Jamie Fox (Canadian politician)
| The Honourable Jamie Fox MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora | |
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Assumed office May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | George Webster |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island Interim | |
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In office October 15, 2015 – October 20, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Lantz |
| Succeeded by | James Aylward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island |
Jamie Fox (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician, who became the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly on October 15, 2015.[1] Fox was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora.[2] In October of 2017, James Alyward was elected as the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of PEI after Fox serving for two years as the Interm Leader.
Fox has been appointed the Critic for the Departments of Transportation, Infrastructure & Energy and Justice & Public Safety.
He also serves on the Infrastructure & Energy Standing Committee, the Agricultural & Fisheries Standing Committee and the Public Account's Committee .
He was previously the party's candidate in the same district for the 2011 provincial election, and was an unsuccessful candidate in the party's 2010 leadership election.[2]
Fox has been successful in having two Private Members Bills passed in the Legislature, one in regards to the Highway Traffic Act in 2016 and one identifying PTSD under the Workers Compensation Act for all workers in 2017.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Fox was a Chief of Police and a businessman in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.[3]
Electoral record
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George Webster | 1,590 | 49.41 | -3.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Fox | 1,468 | 45.62 | +6.51 | ||||
| Green | Conor Leggott | 160 | 4.97 | -3.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,218 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.76 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Fox | 1,597 | 47.10 | +1.48 | ||||
| Liberal | Ramona Roberts | 1,154 | 34.03 | -15.38 | ||||
| Green | Ranald MacFarlane | 511 | 15.07 | +10.10 | ||||
| New Democratic | Aleida Tweten | 129 | 3.80 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,391 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.43 | ||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Jamie Fox named Progressive Conservative interim leader
- 1 2 3 "Tories take two seats in East Prince". Journal-Pioneer, May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Borden-Kinkora candidates see opportunity to help area rebound". CBC News, May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Retrieved 5 May 2015.