Ron McKinnon

Ronald McKinnon MP (born August 8, 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] He is a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Standing Committee on Health.

For the Scottish football player, see Ronnie McKinnon.
Ron McKinnon

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byJames Moore
Chair of the Standing Committee on Health
Assumed office
January 29, 2020
Personal details
Born (1951-08-08) August 8, 1951
Political partyLiberal
ResidencePort Coquitlam, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
ProfessionComputer Systems Analyst

A supporter of electoral reform, McKinnon has proposed Canada adopting a ranked pairs voting system.[2]

In the 42nd Canadian Parliament McKinnon introduced Bill C-224, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in the House of Commons on February 22, 2016. The bill amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to grant immunity for possession of controlled substances when someone calls for emergency medical assistance when someone is experiencing a drug overdose, so fear of arrest will not prevent people from seeking the necessary medical care.[3] The bill was adopted on May 4, 2017 with all parties supporting the bill.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRon McKinnon20,17834.7-0.58
ConservativeNicholas Insley19,78834.0+2.00
New DemocraticChristina Gower13,38323.0-4.25
GreenBrad Nickason4,0256.9+3.23
People'sRoland Spornicu7031.2–
Veterans CoalitionDan Iova980.2–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,175100.0
Total rejected ballots 314
Turnout 58,48963.7
Eligible voters 91,889
Liberal hold Swing -1.29
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRon McKinnon19,93835.28+27.02$22,747.95
ConservativeDouglas Horne18,08332.00-23.53$193,315.18
New DemocraticSara Norman15,40027.25-3.72$25,811.51
GreenBrad Nickason2,0763.67-0.66$5,259.89
LibertarianLewis Clarke Dahlby1,0141.79––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,511100.00 $221,031.20
Total rejected ballots 2870.51–
Turnout 56,79866.75–
Eligible voters 85,122
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.27
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]
2008 Canadian federal election: Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJames Moore25,53554.61%+13.49%$76,521.14
New DemocraticZoë Royer10,41822.28%-0.78%$14,957.53
LiberalRon McKinnon6,91814.79%-12.26%$32,213.85
GreenRod Brindamour3,5687.63%+4.29%$2,240.25
LibertarianLewis Dahlby3210.69%+0.06%
Total valid votes 46,760
Total rejected ballots 168
Turnout 46,92859.72%-3.47%
Conservative hold Swing +7.14

References
  1. Judd, Amy. "Liberal Ron McKinnon elected in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam". globalnews.ca.
  2. "McKinnon: This is the fairest method of voting". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. "'Good Samaritan' drug overdose immunity bill to be tabled today". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
  7. Official Voting Results - Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  8. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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