Jeremy Harrison

Jeremy Harrison
Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
In office June 28, 2004 – February 5, 2006
Preceded by	Rick Laliberté
Succeeded by	Gary Merasty
MLA for Meadow Lake
Incumbent
Assumed office November 21, 2007
Preceded by	Maynard Sonntag
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1978 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political party	Conservative, Saskatchewan Party
Residence	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Occupation	lawyer, political staffer

Jeremy Harrison, (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian provincial politician who is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the riding of Meadow Lake. Harrison is also the former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, a riding that encompasses the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan.

Born in Saskatoon, Harrison joined the Reform Party in 1996 and served in numerous positions in Reform, the Canadian Alliance, and the Conservative Party of Canada, including time as a political staffer in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa. He worked for Stephen Harper's leadership campaign in 2002, and from 2002 to 2004 he served on the national executive of the Canadian Alliance. During this time Harrison was also enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. He graduated from that institution with a Bachelor of Law degree in the spring of 2004. He later graduated with a Master's in Public Administration from the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.

Federal politics

He was elected to Parliament as a Conservative in the 2004 federal election.^[1] Harrison was defeated in the 2006 federal election by Liberal opponent Gary Merasty. On election night, the margin was 106 votes, which was reduced to 73 when election official reviewed the count sheets.^[2][3] He challenged the result, alleging threats and ballot stuffing by the Liberals,^[4] but a judicial recount confirmed Merasty's victory, by a reduced margin of 67 votes.^[5] On February 20, Harrison announced that he would not pursue the matter further.^[6]

Harrison was cited as being part of the Conservative Party of Canada's alleged In-and-Out scheme during the 2006 election.^[7]

Provincial politics

Harrison was acclaimed as the Saskatchewan Party's candidate in Meadow Lake in June 2007.^[8][9]

He was initially declared defeated in the 2007 election, narrowly losing to incumbent MLA Maynard Sonntag in Meadow Lake,^[10] but was subsequently declared elected after a count error was noted the following day.^[11] The count of absentee ballots on November 19 confirmed Harrison's victory.^[12]

Following the election, Harrison was named legislative secretary to the minister of energy and resources, northern resources and oilsands development.^[13] On May 29, 2009, Premier Brad Wall appointed Harrison to the Executive Council of Saskatchewan as Minister of Municipal Affairs.^[14][15] On June 29, 2010, he was moved to Minister of Enterprise and Minister Responsible for Trade in a cabinet shuffle.^[16][17]

Harrison was re-elcted in the 2011 election.^[18] Following the election, he was given an additional role as Government House Leader.^[19] Harrison was dropped from cabinet in May 2012,^[20] but retained his position as Government House Leader.^[21][22]

On June 5, 2014, Harrison returned to cabinet when appointed associate minister of the economy responsible for trade, tourism, innovation and immigration.^[23][24]

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Meadow Lake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Saskatchewan	Jeremy Harrison	4,309	–	–
	New Democratic	Dwayne Lasas	1,411	–	–
	Liberal	Eric McCrimmon	296	–	–
	Green	Eric Schalm	105	–	–
Total valid votes			–	100.0
Eligible voters			–
	Saskatchewan hold		Swing		-
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[25] Global News.[26]

2011 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Meadow Lake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Saskatchewan	Jeremy Harrison	4,207	61.97	+13.11
	New Democratic	Helen Ben	2,491	36.69	-11.66
	Green	Susan Merasty	91	1.34	*
Total			6,789	100.00
	Saskatchewan hold		Swing		-

2007 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Meadow Lake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Saskatchewan	Jeremy Harrison	3,507	48.86	+4.59
	New Democratic	Maynard Sonntag	3,471	48.35	-1.92
	Liberal	Don Coupland	200	2.79	-2.67
Total			7,178	100.00
	Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic		Swing		-

References

1. "Harrison ousts Laliberte". The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon). June 29, 2004.
2. "Liberal's margin shrinks in Saskatchewan riding". CBC News. January 29, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
3. "Final results give Merasty slim win". The Star Phoenix. Saskatoon. January 30, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
4. "Election 'stolen,' ex-MP charges". The Leader-Post. Regina. January 25, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
5. "Liberals hold on to Saskatchewan riding after judicial recount". CBC News. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
6. "Harrison gives up fight to overturn election". CBC News. February 20, 2006. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
7. "Harrison undaunted". The Leader-Post. Regina. May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
8. "Former Sask. Tory MP running provincially". CBC News. June 15, 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
9. "Former MP to take run at provincial politics". The Star Phoenix. Saskatoon. June 16, 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
10. "NDP's Sonntag wins tight race in Meadow Lake". The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon). November 8, 2007.
11. "Meadow Lake changes hands". The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon). November 9, 2007.
12. "Sask. Party retains seats". The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon). November 20, 2007.
13. "Wall becomes 14th premier". The Leader-Post. Regina. November 22, 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
14. "4 new faces join Sask. cabinet". CBC News. May 29, 2009. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
15. "Four in, four out as Sask. premier shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 29, 2009. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
16. "Provincial cabinet shuffled in Sask". The Western Producer. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
17. "MLA Duncan promoted". Weyburn Review. July 7, 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
18. "Sask Party incumbent wins in Meadow Lake riding". Global News. November 7, 2011. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
19. "Legislative Reports – Saskatchewan". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
20. "Norris, 6 others out in major Sask. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
21. "Sask. cabinet shuffled; Stewart new ag minister". The Western Producer. May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
22. "Major reorganization in provincial cabinet shuffle". The Battlefords News-Optimist. May 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
23. "Wall adds 3 new faces to Saskatchewan cabinet". CBC News. June 5, 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
24. "Saskatchewan premier shuffles cabinet; several major portfolios unchanged". Saskatoon: CTV News. June 5, 2014. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
25. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
26. McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Meadow Lake riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Jeremy Harrison – Parliament of Canada biography