John Brassard

John Brassard
MP
John Brassard MP
	Brassard in 2019
Deputy Opposition Whip
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 29, 2017
Leader	Andrew Scheer; Erin O’Toole; Pierre Poilievre
Preceded by	Dave MacKenzie
Opposition House Leader
	In office; February 4, 2022 – September 12, 2022
Leader	Candice Bergen
Preceded by	Gérard Deltell
Succeeded by	Andrew Scheer
Member of Parliament; for Barrie—Innisfil
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
	In office; October 16, 2016 – August 29, 2017
Preceded by	Alupa Clarke
Succeeded by	Steven Blaney
Barrie City Councillor
	In office; November 13, 2006 – November 2, 2015
Leader	Rona Ambrose; Andrew Scheer
Preceded by	Steve Trotter
Succeeded by	Andrew Prince
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1964 (age 60); Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Residence(s)	Barrie, Ontario

John Brassard MP (born May 11, 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Barrie—Innisfil in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. Brassard is a former firefighter.^[2]

Political career

Brassard was re-elected to represent the same riding at the 43rd Canadian Parliament as well as the 44th Canadian Parliament.^[3]

Brassard occupied the position Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition in the 42nd and 43rd Commons, in addition to various Committee roles.^[3]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Brassard	25,234	47.67	+3.87	$85,518.18
	Liberal	Lisa-Marie Wilson	15,292	28.89	-0.38	$20,446.18
	New Democratic	Aleesha Gostkowski	8,349	15.77	-0.60	$7,141.50
	People's	Corrado Brancato	4,060	7.67	+5.80	$5,417.54
Total valid votes			52,935	99.19	–
Total rejected ballots			433	0.81	–
Turnout			53,368	59.16	-3.62
Eligible voters			90,212
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.12
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Brassard	23,765	43.80	-2.61	$67,066.96
	Liberal	Lisa-Marie Wilson	15,879	29.27	-7.84	$25,221.89
	New Democratic	Pekka Reinio	8,880	16.37	+4.59	$12,185.72
	Green	Bonnie North	4,716	8.69	+4.66	$0.00
	People's	Stephanie Robinson	1,013	1.87	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			54,253	99.31
Total rejected ballots			376	0.69	+0.31
Turnout			54,629	62.77	-1.28
Eligible voters			87,025
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.61
Source: Elections Canada^[7]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Barrie—Innisfil
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Brassard	22,901	46.41	−14.85	$152,037.98
	Liberal	Colin Wilson	18,308	37.11	+24.59	$45,769.43
	New Democratic	Myrna Clark	5,812	11.78	−8.49	$20,283.99
	Green	Bonnie North	1,991	4.04	−1.28	$11,907.65
	Christian Heritage	Gary Nail	199	0.40	–	$512.25
	Canadian Action	Jeff Sakula	130	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,341	99.62		$209,977.36
Total rejected ballots			187	0.38	–
Turnout			49,528	64.06	–
Eligible voters			77,320
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.72
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]^[10]