Andy Fillmore
Andy Fillmore | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| Minister | Karina Gould |
| Preceded by | Mark Holland |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs | |
| In office February 4, 2016 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Blake Richards |
| Succeeded by | MaryAnn Mihychuk |
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Megan Leslie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1966 Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Halifax Grammar School '84 Technical University of Nova Scotia Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| Profession | city planner, urban designer |
Peter Alexander Fillmore MP (born April 25, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician who has represented the riding of Halifax in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Bloomington, Indiana to Atlantic Canadian parents studying abroad in the United States, Fillmore returned to the family's native Nova Scotia at the age of four. In Halifax he attended Tower Road School, Halifax Grammar School, Gorsebrook Junior High, and Queen Elizabeth High School. He began his post-secondary studies in engineering at Acadia University but transferred to the Technical University of Nova Scotia (since merged into Dalhousie University) where he completed an undergraduate architecture degree in 1990, followed by a graduate degree in urban and rural planning in 1992. He was awarded a graduate degree in Design Studies (specialty in Urban Design) from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1995.[2]
Career
An urban planner and urban designer by profession, Fillmore began his career in Massachusetts and Maine, working on the Big Dig project in Boston as an urban designer. He later moved to Maine where he was the Town Planner in Cumberland, Maine, and subsequently founded the architectural design and town planning firm Interurban Planning & Design. In 2005, he returned to Nova Scotia to serve as the first ever Manager of Urban Design for the City of Halifax, leading the implementation of the "HRM by Design" Downtown Halifax Plan.[3] He also served as Director of Dalhousie University's School of Planning, and was Vice President, Planning & Development of the Waterfront Development Corporation Limited, a crown corporation charged with revitalizing prominent post-industrial waterfronts in Nova Scotia.
As Member of Parliament for Halifax in the 42nd Canadian Parliament, Fillmore was appointed to the all-party Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.[4] On February 4, 2016, he was elected as the chairman of the committee.[5] Beginning in January 2017, Fillmore was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions. Beginning September 2018, Fillmore was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism. Following his reelection to the House of Commons in the October 2019 federal election, Fillmore was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andy Fillmore | 23,681 | 42.48 | −9.25 | $77,935.01 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Saulnier | 16,747 | 30.04 | −6.09 | $92,096.82 | |||
| Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 8,013 | 14.37 | +11.08 | $46,730.72 | |||
| Conservative | Bruce Holland | 6,456 | 11.58 | +2.97 | none listed | |||
| People's | Duncan McGenn | 633 | 1.14 | – | none listed | |||
| Animal Protection | Bill Wilson | 222 | 0.40 | – | $2,719.51 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,752 | 100.0 | $102,876.75 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 361 | 0.64 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,113 | 75.04 | +0.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,778 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andy Fillmore | 27,431 | 51.73 | +26.09 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Megan Leslie | 19,162 | 36.13 | –15.49 | – | |||
| Conservative | Irvine Carvery | 4,564 | 8.61 | –9.40 | – | |||
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 1,745 | 3.29 | –1.10 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Allan Bezanson | 130 | 0.25 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,032 | 100.0 | $202,243.99 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 259 | 0.49 | –0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,291 | 74.68 | +11.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,363 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +20.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Heide Pearson (19 October 2015). "Liberal Andy Fillmore wins the Halifax seat, beating out NDP Megan Leslie". Global News. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Wedge, Ben (November 22, 2012). "Andy Fillmore sees a bright future for Dal's Planners". The Sextant.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Zaccagna, Remo (21 March 2016). "Halifax urged to foster niche housing". Local Xpress. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ McGregor, Janyce. "Meet the Commons committees of the 42nd Parliament". CBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Minutes of Proceedings, February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Halifax (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine