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Wayne Easter

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Canadian politician

The Honourable Wayne Easter PC


Member of Parliament forMalpeque
In office October 25, 1993 – September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Catherine Callbeck
Succeeded by	Heath MacDonald
40thSolicitor General of Canada
In office October 22, 2002 – December 11, 2003
Preceded by	Lawrence MacAulay
Succeeded by	Anne MacEllen
Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance
In office February 4, 2016 – August 15, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	James Rajotte
Succeeded by	Peter Fonseca

Personal details
Born	(1949-06-22)June 22, 1949 (age 76) North Wiltshire,Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Helen Easter
Residence	North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island^[1]
Alma mater	Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Wayne EasterPC (born June 22, 1949) is a formerCanadian politician who represented theriding ofMalpeque,Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.

Before politics

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Born inNorth Wiltshire,Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at theCharlottetown Rural High School and theNova Scotia Agricultural College. Easter received an honorary doctorate of law fromUniversity of Prince Edward Island in 1988 for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on a 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 operated a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of theNational Farmers Union.

Wayne and his wife Helen live inNorth Wiltshire and have two grown children.^[2]

Federal politics

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Easter served as a member of theLiberal Party of Canada in theHouse of Commons of Canada, representing the electoral district ofMalpeque in the province ofPrince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.

Easter entered federal 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, 2015, and 2019.

He served inPrime Minister Jean Chrétien's Cabinet asSolicitor General of Canada from 2002–2003. He also served asParliamentary Secretary to theMinister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1997–1999, and to theMinister 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 forAgriculture and Agri-Food and theCanadian Wheat Board from 2006–2011,International Trade from 2011–2013, andLiberal Party critic forPublic Safety from 2013–2015.^[4]

Easter held the position of Co-Chair for the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association, and also held the position of Chair for the Government of Canada Legislators Finance Committee.

Electoral record

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v t e 2019 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	9,533	41.38	−20.70	$52,375.96
	Green	Anna Keenan	6,103	26.49	+17.30	$24,970.77
	Conservative	Stephen Stewart	5,908	25.64	+8.08	$47,940.85
	New Democratic	Craig Nash	1,495	6.49	−4.68	$2,413.92
Total valid votes/expense limit			23,039	98.77		$87,624.55
Total rejected ballots			288	1.23	+0.78
Turnout			23,327	76.29	−2.56
Eligible voters			30,576
	Liberalhold		Swing		−19.00
Source:Elections Canada^[5]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	13,950	62.08	+19.68	$84,420.76
	Conservative	Stephen Stewart	3,947	17.56	–21.54	$40,127.00
	New Democratic	Leah-Jane Hayward	2,509	11.17	–3.46	$6,264.15
	Green	Lynne Lund	2,066	9.19	+5.32	$12,265.59
Total valid votes/expense limit			22,472	99.55		$170,512.40
Total rejected ballots			102	0.45	+0.01
Turnout			22,574	79.05	+1.58
Eligible voters			28,556
	Liberalhold		Swing		+20.61
Source:Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	8,605	42.40	-1.79	$47,363.15
	Conservative	Tim Ogilvie	7,934	39.10	-0.18	$62.426.68
	New Democratic	Rita Jackson	2,970	14.63	+4.96	$5,426.11
	Green	Peter Bevan-Baker	785	3.87	-2.99	$1,367.33
Total valid votes/expense limit			20,294	100.0		$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
	Liberalhold		Swing		-0.80
Sources:^[8]^[9]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	8,312	44.19	-6.29	$51,835.54
	Conservative	Mary Crane	7,388	39.28	+4.65	$56,705.00
	New Democratic	J'Nan Brown	1,819	9.67	-0.57	$5,225.01
	Green	Peter Bevan-Baker	1,291	6.86	+2.21	$3,626.22
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,810	100.0		$67,177
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			113	0.60	+0.01
Turnout			18,923	71.41	-3.69
Eligible voters			26,498
	Liberalhold		Swing		-5.47

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	9,779	50.48	-1.42	$51,121.23
	Conservative	George Noble	6,708	34.63	+2.13	$52,989.45
	New Democratic	George Marshall	1,983	10.24	+0.15	$3,388.31
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	901	4.65	-0.85	$2,925.11
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,371	100.0		$62,210
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			114	0.59	-0.17
Turnout			19,485	75.10	+2.09
Eligible voters			25,945
	Liberalhold		Swing		-1.78

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	9,782	51.90	+3.28	$49,256.92
	Conservative	Mary Crane	6,126	32.50	-13.28	$52,127.38
	New Democratic	Ken Bingham	1,902	10.09	+5.86	$3,055.96
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	1,037	5.50	+4.15	$2,989.44
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,847	100.0		$60,645
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			144	0.76
Turnout			18,991	73.01
Eligible voters			26,010
	Liberalhold		Swing		+8.28
Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.

v t e 2000 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	8,972	48.62	+3.53
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Gorman	7,186	38.94	-2.05
	Alliance	Chris Wall	1,263	6.84	+3.53
	New Democratic	Ken Bingham	781	4.23	-6.39
	Green	Jeremy Stiles	250	1.35
Total valid votes			18,452	100.00
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election:Malpeque
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	7,912	45.09	-16.03
	Progressive Conservative	Jimmie Gorman	7,194	40.99	+9.80
	New Democratic	Andrew Wells	1,863	10.62	+6.21
	Reform	Stephen Livingstone	580	3.31
Total valid votes			17,549	100.00

References

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Wayne Easter – Parliament of Canada biography

^"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada.Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2021.
^^a ^b"Meet Wayne".wayne-easter.liberal.ca.Liberal Party of Canada. Archived fromthe original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved2014-07-09.
^Lumley, Elizabeth (2005).Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389.ISBN 978-0-8020-8907-6. Retrieved2009-10-06.
^"Roles - Hon. Wayne Easter - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved2014-07-09.
^"Official Voting Results".Elections Canada. Retrieved22 September 2021.
^"October 19, 2015 Election Results — Malpeque (Validated results)".Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved24 October 2015.
^Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 4 March 2016 at theWayback Machine
^Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
^Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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Preceded by Catherine Callbeck	Member of Parliament forMalpeque 1993–2021	Succeeded by Heath MacDonald
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