Steven Garrett MacKinnon PC MP (born September 28, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of Gatineau in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] On January 8, 2024, he was appointed to the cabinet of Justin Trudeau as Government House Leader while Karina Gould was on maternity leave. On July 19, 2024, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister of Seniors, succeeding Seamus O'Regan.[2]
Steven MacKinnon | |
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.jpg) MacKinnon in 2024 | |
| Minister of Labour | |
| Assumed office July 19, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Seamus O'Regan |
| Minister of Seniors | |
| Assumed office July 19, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Seamus O'Regan |
| Interim Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| In office January 8, 2024 – July 19, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Karina Gould |
| Succeeded by | Karina Gould |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office October 28, 2021 – January 8, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mark Holland |
| Succeeded by | Ruby Sahota |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – October 28, 2021 | |
| Minister | Judy Foote Carla Qualtrough Anita Anand |
| Preceded by | Leona Alleslev |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Housefather |
| Member of Parliament for Gatineau | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Françoise Boivin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Garrett MacKinnon September 28, 1966 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation |
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MacKinnon was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and studied business at the Université de Moncton and Queen's University. He served as an advisor to New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna and Prime Minister Paul Martin. Later, he served as the Liberal Party of Canada's national director, and as the returning officer for the 2013 federal leadership election.[3]
MacKinnon worked several years for Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a global public relations firm, serving as Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader in the Financial Communications sector.[4]
He first ran for office in the 2011 federal election in Gatineau, finishing third and far behind Françoise Boivin, a former Liberal MP running for the New Democratic Party, and the then-incumbent Bloc Quebecois MP Richard Nadeau. MacKinnon ran again four years later, this time defeating Boivin, winning by a 2-to-1 margin. Boivin had amassed over sixty-percent of the popular vote in 2011.
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Gatineau | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steven MacKinnon | 26,267 | 50.0 | -2.1 | $55,420.93 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Geneviève Nadeau | 12,278 | 23.4 | +2.0 | $13,121.18 | |||
| Conservative | Joel Bernard | 5,752 | 11.0 | +0.7 | $3,144.49 | |||
| New Democratic | Fernanda Rengel | 4,508 | 8.6 | -2.4 | $51.11 | |||
| People's | Mathieu Saint-Jean | 2,264 | 4.3 | +3.3 | $4,401.73 | |||
| Green | Rachid Jemmah | 783 | 1.5 | -2.6 | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Luc Lavoie | 411 | 0.8 | N/A | $564.48 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Sébastien Grenier | 178 | 0.3 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 56 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,497 | 98.5 | – | $113,382.26 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 818 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,315 | 63.8 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 83,618 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Gatineau | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steven MacKinnon | 29,084 | 52.1 | -1.66 | $67,009.65 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Geneviève Nadeau | 11,926 | 21.4 | +11.96 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Eric Chaurette | 6,128 | 11.0 | -15.56 | $24,553.38 | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Goneau | 5,745 | 10.3 | +2.11 | $16,427.02 | |||
| Green | Guy Dostaler | 2,264 | 4.1 | +2.47 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Mario-Roberto Lam | 560 | 1.0 | $1,439.79 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 76 | 0.1 | -0.06 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,783 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 787 | |||||||
| Turnout | 56,570 | 67.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,463 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steve MacKinnon | 31,076 | 53.76 | +39.96 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Françoise Boivin | 15,352 | 26.56 | -35.57 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Philippe Boily | 5,455 | 9.44 | -5.49 | – | |||
| Conservative | Luc Angers | 4,733 | 8.19 | +0.18 | – | |||
| Green | Guy Dostaler | 942 | 1.63 | +0.49 | – | |||
| Independent | Guy J. Bellavance | 148 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pierre Soublière | 94 | 0.16 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,800 | 100.0 | $221,304.70 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 522 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,322 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,651 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Françoise Boivin | 35,262 | 61.83 | +35.71 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Richard Nadeau | 8,619 | 15.11 | -14.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve MacKinnon | 7,975 | 13.98 | -11.34 | ||||
| Conservative | Jennifer Gearey | 4,532 | 7.95 | -8.86 | ||||
| Green | Jonathan Meijer | 639 | 1.12 | -1.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,027 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 365 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57,392 | 64.36 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,171 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "'Orange wave' turns into red tide in Gatineau". ottawacitizen.com. 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Trudeau picks Steven MacKinnon as new labour minister after Seamus O'Regan steps down". Toronto Star. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Meet Steve MacKinnon, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Steven MacKinnon's Profile, linkedin.com
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Gatineau". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
- ^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ Canada, © 2013 - Élections. "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions". enr.elections.ca.
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