Matt Jeneroux
| Matt Jeneroux MP | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | James Rajotte |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-South West | |
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In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | n/a (new district) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Dang |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1981/1982 (age 34–35)[1] Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (B.A. 2004) |
Matthew James Arthur Jeneroux, MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. He represents the electoral district of Edmonton Riverbend as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus.
Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West.[2]
Jeneroux is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[3] in 2012.
Early Life and Education
Jeneroux was born and raised in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta. Prior to his work in provincial and then federal politics, Jeneroux worked for Health Canada and was an active community volunteer in Edmonton.
Provincial politics
He was first elected to the provincial assembly in the 2012 provincial election. In spring 2013, one year after being elected, he introduced a private member's bill entitled Compassionate Care Leave Legislation (Bill 203), the first of its kind in the history of Alberta. The bill has gone through royal assent and provides a leave of absence for an employee from his/her employer while taking care of a terminally ill loved one.
In just three years, he also had two of his motions pass unanimously in the legislature. First, to provide support for playgrounds when new schools for young families are built in the province of Alberta. He also urged the provincial government to conduct a review of the childcare policy in the province.[4] He chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices.[5]He was defeated in the 2015 provincial election.
He also chaired the Capital Region Caucus, Youth Secretariat, and was a member of the Alberta Treasury Board committee. In addition, he chaired Results Based Budgeting for Environment and Resource Stewardship, chaired Results Based Budgeting for Wellness, a member of Public Accounts committee, co-chair of the Alberta Film Advisory Council and chair of the Government of Alberta's Youth Advisory Panel.
Federal politics
As a federal MP, Jeneroux was named to the Conservative Party of Canada Shadow Cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic for Western Economic Diversification.[6]
Jeneroux has also been appointed a standing member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.[7]
Electoral record
Federal
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Edmonton Riverbend | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 28,805 | 49.89 | -9.49 | – | |||
| Liberal | Tariq Chaudary | 17,428 | 30.18 | +15.69 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Fleck | 9,846 | 17.05 | -4.12 | – | |||
| Green | Valerie Kennedy | 1,275 | 2.21 | -2.75 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Steven Lack | 386 | 0.67 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 57,740 | 100.00 | $215,356.33 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 178 | 0.31 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 57,918 | 71.56 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,938 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
Provincial
| Alberta general election, 2015: Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Thomas Dang | 11,729 | 53.0% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 6,319 | 28.6% | |||||
| Wildrose | Cole Kander | 2,291 | 10.4% | |||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 1,202 | 5.4% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Krishna Tailor | 575 | 2.6% | |||||
| Alberta general election, 2012: Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 7,010 | 56.55% | |||||
| Wildrose | Allan Hunsperger | 2,163 | 17.45% | |||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 1,890 | 15.25% | |||||
| New Democratic | Sylvie Porbaix | 1,076 | 8.68% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Bryan Peacock | 257 | 2.07% | |||||
References
- ↑ "Young and old battle for nomination votes". Edmonton Sun, January 16, 2012.
- ↑ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=241313&t=13&ln=Jeneroux
- ↑ http://mattjeneroux.ca/archives/953
- ↑ "Alberta auditor general budget vote lurches into uncharted territory". Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ http://www.conservative.ca/conservatives-announce-official-opposition-shadow-cabinet-and-critics-2/
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/house-commons-standing-committees-list-1.3425906
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton Riverbend (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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