Canada he became the director of communications for New Brunswick's Child and Youth Advocate.[4] He became the Liberal Party's candidate in Fredericton during the 2015 federal election, and won, ousting Conservative incumbent and former cabinet minister Keith Ashfield.
DeCourcey was appointed to the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Matt DeCourcey | 23,016 | 49.26 | +25.24 | – | |||
| Conservative | Keith Ashfield | 13,280 | 28.42 | -18.55 | – | |||
| Green | Mary Lou Babineau | 5,804 | 12.42 | +8.27 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Sharon Scott-Levesque | 4,622 | 9.89 | -14.41 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 46,722 | 100.0 | $194,784.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 46,910 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,587 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Matt DeCourcey wins Fredericton, CBC News, October 19, 2015.
- ^ Alex Corbett, Matt DeCourcey, the picture of Liberal ambition, The New Brunswick Beacon, October 14, 2015.
- ^ Meet Matt DeCourcey, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Meet Matt DeCourcey, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fredericton, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1]