Doug Eyolfson
Doug Eyolfson MP | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Steven Fletcher |
Personal details | |
Born |
1963 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Sowmya Dakshinamurti |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Profession | Physician |
Doug Eyolfson (born 1963) is a Canadian physician and Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Eyolfson was born and raised in Winnipeg, and studied medicine at the University of Manitoba. He worked for 20 years as an emergency room physician in Winnipeg.[2] On February 9, 2013, he attracted notice for saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest on a transit bus that Eyolfson happened to be riding on at the time.[3][4]
He was acclaimed as the Liberal Party's nominee in Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley on March 30, 2015, and took a leave of absence from his medical practice during the campaign.[5] Eyolfson won the election, unseating Conservative incumbent and former cabinet minister Steven Fletcher by over 6,000 votes in a huge upset.[6]
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2015: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Doug Eyolfson | 24,531 | 52.0 | +33.61 | – | |||
Conservative | Steven Fletcher | 18,408 | 39.0 | -18.56 | – | |||
New Democratic | Tom Paulley | 2,842 | 6.0 | -14.12 | – | |||
Green | Kevin Nichols | 1,376 | 2.9 | -1.09 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,157 | 100.0 | $197,421.64 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 195 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 47,352 | 74.6% | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 63,466 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.09 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8] |
References
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/manitoba/story/1.3268716
- ↑ Meet Doug Eyolfson, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Diana Moes VandeHoef, Profile: Dr. Doug Eyolfson, Doctors Manitoba.
- ↑ Local ER doctor acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate, The Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Local ER doctor acclaimed as federal Liberal candidate, The Winnipeg Free Press, March 31, 2015.
- ↑ Eyolfson snatches Charleswood from Fletcher, The Winnipeg Sun, October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates