Jeremy Nixon
Jeremy Nixon (born 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Klein in the 30th Alberta Legislature. Nixon was stripped of his position as parliamentary secretary for civil society after disregarding COVID-19 restrictions and traveling to Hawaii for a holiday in December 2020.[2] He is a member of the United Conservative Party.[3] He is the brother of Alberta MLA Jason Nixon.[4]
Jeremy Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Klein | |
| Assumed office April 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Coolahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981/1982 (age 38–39)[1] Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2012–15) |
In January 2021, Nixon was found to be vacationing in Hawaii despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the border between the United States and Canada being closed to nonessential travel, and he was demoted from his position as a parliamentary secretary as a result.[5][6]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Jeremy Nixon | 10,473 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,776 | ||||||
| Alberta Party | Kara Levis | 1,842 | ||||||
| Liberal | Michael J. Macdonald | 396 | ||||||
| Green | Janine St. Jean | 294 | ||||||
| Independence | CW Alexander | 214 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | ||||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Craig Coolahan | 8,098 | 44.3 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 4,878 | 26.7 | |||||
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 4,206 | 23.0 | |||||
| Liberal | David Gamble | 1,104 | 6.0 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,286 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 260 | |||||||
| Turnout | 18,546 | 53.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 34,702 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta[7] | ||||||||
2012 general election
| 2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Klein | ||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kyle Fawcett | 6852 | 41.21% | |
| Wildrose | Jeremy Nixon | 5755 | 34.61% | |
| Liberal | Christopher Tahn | 1980 | 11.91% | |
| New Democratic | Marc Power | 1687 | 10.15% | |
| Evergreen | Roger Gagné | 354 | 2.13% | |
| Total | 16628 | |||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | ||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | % | |||
| Source: Elections Alberta[8] | ||||
References
- Riding profiles; A snapshot of all of the ridings and the candidates running in the Calgary area in Monday's provincial election Calgary Herald; Calgary, Alta. [Calgary, Alta]22 Apr 2012: C.4.
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-cabinet-minister-chief-resign-1.5860869
- "Alberta election: Calgary-Klein results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ridings-to-watch-alberta-election-2019-1.5096734
- "7 Alberta cabinet ministers, MLAs, staff resign after holiday travels: Kenney". Coast Mountain News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- "Uproar over holiday travel of Alberta politicians amidst pandemic". CTV News. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- "Unofficial Poll Results - 17 CALGARY-KLEIN - 82 Polls Reporting Out of 82". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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