John Weston (politician)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For other politicians of this name, see John Weston (disambiguation).
John Weston
MP
File:John WestonBC.png
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
In office
2008–2015
Preceded by Blair Wilson
Succeeded by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Personal details
Born (1958-04-19) April 19, 1958 (age 66)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party Conservative
Residence West Vancouver, British Columbia
Profession Lawyer
Religion Christian

John D. Weston, MP (born April 19, 1958) is a former Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2015, representing the electoral district of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country.[1][2] He is a member of the Conservative Party.

Weston studied International Relations at Harvard University and law at Osgoode Hall Law School and is able to speak Mandarin as well as French and English.[3] He then worked as a lawyer in Canada and in Taiwan. He is a founder of Pan Pacific Law Corporation and Access Law Group, as well as the Canadian Constitution Foundation.[4]

Weston ran in the 2006 Canadian federal election but was defeated, by Blair Wilson.[5] Weston lost by 1.5%, or 976 votes.

During the 40th Parliament, he served as a member of the Aboriginal Affairs, Fisheries, and Library of Parliament Standing Committees, and as the Government Liaison to the Persian and Iranian Community, and as the Vice Chair of the Conservative Community Relations Committee.

Since being re-elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, Weston has served on the Citizenship and Immigration Committee and as a member of the Official Languages Committee.[6]

Weston introduced bill C-475, which amended the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to make it illegal to possess, produce, sell or import chemicals with the knowledge they will be used to create street drugs, though it was later tabled.[7]

Weston created a National Health and Fitness Day bill, saying “On a personal level I just saw when I reached Ottawa how unhealthy was the lifestyle that MPs lead — so much time on airplanes and in committees and sitting in Parliament. I just resolved that if I was going to remain productive and useful to the people who voted me in, I needed to work at staying healthy.”[8]

In his column in The Tyee, political commentator Rafe Mair has been extremely critical of Weston's approach to environmental issues and his role as a Member of Parliament.[9] Mair has repeatedly accused Weston of blindly adhering to Conservative Party policy on all issues.[10] In an article dated January 19, 2015, Mair alleged that in Weston's time as an MP he had "never uttered a single word of criticism of any statement or action by the [Conservative] government".[11] Weston and Mair are former colleagues from Mair's time as a BC MLA, and his role as minister responsible for constitutional reform during that period.[12] Weston has responded to Mair by claiming that he carefully considers his position on environmental issues and comes to his own decision.[12] In a responding letter to the editor, Weston also stated that Mair's critique had ignored the role of the democratic process and denigrated MPs' role in it.[13]

In the 2015 federal election, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Pamela Goldsmith-Jones.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Liberal Pamela Goldsmith-Jones 36,300 54.62 +30.81 –
Conservative John Weston 17,411 26.20 -19.59 –
New Democratic Larry Koopman 6,554 9.86 -11.61 –
Green Ken Melamed 5,907 8.89 +1.26 –
Marijuana Robin Kehler 180 0.27 – –
Marxist–Leninist Carol-Lee Chapman 106 0.16 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,458 100.00   $237,680.75
Total rejected ballots 173 0.26 –
Turnout 66,631 74.48 –
Eligible voters 89,459
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.20
Source: Elections Canada[14][15][16]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative John Weston* 28,614 45.53 +0.96
New Democratic Terry Platt 14,828 23.59 +9.16
Liberal Daniel Veniez 14,123 22.47 -4.10
Green Brennan Wauters 4,436 7.06 -7.37
Progressive Canadian Roger Lagassé 293 0.47 –
Libertarian Tunya Audain 250 0.40 –
Western Block Allan Holt 156 0.25 –
Marxist–Leninist Carol Lee Chapman 87 0.14 –
Canadian Action Doug Hartt 64 0.10 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,851 100.00
Total rejected ballots 221 0.35 +0.01
Turnout 63,072 64.17 -0.28
Eligible voters 98,293 – –
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
Conservative John Weston 26,949 44.57 +8.60 $94,785
Liberal Ian Sutherland 16,069 26.57 -10.93 $74,135
New Democratic Bill Forst 8,728 14.43 -5.63 $18,762
Green Blair Wilson* 8,723 14.43 +8.20 $95,067
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,469 100.00 $100,350
Total rejected ballots 208 0.34 +0.12
Turnout 60,677 64.45 -4.1
Conservative gain from Green Swing +9.8


Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
     Liberal Blair Wilson 23,867 37.50 +4.99 $82,304
Conservative John Weston 22,881 35.97 +0.68 $86,639
     New Democratic Party Judith Wilson 12,766 20.06 -1.66 $50,621
Green Silvaine Zimmermann 3,966 6.23 -3.49 $3,532
Marxist–Leninist Anne Jamieson 155 0.22 +0.02 $0
Total valid votes 63,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots 144 0.23 0.0
Turnout 63,635 68.6 +2.6
     Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.2

References

  1. ↑ West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country: 2008 Results
  2. ↑ Conservatives make gains in B.C.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ New MP profile: West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea-to-Sky's John Weston
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, 30 September 2015
  15. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  16. ↑ [1]

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=John_Weston_(politician)&oldid=719496732"