Arnold Viersen

Arnold Viersen
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Peace River—Westlock
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by New riding
Personal details
Born (1986-05-03) May 3, 1986
Barrhead, Alberta
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s)
Melissa Bredenhof (m. 2011)
Children Aliyah
Seeley
Residence Barrhead, Alberta
Profession Mechanic

Arnold Viersen MP (born May 3, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Peace River—Westlock in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1][2]

Prior to politics Viersen was a mechanic. He is a husband and father of two children. He's also the former treasurer of the Barrhead/Neerlandia chapter of the Association of Reformed Political Action. The Christian group is known for its opposition to Gay-Straight Alliances in Alberta schools and abortion.

On December 8, 2016, Mr. Viersen's Private Member's Motion (M-47) received unanimous consent in the House of Commons.[3] The official text of this motion reads: That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to examine the public health effects of the ease of access and viewing of online violent and degrading sexually explicit material on children, women and men, recognizing and respecting the provincial and territorial jurisdictions in this regard, and that the said Committee report its findings to the House no later than July 2017.[4] The Health Committee's ensuing study was the first time the public health effects of porn, or even the issue of porn, were studied since 1985, which is before the World Wide Web was even invented.[5][6]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeArnold Viersen34,34269.35-8.46$74,852.55
New DemocraticCameron Alexis7,12714.39+1.35$10,844.13
LiberalChris Brown6,36012.84+9.20$6,504.94
GreenSabrina Lee Levac1,2472.52-1.34–
LibertarianJeremy Sergeew4430.89–$108.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,519100.00 $259,766.62
Total rejected ballots 1700.34–
Turnout 49,68965.93–
Eligible voters 75,362
Conservative hold Swing -4.90
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Arnold Viersen – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ "Arnold Viersen elected as first MP for new riding of Peace River-Westlock". Edmonton Journal. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152
  4. ↑ http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Viersen(89211)/Motions?documentId=8136502&sessionId=152
  5. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-pornography-violence-sexually-explicit-1.3893626
  6. ↑ https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet
  7. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Peace River—Westlock (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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