Bernadette Jordan

Bernadette Jordan MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Shore—St. Margarets
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Gerald Keddy
Personal details
Born	1962/1963 (age 52–53)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	David Jordan
Children	Isaac Mason Rebecca
Residence	West Dublin, Nova Scotia
Alma mater	St. Francis Xavier University
Profession	development officer

Bernadette Jordan (born c. 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of South Shore-St. Margaret's in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.^[1]

Prior to her election, Jordan worked for eight years as a development officer for the Health Services Foundation of Nova Scotia, where she was in charge of raising money for health services in the region.^[2] She narrowly won the Liberal Party's nomination in the South Shore riding by 22 votes of the 450 cast.^[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bernadette Jordan	30,045	56.93	+38.97	–
	Conservative	Richard Clark	11,905	22.56	–19.42	–
	New Democratic	Alex Godbold	8,883	16.83	–19.25	–
	Green	Richard Biggar	1,534	2.91	–1.08	–
	Independent	Trevor Bruhm	257	0.49	–	–
	Communist	Ryan Barry	151	0.20	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,775	100.0		$216,554.85
Total rejected ballots			226	0.43	–0.24
Turnout			53,001	69.83	+7.60
Eligible voters			75,904
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+29.20
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

References

1. http://www.lighthousenow.ca/papers/PB_20141105.pdf
2. Meet Bernadette Jordan, Liberal.ca.
3. Nick Moase, Bernadette Jordan named federal Liberal candidate for South Shore, The Shelburne County Coast Guard, November 5, 2015.
4. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — South Shore—St. Margarets (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
5. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Official Website