Bernadette Jordan
| Bernadette Jordan MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Shore—St. Margarets | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Keddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 7, 1963 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | David Jordan |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | West Dublin, Nova Scotia |
| Alma mater | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Profession | development officer |
Bernadette Jordan MP (born April 7, 1963) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of South Shore-St. Margaret's in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Montreal to Scottish immigrants, her family moved to Middle LaHave, Nova Scotia in 1975.[2][3] Jordan graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[4]
Before politics
From 2006 to 2014, Jordan worked for eight years as a development officer for the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, where she was in charge of organizing fund raising events for health services foundation.[5][6]
Political career
She narrowly won the Liberal Party's nomination in the South Shore riding by 22 votes of the 450 cast over Jennifer Naughler, school board chairwoman for the South Shore Regional School Board.[7]
Personal life
She is married to her husband Dave and they have three children.[8]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: South Shore—St. Margarets | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Bernadette Jordan | 30,045 | 56.93 | +38.97 | – | |||
| Conservative | Richard Clark | 11,905 | 22.56 | –19.42 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Alex Godbold | 8,883 | 16.83 | –19.25 | – | |||
| Green | Richard Biggar | 1,534 | 2.91 | –1.08 | – | |||
| Independent | Trevor Bruhm | 257 | 0.49 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Ryan Barry | 151 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,775 | 100.0 | $216,554.85 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.43 | –0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,001 | 69.83 | +7.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,904 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +29.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.lighthousenow.ca/papers/PB_20141105.pdf
- ↑ the “Wave” with Bernadette Jordan LighthouseNOW
- ↑ Bernadette Jordan only woman elected this time for Nova Scotia CBC News
- ↑ 2014 St. Francis Xavier University Alumni Chapter Contacts St. Francis Xavier University
- ↑ Bernadette Jordan named federal Liberal candidate for South Shore Shelburne County Coast Guard
- ↑ Meet Bernadette Jordan, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Nick Moase, Bernadette Jordan named federal Liberal candidate for South Shore, The Shelburne County Coast Guard, November 5, 2015.
- ↑ South Shore - St. Margaret's - Nova Scotia Liberal Party
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — South Shore—St. Margarets (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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