Darren Fisher
Darren Fisher | |
|---|---|
 Fisher in 2019 | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
| Member of Halifax Regional Council | |
| In office October 20, 2012 – October 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Tony Mancini |
| Constituency | District 6 Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East |
| In office 19 September 2009 – October 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Younger |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | District 6 East Dartmouth - The Lakes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1965 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Anne Fisher |
| Residence(s) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Profession | Business owner |
| Website | Official website |
Darren Fisher PC MP (born September 10, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[1] Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Fisher served on Halifax Regional Council from 2009 to 2015.
Following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland as deputy prime minister and finance minister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on December 20, 2024, and appointed Fisher as Minister of Veterans Affairs (which includes Associate Minister of National Defence).[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,209 | 52.15 | +7.8 | $57,490.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Payne | 15,267 | 32.89 | +6.5 | $22,178.20 | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 4,781 | 10.30 | +8.8 | $17,988.11 | |||
| Green | Rana Zaman | 1,371 | 2.95 | -6.9 | $2,272.30 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,628 | 98.29 | -1.0 | $109,028.39 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | 1.71 | +0.9 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,424 | 61.2 | -8.5 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,825 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 24,259 | 45.34 | -11.89 | $67,276.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Emma Norton | 14,435 | 26.98 | +2.57 | $39,533.04 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 8,638 | 16.15 | +2.12 | $41,695.00 | |||
| Green | Lil MacPherson | 5,280 | 9.87 | +6.47 | none listed | |||
| People's | Michelle Lindsay | 887 | 1.66 | $2,485.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,499 | 99.25 | – | $104,062.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 404 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,903 | 69.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 77,390 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darren Fisher | 30,407 | 58.17 | +23.45 | $64,958.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 12,757 | 24.41 | –12.02 | $137,358.97 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Cole | 7,331 | 14.03 | –11.00 | $52,263.31 | |||
| Green | Brynn Nheiley | 1,775 | 3.40 | –0.43 | $723.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,270 | 99.62 | $205,945.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,471 | 71.81 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 73,066 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher (Incumbent) | 4,518 | 69.50 | ||
| Jerry Pye | 1,983 | 30.50 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "NDP veterans fall in metro". The Chronicle Herald. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-1.7415706
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine