Tim Moen
| Tim Moen [1] | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada | |
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Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Katrina Chowne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973/1974 (age 42–43) |
| Political party | Libertarian Party of Canada |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer[2] |
Tim Moen is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer and politician from Canada. He is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.[3]
Political career
Moen became leader in May 2014, succeeding former leader Katrina Chowne. He ran in the 2014 Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election.[4] His campaign received considerable attention from a variety of Canadian and US news outlets, such as CNN, Huffington Post, Reason.com, due to his social media memes explaining libertarianism.[5]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca Resignation of Brian Jean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 5,991 | 46.71 | −25.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Harrietha | 4,529 | 35.31 | +24.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori McDaniel | 1,472 | 11.48 | −1.77 | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 453 | 3.53 | −0.96 | ||||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 381 | 2.97 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,826 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 12,860 | 15.37 | −25.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,647 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −25.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ron Liepert | 37,858 | 60.55 | –4.33 | – | |||
| Liberal | Kerry Cundal | 19,108 | 30.56 | +15.12 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Khalis Ahmed | 3,128 | 5.00 | –5.58 | – | |||
| Green | Taryn Knorren | 1,586 | 2.54 | –6.24 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 679 | 1.09 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jesse Rau | 160 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,519 | 100.00 | $220,624.93 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,708 | 73.98 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,765 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –9.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Simpson, Scott (May 2014). "Tim Moen Wins the National Leadership for the Libertarian Party of Canada". Fort Mac Connect. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ↑ "About". votemoen.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Tim Moen Elected Leader Of The Libertarian Party Of Canada". Libertarian Party of Canada. May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Vincent McDermott (March 4, 2014). "First Libertarian candidate to run in McMurray". Fort McMurray Today.
- ↑ Andy Radia (March 6, 2014). "Federal byelection candidate gets online buzz with libertarian memes". Yahoo News.
- ↑ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Signal Hill (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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