John Nater
| John Nater MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Perth—Wellington | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Schellenberger |
| West Perth Municipal Councillor | |
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In office December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Constituency | Mitchell Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1984 West Perth, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Justine Nater (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Mitchell, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
Carleton University (2007) Queen's University (2008) |
John Nater (born 1984) is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Perth—Wellington in the House of Commons of Canada.
Biography
Education and early life
Nater was born in Logan Township (now part of the Township of West Perth), and raised on a family pig farm. He attended Carleton University from 2003 to 2007 and earned a bachelor's degree in public policy and administration. After graduation, he subsequently received a master's degree in public policy at Queen's University in 2008. During this time Nater volunteered and later became special assistant to MP Gary Schellenberger.
Political career
In the 2010 Ontario municipal election, Nater was elected to the Council of the Municipality of West Perth as a representative for the Mitchell Ward. He did not run for re-election in the subsequent municipal election, as he planned to seek the Conservative nomination for Perth-Wellington, vacated due to the impending retirement of long-serving MP Gary Schellenberger.
Nater won the nomination,[1] and was elected in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.[2][3] Nater currently serves as Vice Chair of the House Standing Committee on Official Languages.[4]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | John Nater | 22,255 | 43.0 | -11.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen McCotter | 19,420 | 37.5 | +19.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ethan Rabidoux | 7,756 | 15.0 | -6.3 | ||||
| Green | Nicole Ramsdale | 1,347 | 2.6 | -2.0 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Irma DeVries | 794 | 1.5 | -0.2 | ||||
| No affiliation | Roger Fuhr | 217 | 0.4 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,789 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,789 | 68.1% | +4.6% | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,097 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.5% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
Further reading
Academic
- Brock, Kathy L.; Burbidge, Matthew P.J.; Nater, John L. (2010). "13: A Resilient State: The Federal Public Service, Challenges, Paradoxes, and a New Vision for the Twenty-First Century". In Dunn, Christopher. The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration (2nd ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19542983-1.
- Spicer, Zachary; Nater, John L. (2013). "Legislative Dissent without Reprisal? An Alternative View of Speaker Selection". The Journal of Legislative Studies. 19 (4): 505–525. doi:10.1080/13572334.2013.812356.
References
- ↑ Laura Cudworth (November 9, 2014). "Mitchell's John Nater ready to build campaign team for next federal election". Stratford Beacon-Herald.
- ↑ Rice, Steve. "Pupil takes over from teacher as local MP". Stratford Beacon Herald. Stratford Beacon Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Rice, Steve. "Hard work won riding, Nater says". www.stratfordbeaconherald.com. Stratford Beacon Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/LANG/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=8765941
External links
- "John Nater, M.P.". johnnater.ca.
- "Members of Parliament: John Nater". parl.gc.ca.
- "Phd Students: John Nater". WesternU.ca. Department of Political Science, Western University.
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