Cliff Graydon
Cliff Graydon | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Emerson | |
| In office May 22, 2007 – August 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Penner |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)[1] Arnaud, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party |
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| Occupation | Farmer |
Cliff Graydon (born 1946 or 1947) is a farmer and former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2007 to 2019, representing the electoral division of Emerson.
Graydon was born in Arnaud, Manitoba and has farmed for 30 years, growing grain and raising cattle. Before entering politics, Graydon was a founding member of the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association and served on its board of directors. He has also served as a member of the Stuartburn Piney Agricultural Development Association and the Prairies East Sustainable Agricultural Initiative.[2]
Political career
After being elected in 2007, Graydon held various critic portfolios during his time in caucus, including: MPI; Liquor Control; Lotteries; Gaming; Agriculture; Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade; and Healthy Living and Seniors.[3] Graydon was Progressive Conservative caucus whip from 2016 to 2017.[4]
Graydon underwent sensitivity training in early 2018 after posting on Twitter that asylum seekers in Canada are a "drain on society."[5] He had previously retweeted a post about Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau which asked "How can any woman vote for that SICK/RETARDED/TRAITOR?"[6]
On October 22, 2018, Graydon was expelled from caucus following allegations of sexual harassment by two legislative staffers.[7] Before his expulsion, Graydon had indicated he would take a medical leave of absence from the legislature, not seek reelection in the next provincial election, and undergo further sensitivity training.[8]
Graydon held a news conference on November 8, 2018 in which he denied all allegations, stating: "I admit I’m guilty of having a bad sense of humour and sincerely apologize to those who have been offended by my inconsiderate jokes. I have grown up in a different era and realize some people today are much more sensitive to inappropriate humour."[9] Graydon was subsequently accused of having groped and propositioned a party staffer for sex in September, 2017.[10]
In July 2019 Graydon declared he would contest the upcoming provincial election as an Independent in the new constituency of Borderland.[11] The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Emerson and Morden-Winkler. He finished in third place behind PC candidate Josh Guenter.
Electoral results
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Borderland (electoral district) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Loren Braul | 1,226 | 16.58 | |||||
| New Democratic | Liz Cronk | 291 | 3.94 | |||||
| Independent | Cliff Graydon | 740 | 10.01 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Josh Guenter | 4,886 | 66.09 | |||||
| Green | Ken Henry | 250 | 3.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,393 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Rejected & declined ballots | 28 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,421 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,996 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[12] | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Emerson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cliff Graydon | 4,943 | 72.71 | +0.73 | ||||
| Liberal | Loren Braul | 1,423 | 20.93 | +13.43 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alanna Jones | 432 | 6.35 | -13.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,798 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[13][14] | ||||||||
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References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Cliff Graydon". Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "About Cliff". cliffgraydon.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Manitoba Progressive Conservatives name caucus chair, whip".
- ^ "Sensitivity training 'a nice first symbolic gesture,' but attitudes need to change, not just language: trainer".
- ^ "Manitoba MLA to take sensitivity training after offensive 'turdeau' tweets".
- ^ "Emerson MLA Cliff Graydon expelled from PC caucus following harassment allegations".
- ^ "MLA accused of harassment taking medical leave, not seeking re-election".
- ^ "Inappropriate comments stem from outdated sense of humour, Manitoba politician says".
- ^ "'He's got a hold of me:' Woman says she was groped by Cliff Graydon".
- ^ "'Graydon Enters Borderland Election Race".
- ^ "2019 Voting Areas and Station-by-Station Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
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