Wayne Easter

The Honourable
Wayne Easter
PC MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Malpeque
Assumed office
October 25, 1993
Preceded by Catherine Callbeck
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance
Assumed office
February 4, 2016
Preceded by James Rajotte
Personal details
Born Arnold Wayne Easter
(1949-06-22) June 22, 1949
North Wiltshire, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Helen Easter
Alma mater Nova Scotia Agricultural
College
Religion United Church of Canada[1]

Arnold Wayne Easter, PC MP (born June 22, 1949), is a Canadian politician who was the elected member of parliament for the riding of Malpeque since 1993.

Before politics

Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Easter received an honorary doctorate of law degree from University of Prince Edward Island in 1988 for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on the national and international level. He was awarded the Governor General's Canada 125 Medal in 1992 for community service.[2] In 1970, he married Helen Arleighn Laird.[3] Easter operates a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of the National Farmers Union.

Wayne and his wife Helen live in North Wiltshire and have two grown children, Kimberley and Jamie.

Federal politics

Easter is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the electoral district of Malpeque in the province of Prince Edward Island since 1993.

Easter entered politics in 1993 when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Malpeque, P.E.I. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2015.

He served in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada from 2002-2003. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1997–1999, and to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with a special emphasis on rural development from 2004-2006.

From 2006 to 2014, Easter has served several critic roles. He was the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board from 2006-2011, International Trade from 2011-2013, and he currently serves as the Liberal Party critic for Public Safety.[4]

Easter currently holds the position of Vice Chair for the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter 13,950 62.08 +19.68 –
ConservativeStephen Stewart 3,947 17.56 –21.54 –
New DemocraticLeah-Jane Hayward 2,509 11.17 –3.46 –
GreenLynne Lund 2,066 9.19 +5.32 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 22,472100.0   $169,506.34
Total rejected ballots 1020.45+0.01
Turnout 22,57479.05+1.58
Eligible voters 28,556
Liberal hold Swing +20.61
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter 8,605 42.40 -1.79 $47,363.15
ConservativeTim Ogilvie 7,934 39.10 -0.18 $62.426.68
New DemocraticRita Jackson 2,970 14.63 +4.96 $5,426.11
GreenPeter Bevan-Baker 785 3.87 -2.99 $1,367.33
Total valid votes/Expense limit 20,294100.0   $69,634.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 90 0.44 -0.16
Turnout 20,384 77.47 +6.06
Eligible voters 26,311
Liberal hold Swing -0.80
Sources:[7][8]
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter 8,312 44.19 -6.29 $51,835.54
ConservativeMary Crane 7,388 39.28 +4.65 $56,705.00
New DemocraticJ'Nan Brown 1,819 9.67 -0.57 $5,225.01
GreenPeter Bevan-Baker 1,291 6.86 +2.21 $3,626.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,810100.0    $67,177
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1130.60+0.01
Turnout 18,923 71.41-3.69
Eligible voters 26,498
Liberal hold Swing -5.47
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter 9,779 50.48 -1.42 $51,121.23
ConservativeGeorge Noble 6,708 34.63 +2.13 $52,989.45
New DemocraticGeorge Marshall 1,983 10.24 +0.15 $3,388.31
GreenSharon Labchuk 901 4.65 -0.85 $2,925.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,371100.0   $62,210
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1140.59-0.17
Turnout 19,48575.10+2.09
Eligible voters 25,945
Liberal hold Swing -1.78
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Easter 9,782 51.90 +3.28 $49,256.92
ConservativeMary Crane 6,126 32.50 -13.28 $52,127.38
New DemocraticKen Bingham 1,902 10.09 +5.86 $3,055.96
GreenSharon Labchuk 1,037 5.50 +4.15 $2,989.44
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,847100.0   $60,645
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1440.76
Turnout 18,99173.01
Eligible voters 26,010
Liberal hold Swing +8.28
Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWayne Easter 8,972 48.62 +3.53
Progressive ConservativeJim Gorman 7,186 38.94 -2.05
AllianceChris Wall 1,263 6.84 +3.53
New DemocraticKen Bingham 781 4.23 -6.39
GreenJeremy Stiles 250 1.35
Total valid votes 18,452100.00
Liberal hold Swing +2.79
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWayne Easter 7,912 45.09 -16.03
Progressive ConservativeJim Gorman 7,194 40.99 +9.80
New DemocraticAndrew Wells 1,863 10.62 +6.21
ReformStephen Livingstone 580 3.31
Total valid votes 17,549100.00
Liberal hold Swing -12.92
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalWayne Easter 10,579 61.12 +9.22
Progressive ConservativeGarth E. Staples 5,399 31.19 -8.98
New DemocraticKaren Fyfe 763 4.41 -3.52
Christian HeritageJohn Freddie Gunn 318 1.84
GreenJeremy Stiles 249 1.44
Total valid votes 17,308100.00
Liberal hold Swing +9.1

References

  1. ↑ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389. ISBN 0-8020-8907-0. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  2. ↑ http://wayne-easter.liberal.ca/biography/
  3. ↑ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389. ISBN 0-8020-8907-0. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Wayne-Easter(43)/Roles
  5. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Malpeque (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Catherine Callbeck		 Member of Parliament
for Malpeque
1993–present 		Incumbent
26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien
Cabinet Post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Lawrence MacAulay Solicitor General of Canada
2002–2003		 Anne McLellan
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