Cliff Graydon
Cliff Graydon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Emerson | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Penner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arnaud, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Cliff Graydon is a farmer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2007, representing the electoral division of Emerson. Graydon is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.[1]
Graydon was born in Arnaud, Manitoba and has been a farmer 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]
He has held various critic portfolios during his time in office 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][5]
Graydon underwent sensitivity training in 2018 after posting on Twitter that asylum seekers in Canada are a "drain on society."[6] 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?"[7]
He is married to Rose Ellen and has two children.[8]
Electoral results
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Emerson | ||||||||
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| 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[9][10] | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
- ^ https://www.pcmanitoba.com/cliff_graydon
- ^ "About Cliff". cliffgraydon.ca.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/progressive-conservatives-name-caucus-chair-whip-1.3575462
- ^ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/What-does-the-government-whip-do-447697033.html
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cliff-graydon-sensitivity-training-1.4529193
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/manitoba-legislature-member-to-take-sensitivity-training-after-offensive-tweets
- ^ "Emerson". Manitoba. CBC News. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ "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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